Governor John Bel Edwards kicked off the regular session today by laying out his legislative agenda, and tearing into lawmakers who failed to fix the fiscal cliff. The governor highlighted the plight of Louisiana’s highest performing students, who could begin to be poached by universities in other states with TOPS still up in the air. Edwards says right now Bama is beating us academically, and athletically.
One of the many issues lawmakers will consider is gaming. A task force recommended to allow riverboat casinos to come on shore. LA Politics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the recommendation led to several other gambling operators asking for changes in legislation that affects them…
LSU president F. King Alexander is standing behind his decision to institute a zero tolerance policy on hazing in the Greek system. In the wake of the death of Maxwell Gruver the school commissioned a group to come up with a plan to further protect students and Greek sororities. Alexander says the culture of tradition runs deep in the Greek system and he says there is no reason for them to be hazing.
Time is running out for the Saints and Drew Brees to come to an agreement before free agency opens Wednesday and suitors from across the NFL are allowed to bid for the Black and Gold superstar’s services. As of this morning, teams are now allowed to begin contacting Brees’ agent and begin the negotiating process. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says it’ll be a nail bitter.