An amped up LSU crowd celebrated an SEC title in basketball on Saturday, but before and during the contest they expressed anger towards athletic director Joe Alleva for suspending coach Will Wade. Freshman Javonte Smart was also held out, because of reports the FBI has a recorded conversation with Wade trying to set up a payment for a recruit, believed to be Smart. With Smart out, Marshall Graves hit four three-pointers. He says the players fed off the crowd’s energy…
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The search is ongoing for a downed helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico near LaFourche Parish. The Bristow Group says a Bell 407 chopper operating between Galliano and Venice crashed at around noon yesterday. A crew member and passenger were on board, no word on if they are injured or missing.

The flu season may get worse, because of the emergence of a more serious strain of the flu. LSU Health New Orleans Infectious disease specialist Dr. Fred Lopez says there have been widespread cases of the H1N1 strand, but…
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That strain killed 80-thousand Americans last year in what was one of the most severe flu seasons in recent history.

The US House has passed a sweeping election reform bill, but the republican controlled Senate does not plan on bringing the legislation up for a vote. Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham has a big problem with the measure, including the proposal to subsidize federal candidates by giving a six to one match for every dollar under 200 bucks donated to a candidate…
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The legislation allows federal workers six paid vacation days a year to work at polling locations.