Winning a national championship has resulted in a six-year contract extension worth 42-million dollars for LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says there were doubters when former athletics director Joe Alleva hired Orgeron, but it’s a perfect fit…
Cut 7 (10) “…college football.”
Higgins doesn’t see the big-money deal slowing down Orgeron.Holden Matthews, the man suspected of setting fire to three African American Churches in St Landry Parish last spring, will have a change of plea hearing next month. The 22-year-old pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, but Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the prosecution has a lot of evidence.
Cut 9 (10) “…the arson.”
Matthew’s next federal court appearance is February 10th.

The hunt for the killer of a gay black teen who was found near a lake in Angie two weeks ago continues, and the killing has grabbed the attention of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 17-year-old Ja’Quarius Taylor was found shot in the head only an hour after being reported missing by his mother. Washington Parish Sheriff’s chief deputy Mike Haley says its their primary focus.
Cut 12 (11) “…FBI.”
The SPLC is demanding no stone be left unturned in the case given what they say is the history of failure by law enforcement agencies in the Deep South to solve, or even investigate identity-based hate crimes.

Northwestern State’s online General Studies program has been ranked as the second-best in the country. Online-schools-report-do-com’s ranking is based on satisfaction, admission rate and median debt by program. N-S-U’s Director of Academic Advising Steve Hicks says the ranking should help with enrollment…
Cut 5 (08) “…to the region.”