A suspected serial killer has confessed to the murder of two Terrebonne Parish women. The murders happened in 1982 and 1996. Houma Police Sgt. Travis Theriot says detectives believe the suspect, 78 year-old Samuel Little, killed dozens of women in several states
Cut 3 (10) “…range of 50.”
Little is currently serving multiple life sentences in a a Texas jail. He also confessed to killing 29-year-old Melissa Thomas of Opelousas in 1996.

Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham from Richland Parish says he supports a work or educational requirement for an able-bodied adult to be eligible for SNAP written into the Farm Bill. Abraham says the current version of the Senate Farm Bill is seeing hurdles in the lame duck session, as he says Dems want to completely rewrite the bill.
Cut 10 (08) “…the next congress.”
Abraham says there is a chance that there may be an agreement reached with the Farm Bill before the lame duck sessions ends.

19-year-old Stanley Celestine Junior will be one of the youngest school board members in the country when he begins his term in January. Celestine says he’s a civically engaged teenager who does a lot of work with non-profits and through that work he saw the Avoyelles Parish school system has significant issues that need to be adressed…
cut 13 (05) “…policy problems”
The district just received a “C” grade from the state department of education.

An announcement is expected this weekend regarding Les Miles who will reportedly become the next head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. The 65-year-old Miles has been eager to get back in coaching since his firing from LSU in September 2016.

The Tigers host Rice tonight in Death Valley. Also today, Ragin Cajuns host South Alabama. ULM is at Arkansas State, Tech visits Southern Miss.

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 1 (29) “I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

US Representative Mike Johnson has been named Republican Study Committee Chairman which gives Louisiana more clout in Congress. In a statement Johnson said with the Republican Party becoming the minority party in the House, this committee has a vital responsibilty to present practical ideas and effective policy initiatives and vigorously defend and advance core conservative principles.

Suspected serial killer Samuel Little has confessed to two murders in Terrebonne Parish. Little who is in a Texas Prison has told Louisiana authorities he killed 59-year-old Doroty Richard in 1982 and 40-year-old Daisy McGuire in 1996. Houma Police Sergeant Travis Theriot says the most important part is that the families of the victims have closure…
cut 5 (10) “…modern day law enforcement”
Little has also told detectives he killed 29-year-old Melissa Thomas of Opelousas in 1996.

Former Tigers Head Coach Les Miles has agreed to a 1.5 million dollar contract settlement with LSU that frees him up to chase new job opportunities, whether on the field or silver screen. Miles was making 133,000 a month to not work, but if he joined a new team, that money likely would have stopped. Miles may be losing out on five million dollars, but Moran says it’s tough to put a price on career freedom.

Cut 7 (10) “…or acting.”

Suspected serial killer 78-year-old Samuel Little has confessed to the murder of two Terrebonne Parish women.  The murders happened in 1982 and 1996.  Houma Police Sgt. Travis Theriot says the most important part of this case is that now the families of the victims  have closure.

Cut 5 (10)  “…modern day law enforcement.” 

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule.  The bridge has been closed due to a barge carrying a crane colliding with the structure last month.  The detour has inconvenienced the nearly 25,000 drivers who use the bridge daily. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says that those being detoured seem to be handling it okay for the time being.

Cut 11 (10) “…their regular routine.”

Baton Rouge has been flooded with gunfire over the last week, with a 20 percent increase in shots fired, and 10 dead from shootings in the last 15 days including a kindergartner who was shot by a 13-year-old. Police Chief Murphy Paul attributes the majority of these shootings to drug related crime.

Cut 12 (09)   “…those incidents.”

This spike in shootings comes after months of peace relative to the historic levels of violence in 2017.

The Mad Hatter agrees to a 1.5 million dollar contract settlement with LSU that frees him up to chase new job opportunities, whether on the field or silver screen. Les Miles had 6.5 million left on the contract he signed in 2005 that was cut short after he was fired in 2016. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says it’s a coup for AD Joe Aleva.

Cut 6 (11) “…do nothing.”

Miles was making 133,000 a month to not work, but if he joined a new team, that money likely would have stopped.

The rumor mill is swirling with reports that say Miles is the front-runner to get the Kansas head coaching gig. Moran says there’s good reasons why his name tops the list, but now that he’s a free agent again, he may be tempted by better offers.

Cut 8 (09) “…imagination.”

Coach O’s number 7 ranked LSU will take on Rice this Saturday at 630PM for the final home game of the season.

The Saints host the Eagles on Sunday. The Eagles come in with a record 4-5, but Drew Brees knows it will not be an easy game…

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It doesn’t look like offensive tackle Terron Armstead will play as reports say he’ll miss three to four weeks with a pectoral injury. This means a likely start for Jermon Bushrod.

In other action Saturday. ULM is at Arkansas State, the Ragin Cajuns host South Alabama, Louisiana Tech is at Southern Miss, McNeese hosts Lamar.

For the first time since 2005 and only the second time in school history, Nicholls won a Southland Conference championship in football with a resounding 44-0 win in the River Bell Classic. Freshmen Julien Gums led a strong rushing attack with 121 yards and two touchdowns. The victory gives the Colonels an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs.

