LSU has done it, they’ve won three straight elimination games to advance to the championship round of the College World Series. Tommy White sent Tiger fans into a frenzy when he blasted a two-run home run in the 11th for a two-to-nothing win over Wake Forest last night. It will go down as an iconic moment. LSU will face Florida in the championship series, which gets underway tomorrow night.
In the wake of the legislative session, Governor Edwards has vowed to veto some bills pushed through by Republican lawmakers, but will they convene an override session? Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Ochsner Health and MD Anderson Cancer Center have partnered to build an Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in southeast Louisiana with six facilities in the New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, and Covington. Medical director Dr. Brian Moore says the immediate impact of the partnership is a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach and the wider availability of clinical trials for patients in Louisiana.
Governor Edwards has signed a bill that bans corporal punishment in public schools unless there is written consent from the parents. Metairie Representative Stephanie Hilferty says some lawmakers, however, wanted their schools to have the option to use corporal punishment or not in schools.
The new policy will go into effect in the upcoming school year.