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LSU and suspended basketball coach Will Wade fired off new statements and it doesn’t look like Wade’s status is changing anytime soon. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The New Orleans Saints have signed defensive tackle Malcom Brown from the New England Patriots.  The Pats elected not to pick up Brown’s fifth-year option, setting him up for free agency.  Brown was the Patriots first-round draft pick in 2015.

 

The number of abortions in Louisiana last year fell to a 10-year low. 8,048 abortions were reported to have been performed in the state, and Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says it’s part of a years long trend.
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Governor John Bel Edwards, a pro-life Democrat, responded saying “We are committed to reducing the number of abortions in Louisiana, and the data shows that is working”.

The Denham Springs police department arrests a couple in the death of a small child in Livingston Parish. Detective Amber Fairburn says their investigation started last Friday when they were called to a home in reference to an unresponsive two-year-old female.  The toddler died on Monday and Fairburn says the child’s mother and her fiancé are facing significant charges.

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