A south Louisiana man faces a life sentence after he was convicted of raping a teenager while the victim’s mother was tied up in a separate room. Jeff Palermo has more…:

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State Police call off a Silver Alert for an elderly Monroe woman, after she was found safe and sound. 74-year-old Margie Browhow-Sherman went missing Monday night. She has medical issues which can impair her judgement. Again, she’s been found and is OK.

State Police in Troop B ask the public’s help solving a hit & run early this morning in Marrero, in Jefferson Parish, that left two people dead. Trooper First Class Kate Stegall says it happened on the elevated Westbank Expressway at about 3:30 am. She says a 2004 F-150 extended cab pickup drove up on the back of two people on a motor scooter, then just plowed them over. The victims are yet unidentified. The pickup driver is still out there and Stegall says that’s where the public can help…:

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If you can help call LSP at 504-471-2775.

So who will be starting quarterback when LSU opens its season Sunday in the Superdome against Florida State? Tiger Rag Magazine’s William Weathers says bet on Jayden Daniels, due to his 29 starts versus Garrett Nussemier’s 4. He says the latter is still expected to get plenty of play this season…:

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Kickoff is Sunday at 6:30.