LSU men’s basketball player Wayde Sims was fatally shot during the overnight hours near the Southern University campus. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Coppola says says they are talking with witnesses and examining cell phone video of the shooting. He says they are asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual seen wearing red pants with a white strip down the leg and a gray shirt…
BRPD released a video showing a large street fight near the campus.
LSU basketball Coach Will Wade calls Wayde Sims an unbelievable person during a tearful press conference, just hours after learning the 20-year-old Baton Rouge native was killed. Wade says everybody on the team loved Sims…
Atheltic Director Joe Alleva called it the worst day of his career.
Senator John Kennedy closed out yesterday’s questioning of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. In his opening remarks, he expressed his sympathy toward Kavanaugh, his family, Dr. Christine Ford, and her family for what they had all been through recently.
Cut 13 (13) “could have been avoided.“
Senator Bill Cassidy weighed in on Twitter after Dr. Ford’s testimony, saying “there was still no corroborating evidence or witnesses.” And “The Senate should vote to #ConfirmKavanaugh without delay.”
Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Karen Carter Peterson says she believes Dr. Ford’s allegations, and says the two senator’s support for the judge sends the wrong message to assault survivors.
Cut 23, 13 seconds, is wrong.
A committee vote will be held for Kavanaugh at 1230.