An LSU football player was involved in a bar fight early Tuesday in which he was stabbed multiple times but sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. School officials identify the victim as tight end Dillon Gordon. BRPD Cpl. Don Coppola says they responded to a physical altercation Reggie’s around 12:45 this morning…:
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The incident is under investigation. Coach Les Miles announced today that his players are no longer allowed to attend bars because there are better ways to socialize than attending “fight night clubs.”

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards made more announcements today about his cabinet members. The administration has named Dr. Rebekah Gee as the new Secretary of DHH. She’s the Medicaid medical director at LSU Health. Jimmy Leblanc will remain the dead of the Department of Corrections and Butch Browning will remain the State Fire Marshal.

An LDWF biologist made a rare bird discovery in Jeff Davis Parish. Dan O’Malley believes he found a desert cardinal, caled a pyrrhuloxio (peer-uh-lox-i-a) which is a species of bird normally found in the southwestern US and and northern Mexico. He says the bird is on the move this year…:
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This is the first time this particular species of bird has been recorded in the state. It will bring the official list of Louisiana birds to 480 species.

Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that BlueLine Associates will establish a software development office at the Louisiana Technology Park in Baton Rouge. They say the new facility will create 40 new direct jobs with an average salary of $40,000 plus benefits. LED estimates the project will results in 27 new indirect jobs.

And today LSU formally introduced Dave Aranda as its new defensive coordinator.