Now that the redistricting session is over, the focus is on Governor John Bel Edwards to see if he’ll veto the maps approved by the Legislature. Erik Picolli has more…
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Alexandria Police is investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old on Saturday night. Two others were also injured in the incident that occurred in the 21-hundred block of Lee Street. No arrests have been made. And New Orleans Police say a man was fatally shot outside of Costco yesterday in what is being called a domestic dispute. The shooter was apprehended.

Kirby Smith Hall, which not only served as a dormitory for LSU students but also as transitional offices for two governors will soon be a memory. Executive Director of Residential Life Pete Trentacoste says the building is currently in deconstruction mode to remove asbestos before it’s imploded in June.
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Governors Bobby Jindal and John Bel Edwards used the building for their transitional offices.

Louisiana Tech is renaming its Biomedical Engineering Building after former university president Doctor Daniel Reneau. Reneau helped start the biomedical engineering program at Tech in 1972, one of the first such programs in the country. School spokesperson Tonya Oaks Smith says the U-L System Board voted unanimously to name the building after Reneau…
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