Louisiana’s first black bear hunting season since 1987 ended on Sunday, so how did it go?

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That’s John Hanks, who is the manager of the large carnivore program at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Deron Santiny of Lafayette harvested a 696-pound male in Tensas Parish.

President Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal death row inmates. Two of the prisoners are from Louisiana.  In 2014 a federal jury Alexandria decided Thomas Sanders should be put to death for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Lexis Roberts in 2010. Ex-New Orleans Police officer Len Davis no longer faces a death sentence for hiring a hitman to murder Kim Groves who filed a complaint against him in the 1990s. Both men will now serve a life sentence, without the possibility of parole.

The Christmas Eve Bonfires on the levee in St. James Parish is a tradition in Southern Louisiana, and they are happening tonight. Sean Richardson has more.

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LSU’s Brian Kelly says the fans have helped in the Tigers’ pursuit in attracting the best players.

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According to 2-4-7 sports, LSU has the second best transfer portal class in the country. Kelly challenged the fanbase earlier this month when he launched the Kelly Family Million Dollar Match Challenge. The Tigers coach would donate up to one million dollars to the Tiger Athletic Foundation for every dollar that’s donated to LSU’s NIL collective.