Louisiana’s been dealing with near record high temperatures and the National Weather Service says the warm December air is bringing in the next big storm system mid-weekend. Emelie Gunn reports…:
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Sigma Chi International Fraternity has closed its LSU chapter amid alleged drug and hazing policy violations. The University put the fraternity on interim suspension November 3rd and say while the investigation is not complete, Sigma Chi will not be allowed on campus through the end of 2018.

Construction of the equipment needed to dispose of 16 million pounds of M6 propellant stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish continues. The process to dispose of the explosives will begin next year. LSU-Shreveport Chemistry professor Brian Salvatore toured the construction site and says they almost have everything needed to conduct the contained burn…:
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He says they expect the disposal to be complete in January of 2017.

Former Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau has been named interim president of the University of Louisiana System. Reneau will serve as president until the board finds a permanent replacement for Sandra Woodley, who is resigning as president at the end of the year.

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards sent a letter to the Speaker of the Louisiana House, Representative Chuck Kleckley, to formally resign as the State Representative for House District 72. In a statement, Edwards thanks his Amite District for allow him to serve and says he’s resigning in order to devote his full attention to the transition to the Office of the Governor.