Despite falling to Florida 2-1 in the semifinals of the SEC Baseball Tournament Saturday afternoon, LSU was selected as an NCAA Baseball Regional host site. The Tigers will play host to a four team regional at Alex Box Stadium beginning Friday. LSU is hosting its 23rd regional in school history.

Junior second baseman Stefan Troaclair’s two-out grand slam in the top of the 12th, gave UL-Lafayette a 5-1 win over South Alabama and the Sun Belt Baseball Tournament championship. This is the second straight tournament championship for the Ragin Cajuns and third in school history. This will also be the third straight season UL-Lafayette will adance to the NCAA regionals.

Southeastern Louisiana is keeping its fingers crossed for an at-large bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Lions finished the season with a 42-17 record and took home the Southland Conference regular season championship. But Southeastern had a disappointing conference tournament and their fate is left in the hands of the selection committee.

The entire 64-team NCAA Baseball Tournament field will be announced this morning at 11.

In college softball, the number eight LSU Tigers scored four in the first inning yesterday and fended off several rallies to defeat the sixteenth ranked Arizona Wildcats 10-5 to win their Super Regional and advance to the Women’s College World Series. This is the Tigers’ fourth ever berth in the World Series and they will face Auburn Thursday at 1:30 in Oklahoma City.

The UL-Lafayette softball team came up short in their quest to make it to Oklahoma City as they fell to Auburn in their Super Regional matchup. The Ragin Cajuns end their season with a 42-12 reord.

After the release of Shayne Graham, a kicker battle will take place in New Orleans Saints Training Camp between Dustin Hopkins and Zach Hocker. Hopkins was a starter for the Buffalo Bills in 2013 before a groin injury placed him on injured reserve. He was eventually released and signed to the Saints’ practice squad last December. Hocker was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 2014, but was let go before the season began.

Memorial Day is one of the most solemn holidays on the calendar. It’s a day set aside to remember those men and women who gave their lives in defense of our freedom. Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, David LeCerte, says the United States has sending young men and women off to fight for our nation since 1775…

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LaCerte says attending a Memorial Day ceremony is a great way to remember these fallen heroes.

State officials want you to take time this week to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Governor Bobby Jindal has declared it, Hurricane Preparedness Week, and Chris Guilbeaux, a deputy director at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says visting Get-a-Game-Plan-dot-org is a good first step

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Forecasters are calling for a quiet hurricane season.

Many will be firing up the grill this Memorial Day and LSU AgCenter Economist Ross Pruitt says you can expect to continue to pay high prices for beef. According to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price for a pound of ground beef in March was $4.20, up almost 14-percent from 2014. Pruitt says it all comes down to how much beef is available…

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Beef production has been down over the past several years because of a drought in some of the leading beef-producing states.

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and the state Department of Health and Hospitals wants everyone to take precautions to stay safe while swimming. Assistant Secretary for Public Health, JT Lane, says it’s important for children to know pool safety and to have proper gear nearby…

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Drowning is the leading cause of injury death for children between the ages of 1 and 14.

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agent is hospitalized in serious condition after he was shot in the back in the line of duty. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says 32-year-old Sergeant Scott Bullitt of Jonesboro was shot while performing a traffic stop in Ouachita Parish. Einck says Sergeant Bullitt has been an LDWF agent for over five years and he’s married with no kids…

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29-year-old Luke Jarrod Hust has been charged with two counts of attempted 1st-degree murder in the incident.

Congressman John Fleming’s office says the EPA has decided to move forward with plans to dispose 15-million pounds of M6 propellant at Camp Minden in Webster Parish, despite the agency’s concerns about an additional eight million dollars in oversight costs. Fleming says the EPA has not provided any documentation on why this additional money is needed…

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Fleming is hopeful the work to dispose the product will be completed soon.

State Police say an officer involved shooting in Ouachita Parish has left a man suspected of killing his mother injured. When authorities arrived to the scene, they found 32-year-old John Henderson of Monroe brandishing an axe. Henderson approached the officers in an aggressive manner and, after not complying with the cops commands, was shot in the lower torso. He was treated at a local hospital. Charges against Henderson are pending.

For the 6th Memorial Day weekend, Bayou Country Superfest brings it’s huge stage to Tiger Stadium. Michelle Southern reports…

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A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was shot while on patrol in Ouachita Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Officials say a bullet is lodged near the agent’s spine.

