As another government shutdown looms, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are insisting on tougher border policies. Brooke Thorington has more…
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A Louisiana shrimper who went missing for six days is back home with his family. It all started when Timothy Chermaie’s shrimp boat stopped working near Venice. Cheramie says he spent three days on that boat. After no one came to help, He ended up using an aluminum table as a raft to travel an estimated 12 miles to safety.

The two year anniversary of legalized mobile sports betting in Louisiana is a couple of weeks away. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says five billion dollars in bets have been placed and the state is looking at 80-million dollars in tax revenue. Johns says some of Louisiana’s best customers are from Texas…
cut 11 (11) “….back into Texas”

LSU’s new defensive line coach is Bo Davis. He is leaving the University of Texas to return to his alma mater. Davis was also a former assistant at Alabama and won two national titles in Tuscaloosa. The former nose guard was also on LSU’s staff when they won the national title in 2003. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor William Weathers says this is a huge hire…
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