As the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament gets underway, many want to know if Lady Tiger stars, Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith will stay for another year or go to the WNBA. Colleen Crain has more…
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A Minden High School Senior has graduated from college before high school and he’s already working on his bachelor’s degree. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Legislation to repeal teacher training requirement as a state law and allow BESE to make the decision heads to the House. Teiko Foxx has more…
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The First Round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament starts Friday but will this be the last one for Lady Tiger stars, Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith? If they enter the WNBA, things will certainly change without their college NIL deals… Reese says brand relationships have been built and will last into the future…
Reese says whether she stays at LSU or goes to the WNBA, it’s a win/lose situation. She says you have to know what you want and be willing to make the sacrifice because Leaving the Lady Tigers and joining the pros has its cons…
Van Lith says LSU women’s basketball receives great exposure on ESPN, ABC and the SEC Network. She says that may not continue to the same degree playing in the WNBA but that doesn’t mean the loss of endorsement dollars…
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Saturday is election day with the presidential primary on the statewide ballot and some areas have local races. Secretary of State spokesperson Joel Watson says about 170,000 voters have already cast their ballots either by absentee or early voting. And for a spring low-profile election he says that’s a notable.
Watson says voter turnout is more prominent in municipalities that have local races. Caddo Parish has had the largest turnout in the state with approximately 25,000 ballots already cast.
And with District Attorney races in St. Tammany and Washington parishes turnout has been significant.
You can always use the Geaux Vote app, that’s G-E-A-U-X, for a sample ballot and to find your voting location. Watson says if you have a local race anyone can vote, but for the presidential primaries…
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The polls are open from 7 am until 8 pm.
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Thanks to the Fast Forward program, Raiden Scott has graduated from college before he receives his high school diploma from Minden High School. Principal Becky Johnson says the high school senior started taking classes last year through Bossier Parish Community College and Southern University Shreveport.
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The dual enrollment program allows high school students to take college courses while in high school and earn college credits at the same time. Johnson says Raiden is planning on going into the medical field.
And while you might think Raiden spends all his time hitting the books, Johnson says he also excels on the pitch.
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And Raiden isn’t wasting time earning his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, he’s currently taking classes online at LSU-Shreveport.
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House Education approves a bill to repeal state laws requiring educators to teach students about CPR, eating disorders, adoption and substance abuse and more. Instead, BESE would decide if they should be taught Rosepine Representative Charles Owens is the author of the legislation..
Owens says for teachers to teach these type of lessons, they have to be trained. He says instead of state lawmakers deciding if these are worthy subjects, leave it up to the state’s top school board, BESE…
Owens wants to limit disruptions so that teachers can focus on classroom instruction.
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The bill now advances to the House floor.
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The LSU Lady Tigers look to start another postseason run today as they host Rice in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Coach Kim Mulkey has won six NCAA championships, one as a player, one as an assistant coach and four as a head coach. Mulkey on what it takes to be the team that cuts down the nets at the end of the season…
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The Lady Tigers are the 3-seed in the Albany Two Regional. They host a Rice team that won four straight games in the American Athletic Conference Tournament to win the championship and receive an automatic bid. Mulkey knows they are facing a team that’s playing its best basketball of the season…
Tipoff is at 3 PM.
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The 5th-ranked LSU baseball team begins a three-game series against the sixth-ranked Florida Gators tonight in a rematch of last year’s College World Series championship series. Coach Jay Johnson says both teams are different, but each squad still has star players…
The Gators are third in the SEC in home runs with 44. Jac Caglianone is Florida’s top hitter. The junior will also start on the mound on Sunday. On Friday and Saturday, he’ll play first base and he’s hitting .414 with nine homers and 21 RBI. Johnson says Caglianone is an outstanding hitter
LSU will have the same weekend rotation as last weekend. Luke Holman starts tonight, Gage Jump Saturday and Thatcher Hurd on Sunday. Johnson believes he’ll get better starting pitching this weekend and he expected the whole team will perform better after a tough experience on the road…