It seemed unlikely that Will Wade would ever coach at LSU again, but the school has reinstated the 36-year-old basketball coach. Athletics director Joe Alleva says during a meeting on Friday with university and NCAA officials, Wade answered all questions and denied any wrongdoing in connection with recently reported allegations of irregularities in college basketball recruiting. Alleva says actual evidence of misconduct was also not found.

Lawmakers will once again consider repealing Louisiana’s death penalty in the ongoing legislative session. Shareef Cousin of New Orleans spent three years on death row for a fatal shooting that occurred in the 90s in the French Quarter before his name was cleared. Cousin says his message for legislators is simple.
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There are two bills in the legislative session that seek to abolish the death penalty, but the measures are expected to receive opposition from Louisiana’s Attorney General.

The Violence Against Women Act re-authorization could bog down in the Senate after House Democrats passed a version that prohibits gun ownership for those with misdemeanor convictions of domestic abuse or stalking.
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