LSU Men’s basketball will play their final road game tonight as they face off against Arkansas. The Tigers have already defeated the Razorbacks this season 95 to 74 and a major reason for the 21 point victory was holding Arkansas senior guard Khalif Battle to 0 points. After averaging 37 points over the last three games, LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon says that there is no doubt in his mind that Battle is a special player.

Cut 19 (23) “… high-level.”

The game will tip off at 6 pm

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The New Orleans Pelicans had a very successful game against the Raptors last night winning 139 to 98. The Pelicans victory saw the team shooting almost 50 percent from the three point line and Trey Murphy the third had a season high 34 points for New Orleans.

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And in college basketball news, ULM’s season has come to an end as the War Hawks lost to Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Sun Belt Championship tournament 75 to 71.

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LSU Baseball will travel to face Southeastern tonight. The Lions look to be a promising team under first year head coach Bobby Barbier after going 9 and 4 to start this season including a win over eleventh ranked East Carolina and a 12 to 2 win over Alcorn State last night. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says that he’s excited for tonight’s matchup and environment.

Cut 16 (19) “… right now.”

The first pitch will be on ESPN+ at 6 pm

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In other college baseball news, Tulane beat Nicholls last night 14 to 12, ULM beat Little Rock 11 to 1, and Louisiana Tech is still undefeated this season as the Bulldogs defeated Xavier of Ohio 11 to 3.

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And in women’s college basketball news, Angel Reese was voted the SEC player of the year; as the Lady Tigers earned many honors at the SEC’s postseason awards.

One juvenile male has been arrested and another suspect is on the run following a carjacking which slammed into a police vehicle in Lafayette on Tuesday. Lafayette Police Lieutenant Jace Quebedeaux says the carjacking happened when the victim was returning home.

Cut 3 (12) “…his vehicles.”  

After his sister in Texas was poisoned by her soon-to-be ex-husband who used an abortion-inducing medication and was only sentenced to 180 days in Texas, Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly is introducing legislation to change that in Louisiana. He says people who do something like this should be held accountable.

Cut 4 (09) “…$75,000.”

The bill is referred to as the Abortion by Fraud Criminalization Act.

Representative Dixon McMakin says more people are live streaming criminal behavior from minor misdemeanors to serious felonies for attention and gratification. And he says those who record criminal behavior to become famous should be held responsible.

Cut 9 (12)  “…them accountable.”

Decades-long stalls in projects that could have provided significant protection from storms and floods in Louisiana may finally be completed says U. S. Congressman Garret Graves. He says delays tripled projected costs because of inflation and supply chain issues but $575 million in reallocated funds have been secured to finish construction of the Comite project and provide funds for the West Shore project…

Cut 10 (08) “…really excited.”

After his sister in Texas was poisoned by her husband who used an abortion-inducing medication and was only sentenced to 180 days. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly is introducing legislation for stiff penalties for such a crime. Louisiana already has penalties against physicians who perform abortions and Pressly says he wants to go a step further for domestic situations like his sister’s.

Cut 6 (09) “…sentence to.”

He’s proposing five to ten years.

Legislation to ban live streaming illegal activities on social media has been filed by Representative Dixon McMakin.  Current law prohibits posting images or videos, but his proposal extends to recording crimes in real time. He says they would have to identify the difference between a recording in real-time and a pre-taped.

Cut 8 (12) “…was live.” 

Congressman Garret Graves says a project that could have provided significant protection from floods in Louisiana may finally be completed. He says The Comite project creates a 12-mile New River connecting the Amite/Comite Basin to the Mississippi to provide relief for East Baton Rouge, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes…

Cut 11 (10) “…more floodwaters.” 

Former state representative and current assistant Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, Austin Badon, has announced he’s now a Black Republican. Badon says he was a conservative Democrat when serving in state legislature, but he believes the Republican Party better represents his views…

Cut 15 (09) “…better alignment.”
Badon also says he is a pro-life Catholic.

A Texas attorney received a 180-day jail sentence for slipping his now estranged wife with abortion inducing medication and the brother of the victim says that’s way to light of a punishment…
cut 5 (04) “…not just”
That’s Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly, who has authored a bill that would punish a person for doing a similar thing in Louisiana for at least

Former New Orleans Representative and the current Assistant to the Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, Austin Badon, has switched political parties making him one of the state’s newest Black Republicans. When asked if Governor Jeff Landry asked him to join the GOP…
Cut 13 (09) “…at all.”
But Badon says he did text Landry and let me know that he changed parties.

The driving factor to why he chose to leave the Democratic Party, Badon says was the immigration issue at the Texas border.

After decades of delays, major flood projects for the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas are close to receiving funding from Congress…
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Colleen Crain”

The U-S House is expected to approve this funding this week

Congressman Clay Higgins has announced another 14-million dollars for hurricane Laura recovery efforts. Eight million dollars will go to Jefferson Davis Electric Co-op for permanent repairs to a substation, Jefferson-Davis will get another four million for permanent restoration of their north power distribution system and one million dollars will go towards repairs at College Oaks Elementary School in Lake Charles.

