Could the federal government bring forward criminal charges against suspended LSU basketball coach Will Wade, if the reports are true the FBI has a recorded phone call between Wade and a recruiting middleman where they discuss a monetary offer for an LSU player believed to be Javonte Smart? The man Wade is allegedly speaking with has been sentenced to six months as part of an investigation into corruption in college basketball. Legal analyst Tim Meche…
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Meanwhile, LSU is getting ready for this week’s SEC Tournament. Smart didn’t play in Saturday’s blow out win over Vanderbilt and interim head coach Tony Benford says there’s a chance Smart can return…
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Health officials say another strain of influenza has emerged and it’s H-3-N-2. That’s the strain that killed 80-thousand Americans last year. LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease specialist, Doctor Fred Lopez, says so far this year’s influenza season has been much more mild than last year…
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He says the best protection from the H-3-N-2 flu strain is to get vaccinated against the flu.

The U-S House has approved a sweeping election reform package, but Republicans oppose it. The proposal would create independent redistricting commissions to draw voting districts. But Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham says that’s a duty best left to the states….
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The proposal is not expected to get a vote in the Senate.