8:30 AM Newscast

With a critical nursing crisis in Louisiana, LSU is set to open a new instructional site in Baton Rouge for its top-ranked Nursing Program. Here’s Sean Richardson.

Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

About 200-thousand people are expected at the Vatican tomorrow for the funeral of Pope Francis. The funeral service will begin nine days of mourning. And Bishop Michael Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge says after that, work will begin on selecting a new pope.

Cut 6 (07) “…elect a pope.”

Pope Francis had served since 2013 following the resignation of Pope Benedict the 16th.

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Will Campbell has become the second LSU offensive lineman ever to be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. And as nearly all prognosticators predicted, he was selected 4th overall by the New England Patriots. Campbell saays ever since Patriots Executive Vice President of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf came to one of his practices, he knew he wanted to play in Foxborough.

Cut 15 (14) “…to meet everybody.”

The Saints chose to bolster their offensive line with the 9th overall pick in the NFL Draft by taking tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. from Texas.

Banks says he’s looking forward to playing for another rookie – rookie head coach Kellen Moore.

Cut 17 (14)  “…team win games.”