Two people were fatally shot in Natchitoches last night in the nine-hundred block of Short Seventh Street. 41-year-old Larry Batiste and 35-year-old Hiram Phillips were pronounced dead. A female was also shot and she’s listed in severe condition at a Shreveport hospital. Police have not released any other details.

LSU brings back Bo Pelini as its defensive coordinator. Jeff Palermo spoke with a former LSU all-American on what Pelini’s return means for the Tigers…
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Nicholls State has received an A-Plus rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality for having one of the top programs in the country when it comes to training future teachers on how to teach early reading skills. Head of teacher education at Nicholls, Alyson Theriot, says teacher candidates practice what they learn in mentor teachers’ classrooms…
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Louisianans are encouraged to participate in the state’s Own Your Own Health Fitness Challenge. It gives a chance for individuals or groups to participate against others to find out who can walk more steps or lose more weight. Director of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Rudy Macklin, says different cities even compete against each other…
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To sign up, visit O-Y-O-H-L-A-dot-com.