A north Louisiana lawmaker doesn’t like hearing the threat that there will be no LSU football next season because of budget issues facing higher education. Republican State Representative Steve Pylant of Winnsboro says Governor John Bel Edwards’ statement about the possibility there will be no LSU football next year is an empty threat…:
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But Democrat State Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says legislators have to do whatever they can to keep universities open…:
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The comments came during a full day’s worth of testimony about funding for higher education.

Meanwhile the state Senate says they’ve done all they can, by law, to help balance the state’s budget as they await bills from the House side where tax increases and most financial measures must originate. The upper chamber has approved about $328 million dollars in patchwork funding to fill gaps in this year’s budget.

The Louisiana Supreme Court delays the execution of the so-called River Parish serial killer. Emelie Gunn reports Daniel Blank was scheduled to die next month for the murder of an elderly woman in 1997…:
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LSU was knocked out of the tie for first place in Southeastern Conference standings last night after falling to Alabama 76-69 at the PMAC. The Tigers visit Tennessee on Saturday.