There are reports Ole Miss officials are putting pressure on head football coach Lane Kiffin to decide on his future…is he staying in Oxford or is leaving to take the head coaching job at LSU or Florida. There are also reports that say Ole Miss does not want Kiffin to coach the Rebels in the playoffs. So today, he was asked will he coach in next Friday’s Egg Bowl against Mississippi State…
Lincoln Parish is mourning the death of Ruston Fire Department Chief Chris Womack, who died at the age of 54 after a brief battle with cancer. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker appointed Womack as fire chief in 2015 and says his leadership of that department is unparalleled…
Three former employees at a Lake Charles Christian school are arrested for allegedly covering up sexual assaults at the school. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory says there was a culture on the Hamilton Christian football team in which older players would haze the younger players, and it crossed the line into sexual assault. He says Principal Morgan Daugherty and Assistant Coach Dominique Washington knew about the incidents and, as school personnel, were required to report them to law enforcement.
Also, a school cook, Stacy Bargeman, was arrested for allegedly sending threatening messages about the investigation.
Louisiana is approved for almost 1.36-billion dollars in federal funding to expand broadband internet access. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of Connect-L-A, says it’s a major milestone for the state’s GUMBO 2.0 program.