A state audit reports that LSU paid an employee 400-thousand for nearly three years, even though the recipient of the pay didn’t perform the work he was required to do. State auditor Barret Hunter says even the employee acknowledged he was underserving of his pay…
cut 13 (08) “….deserve the pay”
LSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine says they are not happy with this finding and safeguards are in place to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

The NCAA Tournament bracket is out and LSU is a three-seed in the East Regional, facing Yale on Thursday. American Gaming Association CEO Bill Miller says eight-point-five billion dollars in bets will be placed before the tournament ends and but the black market will be the biggest recipient. He hopes Louisiana and other states legalize sports betting this year…
cut 8 (12) “…provides”

The U-S Supreme Court will hear the case of a Louisiana man convicted for second-degree murder in 2016 and it was on a 10-to-2 guilty vote. Evangelisto Ramos, who was convicted of killing a woman in 2014, wants his conviction overturned because it was not an unanimous verdict. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says if the Supreme Court rules in favor of Ramos, several other convictions could also get overturned including Ronald Gasser, who shot former NFL player Joe McKnight…
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Starting this year, all serious felony crimes require a unanimous jury verdict.

Baton Rouge Representative Ted James has filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would give about 36-thousand former felons the opportunity to serve on a jury pool. These individuals were recently given the opportunity to vote. James says this legislation would be good for the felons and the criminal justice system…
cut 4 (08) “…in my opinion”
James bill will be heard next month.