LSU is one of the 16 teams still alive in the NCAA Basketball Tournament after a heart stopping 69-67 win over Maryland. For the second straight game, the Tigers nearly let a double digit second half lead slip away, but Tremont Waters driving layup with one second left preserved the victory. Interim head coach Tony Benford gives credit to the players…
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LSU will face Michigan State in DC on Friday.

The newly released February employment numbers show nonfarm employment has grown for a 12th consecutive month. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says there were 59-hundred more nonfarm jobs in February 2019, compared to the previous February. LWC chief economist Ali Bustamante says the strongest job growth is with education and health services…
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New research shows for the first time ever more Americans subscribe to streaming services like Netflix, and Hulu rather than cable providers, 69 percent to 65 percent. LSU Director of Student Media John Friscia says the majority of his students’ prefer streaming…
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The report says the average household subscribed to three paid streaming services.

43-year-old Booker Thomas of Shreveport has received a three-year suspended prison sentence after he admitted to encouraging a coworker at a Caddo animal shelter to have sex with a pitbull. Caddo Parish District Attorney spokesperson John Prime says Thomas can also no longer live or work with any animals for five years…
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The woman involved previously received an 18-month suspended sentence.