The McNeese men’s basketball team has made history. The 12th-seeded Cowboys have won their first-ever NCAA Tournament game, holding on at the end to beat fifth-seeded Clemson, 69-67. Head Coach Will Wade says it’s a good thing that McNeese jumped out to a big first half lead.
Cut 25 (07) “…just phenomenal.”
It doesn’t get any easier for McNeese – they face Purdue in the second round.
A red flag warning is in effect for most of South Louisiana, along with Alexandria. High winds and low humidity are increasing the chances of fires spreading out of control. Thus, you should refrain from all outdoor burning, and LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says there are other things you should not be doing.
Baton Rouge Police arrested the man they say fatally shot an employee of Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in the hospital’s parking lot yesterday. Officers arrested 60-year-old Roland Domino on the Mississippi River Bridge as he was contemplating suicide. The victim, 58-year-old Patricia Jackson, was brought back into the hospital, but she did not survive. Chuck Spicer is the president of Our Lady of the Lake.
A St. Tammany Parish school teacher is arrested for allegedly paying students to send him sexually explicit photos. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says some of the students in the photos that Jarvis Harry allegedly had in his possession have been identified…