A public visitation will be held today in former Governor Kathleen Blanco’s hometown of Lafayette. Services were held in Baton Rouge Thursday to honor the state’s first and only female governor. Department of Children and Family Services spokesperson and former Blanco Staffer Catherine Heitman remembers Blanco for her tenacity.
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The funeral is tomorrow in Lafayette.

A study involving LSU finds that two Mississippi River diversions that were done to help rebuild the state’s disappearing coast actually led to land loss. Coastal Sciences Professor Gene Turner says the negative impact may be due to the increased nutrient availability…
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The study raises concerns about the five billion dollars’ worth of proposed diversion projects.

Attorney General Jeff Landry is launching an antitrust probe into big tech companies. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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LSU will hold an active shooter response exercise today on campus from 9:30 AM to 11 AM. The university says there will be a large police presence and firing of blank rounds from guns, so there should not be a cause for concern. A report of an armed intruder in Coates Hall on Tuesday led to a big scare. It turned out to be a false alarm.