LSU is a three-seed in the NCAA Tournament and they’ll face Ivy League Tournament champion Yale on Thursday at 11:40 in the morning in Jacksonville. 2015 was the last time LSU was in the NCAA Tournament. They only have one player on the roster who has been in the Big Dance and that’s Kavell Bigby-Williams, who formerly played at Oregon. Interim head coach Tony Benford says they are looking forward to playing Yale…
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If LSU wins, they’ll play either Maryland, Belmont or Temple on Saturday. The top two seeds in the East Regional are Duke and Michigan State.

Lafayette Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly fatally shot his father, 68-year-old Ernest White Junior. Ernest White the Third has been charged with first-degree murder.

The Republican Governor’s Association will hold a fundraiser tonight in New Orleans to help raise cash to defeat Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards this fall. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the dough raised tonight will help pay for anti-Edwards ads…
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The R-G-A has identified Louisiana’s 2019 governor’s race as a top pick up opportunity for Republicans.

49-percent of the 181 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students participating in the National Resident Match Program chose to remain in Louisiana to continue their medical training. Last year, only 46% or medical students stayed in state, with three-quarters of those continuing at LSU. LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans Dean, Doctor Steve Nelson…
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