by Jeanne Burns

7:30 AM LRN Newscast

New Orleans is looking to extend a three-year winning streak. Andrew Greenstein explains.

FEMA has granted the Crescent city a six-month extension on its long-delayed, federally funded street reconstruction program. The extension, approved yesterday, allows the city to continue JIRR construction through July 1, 2026, and allows for the orderly completion of clearly defined remaining work.
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The college football transfer portal opens up tomorrow and will run through January 16th. Currently, LSU has 17 players planning to enter the transfer portal. Geaux 247 senior writer Glen West says head coach Lane Kiffin could sign nearly 30 players this portal period.

Cut 9 (12) “…way for LSU.”

Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser have suggested ten New Year’s resolutions aimed at helping keep Louisiana clean. Nungesser a couple of them are aimed at business owners. You can report littering to the litter hotline at 855-LA-LITTER, and those who are confirmed to be littering will be ticketed.

Cut 4 (07) “…and empty them.”

01.01.26

by Jeff Palermo

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The transfer portal window opens tomorrow and the LSU Tigers will be looking to sign two quarterbacks, since they only have one scholarship Q-B on the current roster. Lane Kiffin’s staff will also have to rebuild the offensive line and Glen West with Geaux 247 says the defensive line will be a key position too…

Cut 11 (15) “…as well”

Two LSU Tigers have decided they will be returning next season, running back Harlem Berry and safety Dashawn Spears. There was a report that Spears planned on entering the transfer portal, but a couple of hours later it was announced he was staying at LSU.

Tonight is the Sugar Bowl, the winner between Georgia and Ole Miss will play Miami, who upset Ohio State 24-14 last night in the Cotton Bowl.

The fifth ranked LSU women’s basketball team faces its first ranked opponent of the season tonight as they tip off SEC play by hosting 11^th ranked Kentucky at 7 PM at the Maravich Center. LSU leads the nation in scoring offense, averaging 108 points per game. Coach Kim Mulkey told WWL Radio the offense has been great, but to be the best they have to be great on defense.

Cut 13 (14) “…on the defensive end.”

The Cats enter the game ranked first in the country in blocked shots and third in scoring defense.

The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team shot 35-percent from the field yesterday and lost to South Alabama 63 to 58 to fall to 3-12 on the season.

Nicholls is 4=0 in the Southland for the first time since 1998 after beating U-T-R-G-V 71-69, Northwestern State lost to Stephen F Austin 74-64, and the Pelicans lost to the Bulls 134-118.

01.01.26

by Jeanne Burns

6:30 AM LRN Newscast

New Orleans is looking to continue a winning streak of sorts in 2026, when it comes to reducing violent crime in the city. According to figures from the Real-Time Crime Index and the Metropolitan Crime Commission, overall violent crime fell in 2025, marking the third year in a row that overall crime numbers decreased in the city. Jeff Asher, who analyzed the numbers for the Real-Time Crime Index, says murders were way down.

Cut 6 (11) “…had in 2022.”

If you’d like to make a new year’s resolution that’s actually easy to stick to, how about making a pledge to keep Louisiana free of litter? Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser have suggested ten resolutions aimed at helping keep Louisiana clean. Nungesser says a few should be pretty simple.

Cut 3 (10) “…tarps and straps.”

You can report littering to the litter hotline at 855-LA-LITTER.

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The college football transfer portal window opens up tomorrow and runs through the 16th, and LSU will be shopping for its next starting quarterback. Andre Champagne has more.

Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

The fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team opens conference play tonight against 11th-ranked Kentucky. In their 14 non-conference games, the Tigers’ average margin of victory was more than 55 points. LSU enters SEC play with the number-one scoring offense in the country, as the Tigers average 108 points per game. Tip-off is tonight at seven.