Louisiana National Guardsmen participating in Operation Lone Star have arrived in Texas. LANG spokesperson Lt. Col Noel (No-elle) Collins says fifty soldiers begin their first of three 30-day rotations Friday at the southern border.
Cut 6 (10) “…operation.”
Governor Jeff Landry signed off on sending Louisiana guardsmen at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Many times, after a car crash, there’s debris left behind which adds to the state’s litter problem. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is asking law enforcement to make sure vehicle bumpers, glass, tire fragments, etc. are picked up after the vehicles are towed away. He says it will make our roadways cleaner and safer…
Cut 3 (08) “…adds to the litter”
The LSU Lady Tigers will find out Sunday night who they will play in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The defending national champs won ten in a row before losing to South Carolina last Sunday. ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme predicts LSU will be a two seed…
Cut 12 (12) “…Mississippi State.”
The McNeese men’s basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002 and the Lake Charles community is crazy about the Bayou Bandits. Jim Gazzolo covers the team for the American Press says they’ll have a decent seed despite coming from a conference that will only have one team in the Big Dance…
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is at 5 PM for men’s basketball and 7pm for womens.