20 men, six of whom had played college basketball for Louisiana teams at one point, are indicted in connection with a point shaving scheme. Four Louisiana programs are among the 17 involved – New Orleans, Tulane, Nicholls and Northwestern State. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf says it started when gamblers Marves (MAR-viss) Fairley and Shane Hennen conspired with former LSU star Antonio Blakeney, who was playing professionally in China at the time, to fix professional games in China; and when those proved to be profitable, they moved the operation stateside and into the world of college basketball.
And those intentional sub-par performances would cause their teams to lose by margins greater than the point spread. Blakeney was not named in the indictment but was indicted elsewhere.
There is the possibility south Louisiana could see a very light snowfall this weekend. A strong cold front will push through the state Saturday, and any lingering precipitation has the potential to turn into snow early Sunday morning. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says if it does snow, it’s unlikely to accumulate, so you won’t be able to break out your cross country skis.
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Governor Landry announced that the Louisiana Fiscal Responsibility Program has found hundreds of millions of dollars in savings within state government. Angelle Davis, the former commissioner of administration, worked with the Louisiana DOGE team and says it was a team effort throughout state government to eliminate wasteful spending and improve government efficiency.