LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s suspension is over as the 36-year-old has been reinstated. Wade met with LSU and NCAA officials on Friday and A-D Joe Alleva says Wade answered all questions and denied any wrongdoing in connection with recently reported allegations of irregularities in college basketball recruiting.

Death row exoneree Shareef Cousin is teaming up with the ACLU of Louisiana in an effort to persuade lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

D.C. lawmakers are tangling over the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act as it heads to the Senate after clearing the House on a mostly party line vote. Republican Congressman Garret Graves says he voted against the legislation…
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Senate leaders are trying to come up with their own version that’s more bipartisan.

Former Louisiana Congressman John Fleming is now an assistant secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. Fleming says they are working on a program that allows private investment into a distressed community and the money can be multiplied when combined with federal and local dollars…
cut 9 (12) “….of that”