A St. Landry parish judge has denied bond for 21-year-old Holden Matthews, who is accused of burning down three historically black churches. Matthews had his first court appearance today since he was arrested on Wednesday night. Legal analyst Tim Meche is not suprised Matthews remains in jail without bail…
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Matthews was arrested Wednesday on arson charges. Prosecutors have also added three hate crime charges.

Will Wade is back as LSU basketball’s head coach. Athletics director Joe Alleva says Wade answered all questions and denied any wrongdoing when he met with university and NCAA officials last Friday. Tiger Rag Assistant editor Tyler Nunez…
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Wade says he’s humbled and grateful to back and he regrets the circumstances that prevented him from meeting with LSU sooner.

Saturday’s severe weather is responsible for two deaths in Ouachita Parish. Deputies say a 13-year-old drowned in a drainage canal that filled up with water during a flash flood. Patsy Meeks of Calhoun also died. Her body was found in a submerged vehicle on a rural road. Another round of severe weather could hit the state Wednesday night.

It’s four months into 2019 and the crawfish season still hasn’t quite taken off. Matt Doyle talked to a mudbug expert about why that is.
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