LSU head basketball coach Will Wade has been suspended from the team following recent reports of an FBI wiretap. LSU President F. King Alexander and Athletics Director Joe Alleva released the following joint statement.

“Recent media reports regarding Coach Will Wade are without question concerning to all of us. As such, we and university officials have taken deliberate and purposeful steps to fairly assess and adequately address this situation. As we have done since media reports first surfaced months ago, we are closely coordinating with the NCAA with every step. They have our full cooperation and we will continue to report to them all facts and information on this matter.”

Rain and a cold front are in the forecast for the weekend.  State Climatologist Barry Keim

Cut 5 (09)“…time of year”

A St. Parks woman, 22-year-old Chelsey Paige Wiltz, was arrested after her two-year-old son shot himself in the arm with an unsecured gun. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office Major Ginny Higgins says if parents lack gun safety this can happen in any household…

Cut 7 (09) “…injured.”

The child was treated of his injuries and released from the hospital the following day.

Congressman Mike Johnson and a delegation of Republican House members met with President Trump yesterday for an hour and a half meeting to discuss passing additional conservative legislation in the coming session. During the meeting, Johnson says the President inquired about the upcoming elections in Louisiana…

Cut 10 (09) “…the idea.”

Governor John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in an SEC state, is up for re-election, along with Republican Senior Senator Bill Cassidy who is running to keep his seat.