We could be in for some severe weather this weekend as a system moves in Saturday evening into Sunday behind these warm temperatures. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says it’s hard to believe we’re in December when you look at the forecast these days…:
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He says the line of storms moving through early Sunday could bring with it damaging winds and the potential for isolated flash flooding.

Former Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau has been named interim president of the University of Louisiana System. Reneau, who was president of Louisiana Tech for 26 years before retiring in 2013, says he’s honored to have been asked to help out on a temporary basis…:
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Currenty UL-System President Sandra Woodley announced her resignation in November.

Crawfish season is underway and early reports say the mudbugs are bigger then normal and you can thank this weather. Emelie Gunn reports…:
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LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva announces today that a statue has been commissioned of LSU All-America and NBA star Bob Pettit. It’s expected to be unveiled prior to the conclusion of the 2015-2016 basketball season. Pettit played at LSU in the 1952, 1953 and 1954 seasons and scored 1,916 points. The life-size statue will be placed in the area in the front of the Basketball Practice Complex near the Shaq statue.