There will NOT be a vote today to expel LSU from the Southeastern Conference. And a federal lawsuit the SEC filed against LSU may not move forward as there has been de-escalation in the legal battle over two players, who were on NFL training camp rosters last month, who then attempted to return to college and play for LSU. LSU president Wade Rousse has informed the SEC that Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris will not play for the Tigers this season.

Quarterback Tyler Shough is getting ready to lead the Saints in Sunday’s season opener against the Lions. Kace Kieschnick has more…

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Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the nine-eleven terrorist attacks. Louisiana’s governor at the time was the late Mike Foster, who was in Lexington, Kentucky, that day for the Southern Governor’s Association Conference. His press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, says they were eating breakfast when the attack began.

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Golsby says the hotel emptied out quickly over concerns it could also be targeted because it was filled with elected officials from multiple states.

The Louisiana Department of Health has awarded the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a two-point-one million dollar grant that’s part of an initiative to improve health care services and health outcomes in rural communities. The dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Doctor Lisa Broussard, says they will use the money to increase the number of registered nurses prepared to work in rural areas…

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