Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, the already cash-strapped food banks are stretched even more thin with food insecure families turning to them for help. Feeding Louisiana Executive Director Pat Van Burkleo says Governor Landry and Our Lady of the Lake have each donated 100-thousand dollars – and if you’d like to help, the very best thing to donate is not food, but cash.
Governor Landry, meanwhile, has used this past weekend’s return to Standard Time to proclaim this week as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, now that it’s getting dark much earlier. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says drowsy driving has had deadly consequences in Louisiana.
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We will find out later today who LSU’s new president will be. McNeese President Wade Rousse is viewed as the front-runner. While McNeese is a non-research regional university, LSU’s goal is to become one of the top 50 public research universities in the country. Rousse says he understands how the research process works.
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While Rousse may be on the verge of landing a new lucrative job, Pelicans coach Willie Green could lose his soon if his team doesn’t turn things around in a hurry. Green says he’s blocking out the noise and is focused on turning things around.
The Pelicans will try for their first win of the season tonight against the Hornets at the Smoothie King Center.