An announcement is expected this weekend regarding Les Miles who will reportedly become the next head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. The 65-year-old Miles has been eager to get back in coaching since his firing from LSU in September 2016.

The Tigers host Rice tonight in Death Valley. Also today, Ragin Cajuns host South Alabama. ULM is at Arkansas State, Tech visits Southern Miss.

Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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US Representative Mike Johnson has been named Republican Study Committee Chairman which gives Louisiana more clout in Congress. In a statement Johnson said with the Republican Party becoming the minority party in the House, this committee has a vital responsibilty to present practical ideas and effective policy initiatives and vigorously defend and advance core conservative principles.

Suspected serial killer Samuel Little has confessed to two murders in Terrebonne Parish. Little who is in a Texas Prison has told Louisiana authorities he killed 59-year-old Doroty Richard in 1982 and 40-year-old Daisy McGuire in 1996. Houma Police Sergeant Travis Theriot says the most important part is that the families of the victims have closure…
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Little has also told detectives he killed 29-year-old Melissa Thomas of Opelousas in 1996.