The man accused of stabbing LSU Football tight end Dillon Gordon at Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland early Tuesday morning has been arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force. Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says 20-year-old Jamal Joseph Vaughn was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison this morning and charged with aggravated 2nd Degree Battery…:
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McKneely says detectives believe the two got into an argument at the bar when Vaugn attacked Gordon and began stabbing him. Gordon was released from the hospital later that day.

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards and Louisiana’s future First Lady, Donna Edwards, announce that legendary Voice of the Tigers Jim Hawthorne will be the Master of Ceremonies for the Inaugural Celebration on Monday. Edwards will take the oath of office on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol at noon. About 11,000 invitations have gone out for the ceremony, and it is also open to the public. Events begin at 11:30.

For a second straight year, Louisiana’s public schools rank 49th in the nation in academic achievement. That’s according to Education Week Magazine, who has unveiled its Quality Counts report. Education Week Research Center director Holly Yetcick (Yet-ick) says Louisiana scored a 69 out of 100 for classroom performance, which is just above a passing grade:
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She says slight improvements were seen with fourth graders and their reading ability.

The US Army Corps of Engineers announces that the Morganza Spillway in Pointe Coupee Parish will be opened on Monday for the first time since 2011. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says this will protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans, but it could cause flooding in the lower Atchafalaya Basin…:
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The waters on the Mississippi River continue to rise. He says it will be open until about January 21st