The state Supreme Court has suspended without pay Lafayette City Court judge Michelle Odinet for a video taken inside her home where racial slurs can be heard on the video. Legal analyst and attorney Franz Borghardt says it remains to be seen if Odinet will ever serve as a judge again…:
CUT 05(10) “…Supreme Court to decide.”
Retired Opelousas City Court Judge Vanessa Harris will take over Odinet’s docket. Harris becomes the first black judge in Lafayette City Court history.

Today is the last day to mail a package via Priority Mail if you want it to arrive by Christmas. USPS spokesman David Walton advises using clear block printing on labels; not cursive, so it can be assured of getting there on time…:
CUT 10(05) “…little difficult.”
Walton also says don’t guess on the zip code.

Coach Sean Payton will not be on the sidelines for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay after testing positive for COVID-19. Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen will serve as interim coach. Allen says they got word Friday morning that Payton tested positive for COVID…
cut 12 (15) “…the game”
Payton was reportedly exposed by someone outside of the Saints facility who tested positive earlier this week.

Only three thousand people attended the New Orleans Bowl last year, but event organizers hope to have about ten times as many in the Superdome tonight when 23rd ranked U-L Lafayette meets Marshall. Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation President Jay Cicero says, in its 21-year history, the New Orleans Bowl has become a staple during the bowl season and brings tourists to the city…
CUT 08(09) “…down the line.”
And this afternoon in Shreveport, its 13th ranked BYU against UAB in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.