3:30 LRN Newscast

Not only does LSU have a new president, but the Baton Rouge campus also has a new chancellor again. The positions of president and chancellor were combined in 2012, but it was new president Wayde Rousse’s desire to separate the roles again…

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The LSU Board of Supervisors appointed Rousse as president and one of the other three finalists, Alabama provost James Dalton has been named chancellor of the flagship campus.

 

The LSU football team is preparing to play fourth ranked Alabama on Saturday. Athletics Director Verge Ausberry says interim coach Frank Wilson is taking the team to Tuscaloosa to win…

Cut 7 (09) “…chips lay”

A 46-year-old Slidell preschool teacher helped Police catch a suspected shoplifter. Police Chief Daniel Seuzenau says Lesli Smith saw a suspect fleeing in a getaway car and offered Sergeant Jeff Kahrs a ride. He coached her during the chase while telling patrol units where the suspects were headed. Smith says she was glad to help her town’s police department that works hard to keep their community safe…

Cut 11 (12) “…went shopping.”

Tuesday night was a good night for Democrats. Democratic candidates were victories in the New Jersey and Virginia governors’ races and Shreveport-based political analyst Scott Hughes says Democrats were also victorious in Georgia…

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