LSU football is picked to finish fifth in the Southeastern Conference according to a poll of media members who attended SEC Media Days. Georgia is the preseason favorite to win the 16-team league followed by Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss and then LSU. Two media members picked the Tigers to win the SEC. Two media members also picked Vanderbilt to win the league, which we know is not going to happen.

It’s not expected to be a good year for Louisiana Tech based on a Conference USA preseason poll released today. The Bulldogs are picked to finish seventh in the ten team league. Liberty is the preseason favorite to win the conference, followed by Western Kentucky, Jacksonville State and Middle Tennessee. Conference USA media day is Tuesday.

The Pelicans will conclude play in the Summer League on Saturday night in Las Vegas when they play Denver. New Orleans is 0-4 in summer league action.

LSU secondary Corey Raymond showed this week why he was such an important hire. Raymond helped convince the country’s number one cornerback, DJ Pickett, 0to commit to LSU instead of Oregon or Miami. On-3-dot-com recruiting analyst Shea Dixon….
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Raymond is back for a second stint at LSU. His first 10-year run with the Tigers saw him coach seven first team All-Americans and 14 players were drafted out of LSU’s secondary.

Saints offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk will miss the season. He was placed on the physically unable to perform list and since he’s a vested veteran and the move was made before the final roster cut-down date, it means Ramczyk can not play this year. Ramczyk’s career could also be over because of a knee injury. The Saints are set to report to the training camp on Tuesday.

A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s former bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, on seven counts of wire fraud and one count of false statement. The U-S Attorney’s office says Vappie lied to cover up a romantic relationship with Cantrell and political analyst Clancy Dubos says the indictment implicates the major who is described as “public official number one”….

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The indictment says there were meals and alcohol shared between the two during at least 14 domestic and international travels from 2021 to March of this year. He says those trips cost taxpayers more than 47-thousand dollars.

There’s a good chance for more scattered thunderstorms through the weekend. National Weather Service Meteorologist Marti Calhoun …

Cut 10 (10) “…rain weather.”

A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish has been sentenced to 40-years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former students in 2009. Ralph Cheramie (cher-a-me) Junior was convicted on sexual battery, molestation, and indecent behavior charges. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier (shot-en-ya)…

Cut 5 (11)  “…ever again.”

35-year-old Quentin Anderson is the youngest candidate running for the 6^th Congressional District. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 2 (31)  “…I’m Brooke Thorington.” 

Louisiana public schools and universities will not be posting the 10 Commandments just yet. Friday, U.S. District Judge John DeGravelles ordered Louisiana Superintendent of Education, Cade Brumley and members of the Board of Education and Secondary Education to delay posting them until at least November 15. He says he needs time to hear both sides in a lawsuit against that claims the new law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments violates the Constitution and separation of Church and State.

A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School, Ralph Cheramie, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted on sexual battery, molestation and indecent behavior charges with a former student. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier says the victim initially reported the incident to school administrators, but an internal investigation yielded little action. He says the victim now as an adult decided to come forward again, this time reporting the incident to law enforcement, which led to a conviction…
Cut 4 (10) “…and her partner.”

Former New Orleans police officer and member of Mayor Cantrell’s security team Jeffrey Paul Vappie, II has been indicted by a federal grand jury. He faces several charges including 7 counts of wire fraud accused of perpetrating a scheme to defraud NOPD. He is also accused of making false statements to the FBI and charging the city for work when he was allegedly carrying on a personal relationship with Mayor Latoya Cantrell. During the times in question, Vappie allegedly drank alcohol, had meals out with the mayor and spent time in City Owned Apartment in the French Quarter.

Political newcomer, Quentin Anderson from Baton Rouge has entered the race to run for the 6th Congressional District and says he wants to bring integrity and honor back to public service. As the son and grandson of preachers and military veterans, Anderson says he was taught the value of public service.
Cut 6 (12) “…my community.”
State Senator Cleo Fields and former state lawmaker Elbert Guillory are the other notable names in the race.

A Federal judge is blocking the posting of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana Public Schools until November 15 at the earliest. Lawmakers gave a January 1^st deadline to implement the new law requiring schools to post them, but US District Judge John DeGravelles is delaying any early implementation as he hears both sides in a lawsuit brought by groups claiming the new law violates the constitution.