Also last night, Northwestern State won the annual battle for chief Caddo as the Demons downed Stephen F Austin. The Demons finish the year 5-6.
And Houston trounced Tulane 48-17 to end the Green Wave’s three-game winning streak.

A suspected serial killer has confessed to the murder of two Terrebonne Parish women. The murders happened in 1982 and 1996. Houma Police Sgt. Travis Theriot says the suspect, 78 year-old Samuel Little is accused of being connected with a multitude of slayings across various states.

Cut 3 (10) “…range of 50.”

A Covington woman with 3 DUI charges within the same year will serve over a decade in prison after an intoxicated 2017 crash on The Causeway left one man dead and injured another.

Cut 2 (30) “Im Connor Ferrill”  

The Mad Hatter agrees to a 1.5 million dollar contract settlement with LSU that frees him up to chase new job opportunities, whether on the field or silver screen. Les Miles had 6.5 million left on the contract he signed in 2005 that was cut short after he was fired in 2016. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says it’s a coup for AD Joe Aleva.

Cut 6 (11) “…do nothing.”

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule. The bridge has been closed due to a barge carrying a crane colliding with the structure last month. The detour has inconvenienced the nearly 25,000 drivers who use the bridge daily. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says although they are seeing much progress, he says weather is always a variable that can alter the speed of repairs.

Cut 9 (11) “…than was anticipated.”

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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A Covington woman with 3 DUI charges within the same year will serve over a decade in prison after an intoxicated 2017 crash on The Causeway left one man dead and injured another.

Cut 2 (30) “Im Connor Ferrill”  

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

Cut 1 (29) “I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

A suspected serial killer has confessed to the murder of two Terrebonne Parish women.  The murders happened in 1982 and 1996.  Houma Police Sgt. Travis Theriot says it took multiple agencies, including his department, to make the arrest happen.

Cut 4 (06) “…guy to custody.″

Theriot says the most important part of this case is that now the families of the victims have closure.

The Mad Hatter agrees to a 1.5 million dollar contract settlement with LSU that frees him up to chase new job opportunities, whether on the field or silver screen. The rumor mill is swirling with reports that say Miles is the front-runner to get the Kansas head coaching gig.  Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says he’s not sold on it being as real as some reports make it out to be.

Cut 8 (09) “…imagination.”

Les Miles had 6.5 million left on the contract he signed in 2005 that was cut short after he was fired in 2016. 

Baton Rouge has been flooded with gunfire over the last week, with a 20 percent increase in shots fired, and 10 dead from shootings in the last 15 days including a kindergartner who was shot by a 13-year-old. Deputy Chief Robert McGarner says they’ll be putting 42 additional officers on the streets to help combat the rash of crimes.

Cut 13 (09) “…right thing.”

The Mad Hatter agrees to a 1.5 million dollar contract settlement with LSU that frees him up to chase new job opportunities, whether on the field or silver screen. Les Miles had 6.5 million left on the contract he signed in 2005 that was cut short after he was fired in 2016. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says it’s a coup for AD Joe Aleva.

Cut 6 (11) “…do nothing.”

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule.  The bridge has been closed due to a barge carrying a crane colliding with the structure last month.  The detour has inconvenienced the nearly 25,000 drivers who use the bridge daily. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says although they are seeing much progress, he says weather is always a variable that can alter the speed of repairs.

Cut 9 (11) “…than was anticipated.”

Food delivery service Waitr is going public on the NASDAQ stock exchange this Friday.  The company started in Louisiana in 2013 and has since expanded into over 230 cities in the southeast. The company is working with legislators to possibly add alcohol delivery to the service in the future. CEO Chris Meaux says services like Waitr have opened restaurant owners to the idea of using third party delivery companies.

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Les Miles divorce from LSU is complete as the former Tigers coach has agreed to take a one-point-five million dollar lump sum as part of his buyout from his contract. Miles was fired in September of 2016 and his buyout clause said he would receive 9.5 million dollars over six years. But by taking 1.5 million dollar lump sum, he leaves five million dollars on the table, so the two sides can move forward. Miles has been linked to the head coaching job at Kansas.

Kicker Cole Tracy will be one of the 18 seniors who will be honored before the Saturday’s game versus Rice, even though, he’s been at LSU for just one season. Tracy says he kept telling himself the season would go by quick…

cut 14 (09) “…to be here”

In other action Saturday. ULM is at Arkansas State, the Ragin Cajuns host South Alabama, Louisiana Tech is at Southern Miss, McNeese hosts Lamar.

For the first time since 2005 and only the second time in school history, Nicholls won a Southland Conference championship in football with a resounding 44-0 win in the River Bell Classic. Freshmen Julien Gums led a strong rushing attack with 121 yards and two touchdowns. The victory gives the Colonels an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs.

Also last night, Northwestern State won the annual battle for chief Caddo as the Demons downed Stephen F Austin. The Demons finish the year 5-6.
And Houston trounced Tulane 48-17 to end the Green Wave’s three-game winning streak.
Marcus Davenport and Terron Armstead were the only two Saints who didn’t practice yesterday as the team gets ready for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia. Jermon Bushrod will likely start for Armstead and Drew Brees has faith Bushrod can get the job done…

cut 16 (11) “…ready to go”
Kick-off is at 3:25 on Sunday.