Debate on a Congressional map that reduces the number of majority Black districts from two to one begins in the House tomorrow morning as the Governmental Affairs committee discusses the Senate-approved map. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Democrats do not have enough votes to stop the so-called 5-1 map from passing…
Current Democratic Congressman Cleo Fields is expected to lose his seat if this new map becomes law.
Debate has broken out in the world of college basketball as LSU coach Will Wade has reportedly signed a player that previously signed a contract with an NBA team and appeared in three preseason games for the Celtics last year. Former Big East player of the Year R-J Luis never played in a real professional game and has one more year of college eligibility left. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says with the NCAA having trouble enforcing rules, he doesn’t blame Wade for trying…
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Congressman Cleo Fields is urging Black athletes to avoid LSU and other SEC schools. Andrew Greenstein explains why.
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Two students from Lincoln Parish have been recognized as students of the year by the Louisiana Department of Education. Melissa An Le of Ruston High School has been named the high school student of the year. Kaejha Mary-Anne Christine Stewart of A-E Phillips Laboratory School is the middle school student of the year.