A 17-year-old hunter from Monroe is killed by a lightning strike in Union Parish over the weekend. Sheriff Dusty Gates says Colton Honeycutt was inside an elevated deer stand in a remote wooded area when a storm came through Saturday.
Cut 3 (07) “…causing his death.”
Honeycutt’s body was found by family members, who went out to look for him when he failed to return home.
The legislature begins a special session Thursday. The only item on the agenda is adjusting the qualifying period and the primary dates for the 2026 federal elections, as the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the creation of the state’s second Black congressional district. Advocate political reporter Tyler Bridges talked about it on Talk Louisiana.
Bridges also expects legislation to be filed that would switch next year’s federal elections back to an open primary, pushing qualifying to the summer time.
President Trump is honoring Louisiana’s two national championship baseball teams at the White House today – the undefeated LSU-Shreveport Pilots and the LSU Tigers. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says being celebrated at the White House is something he had always dreamed about as a kid.
Cut 10 (11) “…it’s pretty awesome.”
While LSU’s baseball team continues to bask in championship glory, the football team’s title hopes were all but dashed Saturday with a 31-24 loss to Vanderbilt. The Tigers were missing two defensive starters, Bernard Gooden and Whit Weeks. During the game, starting left tackle Tyree Adams went down with a left ankle injury. Kelly says injuries are not an excuse for the team’s performance…