A Texas attorney was sentenced to 180 days in prison for slipping abortion medication to his now estranged wife. Brooke Thorington reports the brother of the victim is calling for stiffer penalties here in Louisiana
Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Governor Jeff Landry signed eleven bills into law yesterday that were approved in the crime special session, including legislation that gives the state additional options to carry out an execution and also parole will no longer be an option for most criminals. Landry will have another bill signing ceremony this afternoon in New Orleans.

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says an appropriations bill that will be voted on later this week contains 575-million dollars for two major flood control projects in southeast Louisiana, one for the Baton Rouge area and the other for the West Shore project that would protect St. John, St. Charles and Saint James parishes from flooding from Lake Pontchartrain…
cut 10 (08) ….really excited”

Former state representative and current assistant commissioner at the Office of Motor Vehicles, Austin Badon, is the state’s newest Black Republican. Badon says the immigration issue at the Texas border drove him to leave the Democratic Party…
cut 14 (08) “….many years”
He says the Republican Party has welcomed him with open arms and he even received a call from Congressman Steve Scalise.

The U-S House is expected to approve later this week an appropriations bill that contains 575 million dollars to finish construction on major flood projects in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas. Congressman Garret Graves says this ensures the Comite Project is fully funded and it gets them closer to fully funding the West Shore Project which protects the river parishes from flooding….
cut 12 (06) “…I was born”

Former state representative and current assistant Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, Austin Badon, has announced he’s now a Black Republican. Badon says he was a conservative Democrat when serving in state legislature, but he believes the Republican Party better represents his views…
cut 15 (09) “…better alignment”
Badon also says he is a pro-life Catholic.

A freshman state lawmaker wants to make it a crime to livestream illegal activities on social media platforms…
cut 2 (29) “….I’m Teiko Foxx”

An officer involved shooting in Lafayette Parish has resulted in the arrest of 30-year-old Michael Brumley of Scott. State Police say Scott Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Saturday when they encountered Brumley who was armed with a knife. L-S-P says a Taser gun was not effective against Brumley and a second officer fired his weapon. Brumley was released from the hospital and booked into jail yesterday.

The countdown is on to the regular session which starts next week. Here are a couple bills that will be discussed. Baton Rouge Representative Dixon McMakin wants to make it a crime to live stream illegal activities…
cut 7 (08) “…..prevent that’
So if a person live streams a theft, murder, sexual assault, they could be charged with either principal or accessory to a crime.

Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly has filed the Abortion by Fraud Criminalization Act. Pressly says it’s in response to his sister who was poisoned by her husband with abortion-inducing medication. Mason Herring was sentenced to 180-days in a Texas jail and Pressly wants to make sure Louisiana’s law has stronger penalties…
cut 4 (09) “…75-thousand dollars”
Louisiana Right to Life is in support of the legislation.

After decades of delays, major flood projects for the Baton Rouge area and the New Orleans area are close to receiving funding from Congress…
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Colleen Crain”

The U-S House is expected to approve this funding as part of a bill to avoid a federal government shutdown.

After the high-profile case where the man accused of poisoning his wife with an abortion pill in Texas and was only sentenced to 6 months, the brother of the victim is calling for stiffer penalties here in Louisiana

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

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Currently, it is not a crime to livestream illegal activities on social media platforms, but one lawmaker wants to change that. Teiko Foxx has more…

Cut 2 (29)  “…I’m Teiko Foxx.”

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 Louisiana has been devastated by floods and storms over the last several years but after decades of delays, The Comite and West Shore projects are receiving funding. Colleen Crain has the story…

Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Colleen Crain”

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After his sister in Texas was poisoned by her soon-to-be ex-husband who used an abortion-inducing medication and was only sentenced to 180 days in Texas, Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly is introducing legislation to change that in Louisiana. He says people who do something like this should be held accountable.

Cut 4 (09) “…$75,000.”

The bill is referred to as the Abortion by Fraud Criminalization Act.

Pressley says with the help of an abortion pill reversal regimen his 18-month-old niece is alive and healthy.

He says his brother-in-law Mason Herring’s plea deal that imprisoned him for only six months is unacceptable.

Cut 5 (04) “…not just.” 

While Louisiana already has penalties against physicians who perform abortions, Pressly says he wants to go a step further and place stiff penalties on those who face similar domestic situations like his sisters.

Cut 6 (09) “…sentence to.”

Louisiana Right to Life issued a statement in support of Senate Bill 276.

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Legislation that would ban live streaming illegal activities on social media has been filed for the regular session. Representative Dixon McMakin wants to crack down on people who chase fame by live streaming crimes for entertainment.

Cut 7 (08) “…prevent that.”

The current law prohibits posting images or videos, but McMakin says his proposal extends to recording crimes in real time. He points out the proposal would have to identify the difference between a recording in real-time and a pre-recorded video.

