Former disgraced Baylor football coach Art Briles has resigned from the Grambling football staff. David Grubb has more…
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Ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union tonight, Senator Bill Cassidy says the administration needs to address inflation that’s crushing the middle class. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Less than a week after it was announced that Art Briles would be Hue Jackson’s offensive coordinator at Grambling, Briles decided to step down, resigning from the staff on Monday. The hiring was met with criticism and outrage from both within and outside of the Grambling community. UL system president Dr. Jim Henderson agrees with Briles’ decision.
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Dr. Henderson said that the UL System has made student safety a priority and that the hiring of Briles sent a message that was inconsistent with the values they have worked to promote and rules they have committed to enforce.
Both Jackson and Grambling athletic director Trayveon Scott said the hiring of Briles was a story of redemption for a talented coach who had made some mistakes. That goes against reports that from 2011 to 2015 Briles ignored or covered up more than 50 sexual and physical assaults by players during his time at Baylor. Henderson says while the intentions may have been good, the decision was not.
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An elderly Shreveport couple was killed Monday afternoon when the car 81-year-old Louis Flanigan was driving failed to yield to an oncoming Freightliner along US Highway 84 in Desoto Parish. Trooper Jonathan Odom says, 80-year-old Inell Flannigan, the driver’s wife was also killed.
Odom says the Jaguar was struck twice and the couple was pronounced dead on the scene.
The couple was not wearing restraints and while Odom says seatbelts are important in preventing fatalities, due to the severity of this crash involving such large vehicles…
Troopers do not think impairment was a factor, but toxicology samples were collected. Typically, during this time of year with carnival season, impaired driving is common. Odom says make plans to have a sober driver or call a ride-share, taxi, or a friend to drive you home safely.
The statewide campaign of Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over wraps up today.
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It’s a day of revelry and parades in south Louisiana as thousands are celebrating Mardi Gras Day after COVID-19 and a winter storm kept people inside last year. New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell turned over a key to the city to the King of Rex…
The King of Rex is James Reiss. He’s asking the citizens to do only one thing today…
Grambling State is representing north Louisiana in New Orleans as the school’s marching band participated in the Zulu parade
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As President Biden preps for his State of the Union Address, US Senator Bill Cassidy says he believes it will clear in tonight’s speech, that the Biden Administration is not alleviating the pains impacting Americans, specifically record inflation that’s crushing the middle class.
Cassidy says in the first year of Biden’s presidency, America’s economy has suffered greatly with inflation at a 40 year high. As energy prices continue to increase, Cassidy says it began with the closure of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Cassidy referred to Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to be nominated to the Federal Reserve.
Cassidy also believes the best way to address Russia, as they invade Ukraine, is through a tough energy policy. He says Putin’s aggression is causing the west to consider moving away from Russian energy.
The State of the Union will air at 8 pm tonight.