Music’s biggest night is this weekend as the 61st GRAMMY Awards takes place in Los Angeles. Many Louisiana artists have been nominated throughout the years and this year is no different. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser Nungesser says the word GRAMMY originated from Louisiana.
An event known as “A Night on the River” takes place tonight at the Clive Davis Theatre at the GRAMMY Museum and will feature entertainment from various Louisiana performers.
National Signing Day has come and gone and saw LSU wrapping the day with the fifth-ranked class in the nation. Tiger Rag Associate Editor Tyler Nunez says grabbing the attention of many is the commitments of five star Destrehan running back John Emery and five star Baton Rouge cornerback Derek Stingley.
Senator John Kennedy says to avoid another government shutdown, he thinks President Trump will declare a national emergency if negotiations fail to provide adequate funding for additional physical wall at the southern border by the February 15th funding deadline. If the President makes the declaration, it would likely be immediately challenged in Congress, but would likely require two thirds of both chambers to support ending the emergency due to president veto power. Kennedy says after that, it would likely be taken up in the high court.
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Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads are currently in the works following a grant received from the LSU board of supervisors last summer. LSU biologist Dr. Naohiro Kato says initially when factoring in all of the costs, it appears at first the beads could cost initially around $13 a strain, but they are looking to bring the price down as it is estimated that four to five million beads are tossed each carnival season.