Thursday’s hearing in Lincoln Parish in the U-L system’s lawsuit against Conference USA is cancelled. The U-L system filed the lawsuit on behalf of Louisiana Tech in its quest to leave Conference USA for the Sun Belt for the 2026 football season. Matt Bellinson, a reporter with the Ruston Daily Leader, says Conference USA has filed a motion to move the case to federal court.

Cut 13 (08)  “…the federal level.”

For the second year in a row, Southern University’s college of nursing is rated as the nation’s best by Nurse.org. Sandra Brown, the dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health, says nursing has been a part of Southern’s campus culture for more than 40 years. 

Cut 3 (09) “…everything we do.”

Southern produces the largest number of Black nurses in the state.

Julia Letlow’s Senate campaign publishes a poll showing her in the lead in the Republican Primary. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Joe Gallinaro.”

If you’re having trouble accessing the official OMV website, the reason is you should update your bookmark. It’s still expresslane-dot-la, but the domain extension changed this week from dot-org to dot-gov. OMV says the change reinforces the agency’s official government status and strengthens cybersecurity protections.