LSU says it’s live mascot, Mike the Sixth, has lost his battle with cancer and he was euthanized this morning. Doctor David Baker at the LSU Vet School has cared for Mike since he arrived on campus in 2007 and he says it’s a heartbreaking day for LSU fans, but he’s thankful for all of the support…
cut 12 (10) “….I’m very thankful”
Mike VI will be cremated and his remains will be given to the school’s Andoine museum.

The Jefferson Parish School Board is expected to vote on a resolution tonight that would ban Parish President Mike Yenni from public school campuses. It’s the result of Yenni’s sexting scandal involving a 17-year-old boy. School board member Mark Morgan says some action is needed because Yenni allegedly had contact with the victim on school property…
cut 3 (10) “…that of us”

The new Republican Party deputy chairman of Louisiana, Tim Breaux, says he will stand by Presidential candidate Donald Trump amid an 11-year-old recording that had Trump making lewd comments about women. Breaux, from Lafayette, says he’s been around Trump on many occasions and…
CUT 6 (10) “him elected”
But Executive Director of the Louisiana Democratic Party, Stephen Handwerk, says even if we dismiss the tape, we only have to go back a week to find more inappropriate tweets or comments…:
CUT 9 (10) “believing that”

US Attorney Walt Green of Louisiana’s Middle District says the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling is ongoing and there’s no timetable on when they’ll be finished.