After announcing her resignation last month, today is University of Louisiana System President Sandra Woodley’s last day on the job. Woodley says she will look back on her time as UL System President with fondness. As far as her future plans go, Woodley is remaining mum on that…

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Until a permanent replacement is found, former Louisiana Tech President Dan Reneau will serve as interim system president.

After just one season, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has left the LSU football team to accept the same position at Auburn. The list of candidates LSU used last year to hire Steele recently became public and football analyst Mike Detillier believes head coach Les Miles will go back to that list to replace him…

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The list includes Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda and Oklahoma’s Mike Stoops.

52-year-old Boyce man is in jail on a three-million dollar bond after he allegedly held a gun to a woman’s head and repeatedly raped her. Lt. Tommy Carnline, with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office, says Jeffery Ducote Sr knocked on the door at the victim’s home, held a brief conversation with the woman, and then brandished a handgun to get inside…

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Ducote faces four counts of first-degree rape plus other charges.

Fireworks will light the night sky tonight in celebration of New Year’s Eve. Deputy Chief Fire Marshall Brent Thompson urges you to exercise extreme caution when handling fireworks. He says to never give children fireworks, even if you think they are small and harmless…

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Thompson says make sure to only purchase fireworks from a licensed distributor, never online.