Reaction continues to pour in on the indictment of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. She’s accused in an 18-count federal indictment of bilking the city out of 70-thousand dollars for trips she took with former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie under the guise of security, when prosecutors allege the two were covering up a romantic relationship. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says Cantrell pressed her luck a little too far.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is taking public input on a proposal that would prohibit the rehabilitation of injured coyotes. Under this new rule, any injured coyote that’s brought in for care, would humanely be euthanized. Doctor Mark Mitchell with the LSU Vet school would like to see injured coyotes brought back to health and released in the wild. He says they can help neighborhoods get rid of unwanted pests….
Cut 11 (13) “…for that reason”
Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has broken ground on a massive 2.5-billion-dollar artificial intelligence data center in West Feliciana Parish. Meta is also building a massive A-I data center in Richland Parish. West Feliciana Parish president Kenny Havard on why Louisiana is becoming a hot spot for A-I data centers…
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Kim Mulkey will face her alma mater this season for the first time since she took the head coaching job at LSU. The Lady Tigers and La Tech will meet on December 13th in the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans in the first game of a doubleheader. Kent Lowe with the LSU Sports Information Department says the Lady Tigers and Lady Techsters are the two most successful women’s basketball programs in the state..
Cut 6 (11) “…the local community.”
Mulkey won two national championships at Ruston and led LSU to its first national title in women’s basketball in 2023.