4:30 LRN Newscast

Boot Up Louisiana! Or, perhaps, Re-Boot Up Louisiana! Will Wade is returning to LSU to lead the men’s basketball program again. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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But wait, there’s more! ULM introduces Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach. Cross says the ULM program is one that he has personal sweat equity invested.

Cut 13 (09) “…off the mat.”

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee kills a resolution that would have required those running for Congress to live in the district they’re running in. It was brought up for debate by Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey, who had previously announced his candidacy for the fifth congressional district and dropped out after President Trump endorsed Blake Miguez, who lives in New Iberia, which is quite a distance away.

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LSU will soon be launching a bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence. The four-year program is the first of its kind in Louisiana. James Ghawaly (guh-WALL-ee), an assistant professor of science and engineering at LSU, says it’s starting in just a few months. 

Cut 8 (12) “…fall of 2027.”