People who need food assistance are turning to food banks amid the federal government shutdown. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A death that was initially reported as a possible suicide in New Orleans East is now being investigated as a homicide, and police have made an arrest in the case. Authorities say 32-year-old Joshua Badod is facing a second degree murder in the case.
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The LSU Board of Supervisors meets this morning to select a new president. The three finalists are University of Alabama provost James Dalton, former University of Arizona president and Mississippi native Robert Robbins and McNeese State president Wade Rousse, who is the favorite. Currently, the LSU president oversees the entire system and the Baton Rouge campus. Rousse believes they should be separated.
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Pelicans’ coach Willie Green is officially on the hot seat after the team’s 0-and-6 start to the season, with half of those losses by lopsided scores. Green says he understands the criticism and takes responsibility for the poor start.