State Police say an Oak Grove man is dead after the tractor he was driving was struck by a truck. They say 74-year-old Jimmy Turner attempted to make a left turn while the truck was trying to pass his tractor. The impact forced the tractor off the road where it struck a tree. Turner was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi says DNA has confirmed that a 30-year-old teacher in Plaquemine fathered a 15-year-old student’s child. Keavin Keith was arrested earlier this week, after he was accused of having a sexual relationship with three students. Stassi says no new additional charges will occur as a result of this latest development…

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Keith was released from jail on a 100-thousand dollar bond.

LSU’s Tiger Stadium will once again host Bayou Country Superfest this weekend. This year’s acts include country superstars Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Davis reminds concert goers that today and tomorrow from noon to four, a huge free fan fest takes place outside the stadium…

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The stadium show starts at 5PM both days.

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agent is hospitalized after he was shot while in the line of duty. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says 32-year-old Sergeant Scott Bullitt of Jonesboro was shot in the back while performing a traffic stop on the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area in Ouachita Parish…

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Officials say a bullet is lodged near the agent’s spine. 29-year-old Luke Jarrod Hust has been charged with two counts of attempted 1st-degree murder.

Fourth district Congressman John Fleming’s office says the EPA will move forward with the disposal of 15-million pounds of M6 propellant stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. Fleming was upset about a possible delay, because the EPA is seeking an additional 8-million dollars from Louisiana for oversight costs…

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The EPA says additional dollars are needed because of updated cost estimates.

Houma Police say a 36-year-old woman accused of dumping a pot of boiling grease on her sleeping ex-boyfriend turned herself into authorities. Police chief Todd Duplantis says the victim suffered severe burns to his torso, right arm and face and was sent to a burn center in Baton Rouge. Duplantis says Lynette Joseph faces a charge of second-degree battery…

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He says Joseph also placed tacks around the victim’s bed.

The sixth annual Bayou Country Superfest kicks off today in Tiger Stadium with huge stars including Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Producer Quint Davis says one of the greatest things about this festival is that it’s held on the LSU campus…

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Davis reminds concert goers that a huge free fan fest takes place from noon to four before the stadium show starts.

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agent has been been moved to a hospital in Shreveport after he was shot while in the line of duty. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says the man who allegedly shot 32-year-old Sergeant Scott Bullitt of Jonesboro has been identified as 29-year-old Luke Jarrod Hust. Einck says Hust has been in and out of jail over the last 10 years and decided to shoot Bullitt during a traffic stop…
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Hust has been charged with two counts of attempted 1st-degree murder.

Houma Police say a 36-year-old woman accused of dumping a pot of boiling grease on her sleeping ex-boyfriend turned herself into authorities. Police chief Todd Duplantis says investigators originally thought it was just boiling water that burned the 33-year-old victim
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Duplantis says Lynette Joseph faces a charge of aggravated second-degree battery.

Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi says DNA tests show that a 30-year-old Plaquemine teacher arrested earlier this week, is the father of the child that one of his 15-year-old victims gave birth too. Keavin Keith is accused of having a sexual relationship with three of his former students and Stassi says there’s still only three victims in this case…
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Keith was released from jail on a 100-thousand dollar bond.

Congressman John Fleming’s office says the EPA has decided to move forward with plans to dispose 15-million pounds of M6 propellant at Camp Minden in Webster Parish, despite the agency’s concerns about an additional eight million dollars in oversight costs. Fleming says that’s good to hear, because these dangerous materials need to be removed…
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A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was shot while on patrol in Ouachita Parish. Here’s Jeff Palermo with more…
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The Coast Guard is called out in response to an oil platform fire near Breton Island early Friday. The well was shut and production was stopped, and there were no reported injuries. All 28 people aboard were evacuated to Venice. Coast Guard officials did observe a rainbow sheen near the platform over a mile long. That fire is still burning.
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The former teacher of the year in Iberville Parish who is accused of having a sexual relationship with 3 students has been released on a 100 thousand dollar bond. Sheriff Brett Stassi says they ordered DNA tests after one of the alleged victims told detectives she had a baby boy after having sex with thirty year-old Keavin Keith…
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That investigation continues.

A Houma woman accused of dumping a pot of boiling grease on her sleeping ex-boyfriend turned herself into authorities this morning. Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis says thirty-year-old Duplantis Lynette Joseph faces a charge of second-degree battery…
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The victim suffered severe burns to his torso, right arm and face and was sent to a burn center in Baton Rouge.