Cut 8 (12) “…was live.” 

McMakin says more people are live streaming criminal behavior from minor misdemeanors to serious felonies for attention and gratification. And those who record criminal behavior to become famous should be held responsible.

Cut 9 (12)  “…them accountable.”

The regular legislative session begins March 11th.

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Decades-long stalls in projects that could have provided significant protection from storms and floods in Louisiana may finally be completed says U. S. Congressman Garret Graves. He says delays tripled projected costs because of inflation and supply chain issues but $575 million in reallocated funds have been secured to finish construction of the Comite project and provide funds for the West Shore project…

Cut 10 (08) “…really excited.”

Waters all the way from St. Francisville to Lake Maurepas drain into the Amite and Comite Rivers. Graves says the Comite project creates a 12-mile New River that will connect the Amite/Comite Basin to the Mississippi River to provide relief for East Baton Rouge, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes…

Cut 11 (10) “…more floodwaters.” 

Hurricanes like Ida, Issacc, and Katrina have caused repetitive flooding in St. John, St. Charles, and St. James parishes but the decades-long delays to The Westshore Hurricane Protection Project designed to provide protection has driven the cost up.  Graves says the recently reallocated funds will help to continue the project as he works to secure the funds needed to complete the project.

Cut 12 (06) “…I was born.” 

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Former New Orleans Representative Austin Badon, who’s been appointed by Governor Jeff Landry to serve as Assistant to the Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, switched political parties and says he’s one the state’s newest Black Republicans. When asked if Landry asked him to join the GOP…

Cut 13 (09)  “…at all.”

But Badon says he did text Landry and let me know that he’d changed parties last week.

The driving factor to why he chose to leave the Democratic Party, Badon says was the immigration issue at the Texas border.

Cut 14 (08) “…many years.”

Badon says when he lived in Houston and applied for jobs he found himself at a loss because so many jobs required employees to be bilingual.

He says the Republican Party has welcomed him with open arms and he even received a call from Congressman Steve Scalise. Badon says when he served in the legislature, he was a conservative Democrat but has chosen to change parties to one he feels better represents his views.

Cut 15 (09) “…better alignment.”

Being a pro-life Catholic, Badon says was another reason he changed parties.

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The LSU baseball team will take the field tonight in Hammond against the Southeastern Lions. The Lions have gotten out to a strong start under first year coach Bobby Barbier and the 2nd-ranked Tigers have started the season 11-and-1. LSU Coach Jay Johnsohn says this game between I-12 rivals was the last one added to the schedule but he’s glad they were able to fit it in…

Cut 16 (19) “…right now.” 

Tickets for the game at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field have already sold out as the Tigers will look to have another home away from home as they did in Houston this past weekend. Johnson says the fans were a big reason they were able to sweep the Astros Foundation Classic and help energize the team all season…

Cut 17 (20) “…super regional.” 

Johnson has juggled outfielders to start the season with Paxton Kling, Josh Person, Jake Brown, and Mac Bingham all seeing quality playing time. The start of the season is always a time for testing players and finalizing the rotation but Johnson says this trend could continue all season and he doesn’t want to limit himself to a set nine starters……

Cut 18 (18)  “…abilities.” 

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The LSU men’s basketball team will make their final road trip tonight versus Arkansas. The Razorbacks have had a disappointing season after starting the season as a top 15 team in the country to 11th in the SEC, but LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon says they aren’t the same team they beat by 21 earlier this year largely thanks to senior guard Khalif Battle whose averaging over 37 points the last three games…

Cut 19 (23) “…high-level.”

The Tigers have had an unexpected season of their own after being picked to finish second-to-last in the SEC preseason poll. McMahon says he’s proud of the resilience of his team and what they’ve been able to accomplish in what he says is year one of his program in Baton Rouge…

Cut 20 (18) “…as a team.”

Tip-off in Fayetteville is at 6:00

Governor Jeff Landry signed several of the bills today approved in the crime special session. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (32)  “…I’m Jeff Palermo” 

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says a woman is recovering from her injuries after fatally stabbing a twice convicted sex offender who attacked her at a laundromat near Lacombe on Sunday. The man killed has been identified as 40-year-old Nicholas Tranchant who was on parole.

Legislation that allows non felon adults to conceal carry a firearm in a restaurant that serves alcohol has been filed for the upcoming regular session. New Iberia Senator Blake Miguez  says the measure aims to make sure there’s an even set of rules for all gun owners.

Cut 5 (09) “…a permit.”

Miguez points out his bill prohibits conceal carry in bars where more than 50 percent of its sale is alcohol.

Jennings Representative Troy Romero has pre-filed a bill for the regular session to allow the Department of Child and Family Services to prohibit the purchase of unhealthy foods with SNAP benefits. He says Louisiana is among the unhealthiest states in the country, he’s hoping his legislation will change that.

Cut 6  (08) “…those things.”