Public memorials and the funeral for former Governor Kathleen Blanco have been set. On Thursday morning in Baton Rouge, an interfaith service will take place at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Later that day, Blanco will lie in state at Louisiana Capitol. On Friday from 12:30 to 8, there will be a public visitation at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral and Saturday morning will be the funeral at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center is looking for participants in a study to see how nutrition and testosterone can improve warfighting performance….
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The Pelican Institute for Policy holds a Constitutional Convention forum today at the Old State Capitol as interest is growing to have a constitutional convention. Critics of the constitution say there are too many programs tied to dedicated funding. And Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer says that restricts budget flexibility…
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The forum begins at 11:30 this morning.

Rapides Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested two men for the murder of 18-year-old Donna Brazzell. Her remains were found 38 years ago in a wooded area. Detective Stephen Phillips says 64-year-old Leo Lard was arrested in Oakdale and the second suspect, 54-year-old Gary Haymon, was already behind bars…
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Phillips says investigators finally identified Brazzell’s remains last month, which set the wheels in motion to arrest Phillips and Haymon who long have been suspects in her disappearance.