LSU introduces New Iberia native and longtime athletic administrator Verge Ausberry as its interim athletic director. Ausberry says his main priority is to find the best football coach that LSU can hire. He’s forming a committee that includes the LSU Board of Supervisors and major donors to the athletic program.
Cut 4 (10) “…one of those at LSU.”
Ausberry takes over for Scott Woodward, who mutually agreed to part ways with the school Thursday night. Governor Landry is upset with the contract Woodward gave to Brian Kelly, saying taxpayers may have to pay his 54-million-dollar buyout if private donors do not step up. But Board of Supervisors member John Carmouche disagrees with that notion.
China agrees to buy 12-million metric tons of U.S. soybeans between now and January, following a meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the U.S. is the second-biggest producer of soybeans in the world.
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If you’re looking for something to do Saturday, why not take in the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge? It takes place from nine to four at the State Library and the surrounding Capitol Park area. Robert Wilson, the executive director for the Louisiana Center for the Book, says there’s one building that’s usually a part of the festival that won’t be this year.
Cut 9 (09) “…we didn’t normally.”
Admission is free.