Will Wade is meeting with LSU and NCAA officials today for the first time since he was suspended in the wake of a recruiting scandal FBI wiretap. Matt Doyle has more.
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You may have seen crawfish flavored ice cream on social media, but unlike somethings on your newsfeed, it’s real. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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On Thursday, Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican Candidate Congressman Ralph Abraham both made their case as to why they deserve to be Governor. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A trial in the a fatal march hit and run of a Zachary Firefighter sparked an unusual incident as a state judge slammed a “disgraceful” defense lawyer in court and issued a warrant for him.
Lead attorney Martin Regan says the outburst and warrant was an outrageous response to an ongoing legal dispute in the trial.
Regan says the DA had attempted to unconstitutionally force the defense to provide witnesses that could be used against them, and when they challenged that move, the judge lashed out.
District Judge Beau Higginbotham held Regan in contempt of court, and Regan says it was retribution for sending sending one of his colleagues in his stead. Regan says he’s never seen a judge lash out because the defense utilized more than one lawyer.
District Judge Beau Higginbotham says the outburst was promoted by the “disgraceful” handling of the case, and what he said was defense co-counsel Harry Ward ineffective and unprepared representation.
Regan plans to appeal his 100 dollar fine and contempt of court charge, and says if the judge had a disagreement, this was no way to handle it.
Regan’s client is 33-year-old Jermaine Franklin Jr., who is facing manslaughter charges.
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Will Wade will meet today with LSU and NCAA officials in the first official meeting between the groups since the basketball coach was suspended for alleged recruiting violations.
Tiger Rag associate editor Tyler Nunez says the meeting could be the first step in getting Wade back in Purple and Gold.
Wade recently fired his attorney, and hired new representation who’s been working to facilitate the meeting. Previously Wade’s attorney had the suspended coach on a gag order.
This rapid change of events comes on the heels of reports that Wade may not be forced to testify in the basketball corruption trial of a man he was reportedly caught on tape trying to bribe for recruit. Nunez says that’s good news for the coach.
Nunez says isn’t wasn’t long ago that he and most other Tiger analysts considered Wade a dead man walking, but the school signaled they might not be done with the young coach after refusing to fire him after the Tiger’s NCAA tournament exit.
The meeting was confirmed by LSU senior associate athletic director Robert Munsen.
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While crawfish is a sacred delicacy in the Bayou state, the idea of crawfish flavored ice cream might make the most authentic Cajuns wince. But that flavor has gained popularity on the internet and is see many people make the trip to visit Red Circle Ice Cream in Houston, TX. Owner Nickey Ngo says the curiosity has been strong among those that have heard about the frozen treat.
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Ngo says when preparing the batch of craft ice cream, they go through the entire process of an actual crawfish boil to capture the true flavor.
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If the idea of biting into ice cream with chunks of mud bug meat is unappetizing, Ngo says you do not have to worry about that because they strain everything out, so it’s the creamy texture you would be used to in a more traditional ice cream flavor.
Ngo says the gimmick of having unique flavors something the shop does often as they’ve have Hot Cheetos flavored as well as barbeque flavored ice creams in the past.
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At a forum in Baton Rouge on Thursday, Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican Candidate Congressman Ralph Abraham both made their case as to why they deserve to be in the Governor’s mansion. Edwards cited that voters know that the state is in a better position today than it was when he took office following the 2015 election.
Abraham brushed off the claims of Edwards by saying he’s grown government and increased taxes to achieve the surplus but isn’t seeing much else that has been done with the extra tax money.
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Abraham highlighted the dropping population in Louisiana, but the Governor says the way to combat that is to invest in education, which will lead decision makers with businesses to invest in Louisiana to create the opportunity for people to stay.
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Abraham says he is for smaller government and that over taxation and regulation is leading many businesses to look elsewhere.
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After scoring just two runs in a loss to Southern on Tuesday, the 8th ranked LSU baseball team begins a weekend series with Missouri tonight. Mizzou has the top ERA in the SEC. Right fielder Antoine Duplantis says they have swung the bats well in SEC play and he hopes that continues in the Show Me State…
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La Tech begins a huge series at Florida Atlantic tonight. The Owls are in first place in Conference USA with a 11-and-1 record. Tech is 8-and-4 and they’ve lost just one league game since they were swept by Southern Miss in the opening weekend of conference play. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs credits good starting pitching…
Tech has won eight in a row and Burroughs is looking forward to see how his team plays against the best team in Conference USA…