Experts are giving their recommendations on how to boost Louisiana’s mediocre infrastructure grade. Former DOTD Secretary Eric Kalivoda says part of the solution is boosting funding, saying investing in road infrastructure will help lower Louisiana’s sky-high auto insurance premiums.

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Paul Skenes is the first Cy Young winner from LSU. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace led Major League Baseball with a 1.97 ERA and had 216 strikeouts. Skenes, who was recruited as a catcher coming out of high school, told the MLB Network he never thought he would become a dominant pitcher in the big leagues…

Cut 3 (12) “…looks like.”

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has a new leader. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Kolluru is not the only interim president the board appointed. The board also unanimously elected Kedrick Nicholas as the interim president of McNeese State University. Nicholas is a longtime administrator at McNeese who’s currently the senior vice president of student affairs. McNeese is looking for a new president after Wade Rousse was named the president of the LSU system last week.