Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama are asking the U-S Supreme Court to strike down abortion shield laws that allow providers in states where abortion is legal to prescribe and mail abortion pills to women in states where abortion is banned. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says Louisiana law is clear — abortion drugs are illegal in the state…
Cut 9 (14) “…Louisiana babies”
A 19-year-old man is charged with shooting a teenager to death and injuring two others, including a two-year-old girl, at a Shreveport apartment complex. Investigators say Javieon Abbott was targeting a 17-year-old when he hit the other two, killing 13-year-old Sha’michael Russell. Police Corporal Christopher Bordelon says Abbott is charged with second-degree murder, with other charges forthcoming.
Louisiana Tech welcomed its third straight record-breaking freshman class and set a new record for its highest undergraduate and main-campus enrollment in school history. It is also its most academically prepared freshman class ever, with the number of students with an A-C-T score of 30 or higher — up 22-percent. University president Jim Henderson says the school has not given up on rigor.
Cut 6 (14) “…practical application.”
Construction engineering technology had a 25-percent year-over-year increase in enrollment, the most of any program.
This Saturday, 11th ranked LSU hosts the McNeese Cowboys, an FCS team that the Tigers should be able to handle rather easily. But linebacker Davhon (Day-von) Keys says they are keeping the same mindset that they had last week when they faced Texas A&M.
Cut 17 (12) “…make a difference.”
McNeese is coming off a much-needed win over East Texas A-and-M.