For the remainder of the football season, those going to LSU home games can expect beefed-up security. Scott Ballard, the chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, says that will include additional police presence and surveillance, including the use of drones. Ballard says accessibility to campus will be restricted for those who do not have gameday parking permits.

Cut 4 (07) “…have interior permits.”

The EPA has returned the Smitty’s Supply site back to the company and the Tangipahoa River and connecting ponds back to the State of Louisiana. EPA Region Six Administrator Scott Mason says there will be a coordinated approach with Smitty’s handling the facility cleanup and the state leading the river and pond cleanup under EPA oversight, with Tangipahoa Parish serving as the local coordinator.

Cut 11 (08) “…this case, Smitty’s.”

Governor Landry has called a special session to adjust the calendar for the 2026 election cycle. The session will start one week from today and will last 22 days. As of right now, the agenda does not include any redrawing of congressional district lines.

About four in five Louisiana children are missing out on afterschool programs. This, according to a survey conducted by the Afterschool Alliance. Executive director Jodi Grant says the study found that parents support more public funding for these programs.

Cut 8 (12) “…huge difference.”

Grant says they conducted this study in response to the Trump Administration withholding funds Congress appropriated for afterschool and summer learning programs. After a huge public outcry, the Trump administration released the one-point-four billion dollars this past summer, but federal funding going forward is uncertain.