Former New Orleans police officer and member of Mayor Cantrell’s security team Jeffrey Paul Vappie, II has been indicted by a federal grand jury. He faces several charges including 7 counts of wire fraud accused of perpetrating a scheme to defraud NOPD. He is also accused of making false statements to the FBI and charging the city for work when he was allegedly carrying on a personal relationship with Mayor Latoya Cantrell. During the times in question, Vappie allegedly drank alcohol, had meals out with the mayor and spent time in City Owned Apartment in the French Quarter.

A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish receives a 40-year prison sentence for sexually abusing a student. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (30) …I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Another candidate is in the race to represent the newly drawn 6^th Congressional District that now stretches from Shreveport to Baton. 35-year-old political newcomer, Quentin Anderson from Baton Rouge says he wants to bring integrity and honor back to public service and he says he wants to focus on crime, particularly youth violent crime by investing in youth jobs programs and ways to keep them busy.

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Former New Orleans police officer and member of Mayor Cantrell’s security team Jeffrey Vappie was indicted today, by a federal grand jury. Details of the charges he faces have not yet been disclosed. Vappie’s attorney Harry Rosenberg, a former U.S. Attorney, says he is waiting to see a copy of the indictment before commenting.

35-year-old Quentin Anderson is the youngest candidate running for the 6^th Congressional District. Brooke Thorington has more.

Ralph Cheramie (cher-a-me) Junior, a former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish has been sentenced to 40-years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former students in 2009. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier (shot-en-ya) says during the trial they presented evidence on how would groom his victims…

Cut 3 (08) “…in the classroom.”

There’s a good chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. Afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 80s and lower 90s daily. National Weather Service Meteorologist Marti Calhoun…

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The best chances for at least two inches of rainfall through Sunday will occur over lower Acadiana.

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A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish has been sentenced to 40-years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former students in 2009. Ralph Cheramie (cher-a-me) Junior was convicted on sexual battery, molestation, and indecent behavior charges. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier (shot-en-ya) says Cheramie’s sentences are to be served concurrently…

Cut 5 (11)  “…ever again.”

Political newcomer, Democrat Quentin Anderson from Baton Rouge has entered the race to run for the 6^th Congressional District and says he wants to bring integrity and honor back to public service as well as address infrastructure and revitalization.

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Anderson will be running against state Senator Cleo Fields and former legislator Elbert Guillory.

In private remarks, Former President Barack Obama and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said President Joe Biden should consider dropping out of the presidential race. Mel Bridges has more.

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And here is a look at today’s commodities…

Political newcomer, Quentin Anderson from Baton Rouge has entered the race to run for the 6th Congressional District and says he wants to bring integrity and honor back to public service. As the son and grandson of preachers and military veterans, Anderson says he was taught the value of public service.
Cut 6 (12) “…my community.”
State Senator Cleo Fields and former state lawmaker Elbert Guillory are the other notable names in the race.

New hope for treating malignant cancers has been discovered by LSU Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Dr. Chen Chen. Chen says she’s found two proteins that can be used to kill a tumor…
cut 10 (08) “….the cancer”
Chen has received a grant to further her research.

A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School, Ralph Cheramie, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted on sexual battery, molestation and indecent behavior charges with a former student. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier says the victim initially reported the incident to school administrators, but an internal investigation yielded little action. He says the victim now as an adult decided to come forward again, this time reporting the incident to law enforcement, which led to a conviction…
Cut 4 (10) “…and her partner.”

This has been a bad week for fatal shootings inside the home. Three of them resulted in the death of a juvenile and in two cases, young children found a gun in the home and pulled the trigger. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says gun owners should have trigger locks on their firearms…
cut 8 (08) “…they will find it” (2x)

Three fatal accidental shootings of children in Louisiana this week, serve as a reminder to practice gun safety.
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

A car crash has claimed the life of 90-year-old Jean Ducote of Lafayette. State Police say Ducote was a rear seat passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended on Highway 74 in Ascension Parish. The crash happened Wednesday afternoon and Ducote died from her injuries yesterday. State Police continues to investigate the fatal wreck.

A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish has been sentenced to 40-years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former students in 2009. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier says during the trial they presented evidence on how Ralph Cheramie Junior would groom his victims…
cut 3 (08) “….in the classroom”
Judge Christopher Boudreaux sentenced Cheramie for 40 years for molestation of a juvenile and 40 years for sexual battery of a child.

LSU researcher Chen Chen has received federal funding to continue testing her discovery that two separate but specific proteins can be used to treat most malignant cancers…
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Chen says the funding will allow her to test her treatment on mice and if it’s successful, they would move to human trials.