4:30 LRN Newscast

A Calcasieu Parish jury has found a southwest Louisiana man guilty of murder in the brutal death of a 72-year-old woman in 2023. District Attorney Stephen Dwight says after 43-year-old Christopher Cater killed Sheila Ortega, he drove around with the woman’s body for a month…

Cut 9 (07)  “…during the summer.”

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is good to go for Saturday as the Tigers host Southeastern Louisiana. Nussmeier has been dealing with a torso injury, but head coach Brian Kelly says that he showed no signs of being hurt in practice this week.

Cut 12 (10) “…he’s comfortable”

Kickoff will be at 6:45 p.m. and the game will be televised on the SEC Network.

Drought conditions are starting to develop across Louisiana as the state is in store for another dry weekend.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Former LSU and current Southern running back Trey Holly has a new trial date, which is set for April 27th of 2026. Holly is facing a felony gun charge for a shooting that took place in his hometown of Farmerville that injured two people. Holly’s original trial date was in July, but a lack of air conditioning in the Union Parish Courthouse postponed the trial.