Extremely cold this morning across the state, with record-tying readings of 20 degrees set in Baton Rouge and Slidell. Tonight will be cold, but not as bad…
CUT 10 (08) Q: “mid 20′s”
That’s Phil Grigsby, with the National Weather Service in New Orleans, who says extreme southeast Louisiana should be slightly above freezing.

One candidate for the empty LSU Defensive Coordinator position has withdrawn his name from consideration. Penn State defensive coordinator Bob Shoop reportedly interviewed, but decided to remain with the Nittany Lions. Gannett LSU sportswriter Glenn Guilbeau says Shoop was the best candidate so far…
CUT 13 (08) Q: ‘coach Chavis’
No front runner has emerged; at least not yet.

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Governor Bobby Jindal announces he’s planned a trip to Europe seeking new foreign trade and investment…
CUT 2 (27) “reporting”

The plea is not guilty on the charge of aggrevated rape from the former “Sons of Guns” reality TV star Will Hayden. He is accused of raping a young girl in East Baton Rouge Parish on multiple occasions in the span between March 2013 and August 2014. He is also to plead in the forcible rape of a Livingston Parish woman next week.