Two people were killed over the weekend when two boats collided during the middle of the night on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in Livingston Parish. A 25-foot pontoon boat and a 25 foot Sea Fox boat hit each other around midnight on Saturday night, causing significant damage to the pontoon boat. A 27-year-old female and a 36-year-old male died and six other suffered serious injuries.

The Lafayette Police Department is mourning the death of Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette who was killed in the line of duty. Colleen Crain has the story…
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Standardized test scores from other states indicate students are behind due to the pandemic, but the latest LEAP scores show Louisiana public school students are performing at pre-COVID levels. However, Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s still not a cause for celebration.
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The Tiger Athletic Foundation is now working with LSU’s NIL Collective, Bayou Traditions, to help provide more funding towards NIL efforts and donors can get priority points for donating to Bayou Traditions. T-A-F President Matt Borman says many past collective donations were from a few large historic donors but hopes the agreement will make supporting student-athletes more accessible to all Tiger Fans…
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