Governor Landry reportedly had something to do with Brian Kelly losing his job as LSU’s head football coach. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Governor Landry says he wants a Charlie Kirk statue erected on the LSU campus. Landry says the statue of the assassinated political activist would be a symbol of freedom of speech on college campuses. Landry made the announcement after a Turning Point USA event in Baton Rouge last night.

Julie Emerson is the latest well-known candidate to join next year’s Louisiana U-S Senate race, challenging incumbent Bill Cassidy for the Republican nomination. Professor Pearson Cross teaches political science at ULM and he says usually entering the race at this relatively late stage might work against Emerson and her ability to raise enough money to mount a serious challenge. However…

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State Police have arrested a 21-year-old Monroe man for allegedly staging multiple car crashes and collecting thousands of dollars in fraudulent insurance claims. Senior Trooper Ryan Davis says they started their investigation in February, after the Louisiana Department of Insurance alerted them that Adrian Simpson was involved in insurance fraud.

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Davis says Sampson potentially gained 156-thousand dollars from the victims of his fraudulent claims.