Grambling State’s campus police chief and assistant police chief resign the day after the school’s Student Government Association president was arrested. Lincoln Parish Journal Reporter Wesley Harris says Life Makarudze is charged with third-degree rape.
While Grambling President Martin Lemelle Jr. says the resignations of Chief Rodney Demery and Assistant Police Chief Joshua Feliciano are unrelated, Harris says the timing is especially peculiar.
Governor Landry announces the state is investing 3.5-billion dollars in rural Louisiana. Landry says the money will go towards improving healthcare, broadband, roads and bridges, and residents will see the impact.
Today is National Gumbo Day, and award-winning Monroe Chef Corey Bahr is helping get the word out about one of Louisiana’s most famous dishes. Bahr says the secret to making a great pot of gumbo goes far beyond following a recipe in a cookbook.
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Several calls appeared to go against LSU in their overtime loss to Kentucky Saturday night – including one that came right before the winning two-point conversion. It appeared a Kentucky player was guilty of a false start and a flag was thrown, but the officials determined the Wildcats called a timeout before the penalty occurred. Tigers Coach Lane Kiffin says he didn’t get a clear explanation.