LSU announces a timeline for finding a new live mascot and the plan is to have a new tiger before the start of the football season. Ginger Guttner with the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine says they are searching rescue facilities and sanctuaries for a young, male tiger to become Mike VII….
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But Guttner says LSU is officially ending the tradition of having Mike attend football games.

The leader of the state House Republican delegation has offered a plan to reduce state spending by 304-million dollars in order to alleviate a midyear shortfall. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris is proposing 147-million dollars in cuts to the health department, also cuts to state prisons, roadwork and K-through-12 education. Harris tells the Associated Press that Republicans are not proposing any cuts to public colleges.

State Police say three people were killed in a head-on crash in Allen Parish in Kinder this morning. Sergeant James Anderson says they are still trying to figure out what happened…
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A young child in one of the vehicles is also in serious condition.

If you’re having trouble losing weight, behavioral counseling could help. Michelle Southern has more…
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