The 68th D.C. Mardi Gras is underway in our nation’s capital, and it’s a snowy one. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford is there, and says Governor John Bel Edwards and other Louisiana politicians are using this opportunity to get a lot of work done…:
CUT 9 (11) “health care policy”
But he says the number 1 topic in D.C. is something Louisianians don’t normally discuss, the snow and flight numbers and departure times.

A man from Zachary is under arrest for allegedly shooting his dog multiple times when the pet wouldn’t cooperate during a bath. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said the roommate and wife of 51-year-old Brian Keith Blair tried to talk him out of it, but deputies found nin .22 caliber casings and were forced to euthanize the pet at the scene. Blair is booked on animal creulty charges and illegal use of a weapon.

It was another big day on the recruiting front for the Fighting Tigers as five-star defensive tackle Rashard Lawrence of Neville High School announced he plans to attend LSU. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says the Monroe product is six-foot-three, 309-pounds and looks like a can’t miss prospect…:
cut 7 (12) “rush the quarterback”
Lawrence chose LSU over Ohio State.

Public colleges in Louisiana have been told that they could be facing a $131 million dollar cut across the board in the remaining 5 months of the current fiscal year, without legislative intervention. The Edwards Administration says its making tough choices in filling the state’s $750 million dollar budget shortfall. LSU President F. King Alexander says $65 million would go to LSU.