17:30 LRN Newscast January 26th

Former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham told lawmakers a state audit questioning how he spent Gulf oil spill money is the worst Monday morning quarterbacking he’s seen. Barham says allegations of extensive financial problems with the agency he once led couldn’t be further from the truth…
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Auditors say money intended for fish testing was used on unnecessary items.

The historic loss the LSU men’s basketball team suffered last night against Florida might be all she wrote for Tigers Coach Johnny Jones. That’s according to Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham. But Worsham doesn’t think Athletic Director Joe Alleva will fire Jones mid-season like he did with Les Miles…:
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Worsham says Jones has two years on his contract this season concludes.

A close friend of the fallen Westwego police officer is raising money for his family on a Go Fund Me Page. Halen Doughty has more…:
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In football recruiting….LSU has been able to get the country’s number one rated inside linebacker to flip from Oklahoma to the Fighting Tigers. Jacob Phillips of Nashville, Tennessee says he’ll sign with LSU on Wednesday. But the state’s top rated running back, Travis Etienne of Jennings, says he’ll sign at Clemson and play at the real “Death Valley.”