The 61st GRAMMY Awards takes place in Los Angeles this weekend and the Bayou state is well represented. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The NBA trade deadline has passed and the Pelicans have decdied not to take the Los Angeles Lakers trade offer for forward Anthony Davis, who will remain on the team at least until the summer after requesting a trade last week. The Pels did ship off Nicola Mirotic to the Bucks for Jason Smith and Stanley Johnson. New Orleans is now faced with the question of what to do with their star big man, start him, or sit him for the rest of the year to insure he is not injured.
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 with the exception of one player, Coach Ed Orgeron took on all the recruits he wanted from within the state, easing many of the worries of his ability to effectively entice talent to the LSU program.
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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. Kennedy says such a move would only be necessary if Democrats refuse to back down on their opposition to border wall construction, and negotiations hinge on one thing…