In a long-threatened move, Republicans have withdrawn all federal funding from PBS and NPR stations. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Lake Tahoe for the annual meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.
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Lieutenant Governor Nungesser says the lieutenant governors are discussing a wide range of topics affecting their respective states.
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Lafayette native and former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier is returning to Louisiana to call it a career tonight versus Max Holloway. It has been ten years since Poirier fought in his home state, but he says now is not the time for reminiscing.
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Poirier has defeated Holloway twice before.
The SEC preseason poll released Friday has LSU finishing in fourth, close behind Alabama in third. Texas and Georgia took the top two spots, and there’s a clear cutoff between he top four teams and the rest of the field. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the Tigers need to finish better than predicted.