The New Orleans Police Department says children are involved in a shooting that left multiple people dead and one injured in the Gentilly area…
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The Johnny Jones era is officially over. LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva announced this morning that the five year coach had been relieved of his duties. Don Molino reports…:
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The Orleans Parish Coroner has identified the victims, including children, in a crime that left three dead and one wounded at a home in the Gentilly area of New Orleans. Authorities report the victims are 30-year-old Monique Smith, 6-year-old Jumyrin Smith and 10-year-old Justin Simms. Police Chief Michael Harrison says they responded to a shooting at about 5 a.m. where police found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound and then discovered a horrific scene…
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The shooting occurred on the corner of Mandolin and Touro. Harrison says the investigation is ongoing…
Harrison says says currently, no one is in custody and urges anyone with information about this crime to come forward.
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The Louisiana State Troopers Association is reportedly the subject of a federal investigation alleging the nonprofit made illegal campaign contributions. That’s according to Tom Aswell, publisher of the political blog Louisiana Voice who broke the first story on the investigation. He says the nonprofit association’s board funneled the money through its executive director David Young.
Classified state employees, like troopers, cannot make campaign contributions. The alleged donations include more than $10-thousand to former-Governor Bobby Jindal and Governor John Bel Edwards. Aswell says Edwards returned the money when he learned the source. He believes the investigation goes all the way to the top.
Aswell says earlier this week, the FBI served 18 subpoenas at the board of directors meeting. He says the FBI will try to get information from these individuals to learn what they may have done on Edmonson’s behalf. But he says his sources suggest someone is trying to hinder the investigation.
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After 5 seasons, Johnny Jones is no longer the head coach of the LSU men’s basketball team. Athletic Director Joe Alleva made the announcement this morning.:
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Jones, who was a member of LSU’s Final Four team in 1981, tweeted that it’s been an honor to serve the LSU community for 22 years. Alleva will now look to hire his third men’s hoops coach since coming to LSU in 2008. Asked what he would be looking for in the search for a new coach…:
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All of Jones’ assistants have been fired, as well. The Tigers failed to qualify for postseason play in 2016 and 2017, and Jones’ final team finished 2-16 in league play, losing a school-record 15 straight games in the process. Alleva said it was appropriate to wait until now to make a final decision on Jones…:
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As Louisianans prepare for crawfish boils this weekend, one lucky crawdad won’t be in a sack. Earlier this week, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser teamed up with Zatarain’s to pardon a mudbug. He says the crawfish was set free in Bayou Segnette State Park to live out his days safe from crawfishers’ nets.
Nungesser says of the more than 120 million pounds of crawfish we eat every year, they thought it was only fair to set one free. He says the pardoned crawfish was appropriately named Emile after the founder of Zatarain’s, who introduced boil mixes in the 1920s.
Nungesser says every year, the pardoned mudbug will be named in honor of someone who contributes to the industry. He says it’s a tradition that will continue on the first Tuesday after Mardi Gras every year.