A press conference will begin shortly in Opelousas where authorities are expected to announce an arrest in the investigation into fires that destroyed three historically black churches in St. Landry Parish during a ten-day period. Media reports says the suspect is 21-year-old Holden Matthews. He’s the son of a St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputy.

A study recommends that two riverboat casinos in Bossier City should re-locate out of northwest Louisiana…
voicer 3 (32) “….I’m Kevin Barnhart”

LSU F King Alexander says despite moving to a holistic admissions process, this year’s freshman class equaled the 2017 freshman class GPA and earned more credits in the first semester than the two previous incoming classes. Alexander says they are even seeing an improvement in fall to spring retention levels…
cut 12 (07) “…90-percent”
Instead of just focusing on grade point average and test scores, LSU now looks into more of a student’s background during the admission process.

It’s Work Zone Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “Work Zone Safety, drive like you work here. Which means a work zone is essentially the office space for those individuals working on the roadways. State Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says before you take a trip, check out 5-1-1-L-A-dot-org to find construction zones on your route…
cut 9 (10) “….ahead of time”