The Louisiana Federation of Teachers has officially endorsed Amendment 2, a measure on the March 29 ballot that seeks to make a one-time stipend a permanent salary increase for teachers and support staff. LFT President Larry Carter…

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Two years ago, teachers received a two-thousand dollar pay raise, but it’s considered a stipend and not permanent.

Louisiana is bracing for severe weather this weekend. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the storm prediction center doesn’t issue level 4 out of 5 risk levels often and that is the risk issued for Southeast Louisiana including New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Keim says all forms of severe weather are possible for Saturday.

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The risk level issued for Lafayette and Alexandria areas is 3 out of 5.

LSU baseball is mourning the loss of a beloved member of the family. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The LSU women’s basketball team will find out its spot in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night when the bracket is released. ESPN women’s college basketball bracketologist Charlie Crème (“cream”) says there are questions about LSU heading into the tourney and the biggest question is health….

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Early voting in the constitutional amendment election begins Saturday, and there’s a lot to unpack. PAR President Steven Procopio says One of the things Amendment 1 would do is permit the legislature to establish specialty courts.

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The Jefferson Parish school district is clarifying its policy for accommodating Muslim students during Ramadan. It comes after some parents complained that their kids were forced to spend time in the cafeteria during the period when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. The school district says schools must provide alternate accommodations for Muslims for lunchtime hours during Ramadan; one elementary school says Muslim students can sit in an office during that period.

LSU fans can see a former coach of their men’s basketball team lead his new team in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Saints defensive end Chase Young will be back next season as the Black and Gold sign him to a three-year 51-million-dollar contract, with an opportunity to earn 57-million dollars. Young said when his one-year deal expired at the end of this past season, he knew that his heart was in New Orleans.

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Early voting begins Saturday. On the ballot there are four constitutional amendments. PAR President Steven Procopio says Amendment 1 does two things including allowing the legislature to establish specialty courts. Amendment 2 rewrites of Article 7 as part of the new tax law. Amendment 3 lets the legislature rather than the constitution decide which felony crimes juveniles under 17 can be tried as adults for. Procopio says Amendment 4 would change how judicial vacancies are filled, using the earliest election date instead of waiting up to 12 months.

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New Orleans’ fiscal troubles may force city employees to pay for their own alcoholic beverages. The city council is considering a proposal to ban reimbursements for alcoholic beverages during work trips. Current city code does not address the issue; imposing such a ban would align the city with state law, which bans the practice for state employees. The city has already imposed a ban of non-essential travel by city employees through at least the end of April.

Will Wade has led McNeese men’s basketball to the NCAA Tournament for a second year in a row, for the first time in program history. He signed a two-year contract that expires at the end of this season, and while Wade may be considering his future at the end of this season, he says his focus has been to get the Cowboys back to the Big Dance.

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The Saints have re-signed defensive end Chase Young to a three-year contract that will pay him 51 million dollars, with an opportunity to earn 57-million dollars. Young was selected second overall in the 2020 NFL Draft and played three seasons for the franchise now known as the Washington Commanders before joining the Saints last year on a one-year deal. Young says the contract means a lot to him.

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Early voting on four constitutional amendments begins Saturday. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says a vote for Amendment 3 would remove from the state constitution the current list of felonies for which juveniles under the age of 17 could be tried as adults and allow the legislature to decide which crimes qualify.

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A public memorial service will be held for Southern University student and Human Jukebox member Caleb Wilson tomorrow. The celebration of life will take place at five tomorrow evening at the university’s Mini Dome, immediately following a five-hour viewing and visitation. Wilson was killed last month in what police say was a hazing ritual as he was pledging to the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Three suspects are facing charges. Wilson’s funeral will be Saturday at Pilgrim Baptist Church in his hometown of Kenner.

LSU fans can see a former coach of their men’s basketball team lead his new team in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Defensive end Chase Young will be wearing black and gold next season. The Saints have signed Young to a three-year 51-million-dollar contract. He says the contract means a lot to him and he expressed his gratitude to General Manager Mickey Loomis for believing in him.

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Young was selected second overall in the 2020 NFL Draft and played three seasons for the franchise now known as the Washington Commanders before joining the Saints last year on a one-year deal.

Early voting starts this Saturday and Sean Richardson has more on some of the Constitutional Amendments that will be on the ballot.

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Severe weather bringing a chance of hail, tornados, and wind gusts over 70 miles per hour is expected to roll across Louisiana Friday and Saturday and that has caused the organizers of the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day parade to cancel Saturday’s event. Organizers are looking to reschedule. Meanwhile in Baton Rouge the Wearing of the Green parade has been rescheduled. It will roll Sunday at noon.

Mission accomplished for Will Wade as he leads McNeese Men’s Basketball to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history. He says he has astonished himself with how well things have gone in Lake Charles.

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Now, Wade hopes to lead the Cowboys to their first Tournament win in school history. The two-year contract he signed with McNeese expires at the end of this season

Saints defensive end Chase Young will be back as the Black and Gold sign him to a three-year contract that will pay him 51-million dollars, with an opportunity to earn 57-million dollars.

Young said when his one-year deal expired at the end of this past season, he knew that his heart was in New Orleans.

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A week before he was scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia, a federal judge in Baton Rouge has granted Death Row Inmate, Jessie Hoffman’s request for an injunction, blocking his March 18^th execution. U.S. District Court, Judge Shelly Dick said there should be a trial to hear Hoffman’s claims that death-by-asphyxiation is a cruel or unusual punishment prohibited by the U.S. Constitution. The ruling came Tuesday afternoon after a daylong hearing. Attorney General Liz Murrill said, “We disagree with the district court’s decision and will immediately appeal to the Fifth Circuit.”

Three suspects have now been arrested in connection with the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. Kyle Thurman was arrested in Port Allen yesterday, and Isaiah Smith turned himself in this morning. 23-year-old Caleb McCray turned himself in last Friday. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean (ELL-jeen) McKneely says

Caleb Wilson died after being punched in the chest during a hazing ritual with the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. McKneely says it’s possible that more arrests could be forthcoming.

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The city council president in New Orleans is blasting Mayor Latoya Cantrell for attending a mayor’s conference in Washington D.C., despite a city-wide travel ban for all nonessential travel.  Sean Richardson has more.

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There could be another black bear hunting season this winter, and this one would be even bigger than last year’s. The department is looking to expand the areas to include much of South Louisiana.  John Hanks, the large carnivore program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says the number of tags would go up from 11 to 26 – but your odds of scoring one would be quite long.

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If approved, the bear hunting season would run from December 6th to the 21st. The department will accept written public comment through May 1st.

New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morrell criticized Mayor LaToya Cantrell for violating a travel ban by attending the Yale Mayor’s College Conference in Washington, D.C.

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The city defends the trip as beneficial for leadership development and dismisses criticism as divisive.

Three suspects are now under arrest in connection with the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. Kyle Thurman was arrested in Port Allen yesterday. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean (ELL-jeen) McKneely says police had expected Thurman to turn himself in.

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Isaiah Smith turned himself in this morning and Caleb McCray turned himself in last Friday.

If a bear hunting season for 2025 gets the green light, it will be bigger than last year’s. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Saints Coach Kellen Moore says he’s excited to work with quarterback Derek Carr as the 33-year-old signal caller is staying in New Orleans. Moore says he had a good conversation with Carr before he agreed to a restructured contract….

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Three suspects have now been arrested in connection with the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. Kyle Thurman was arrested in Port Allen yesterday, and Isaiah Smith turned himself in this morning. 23-year-old Caleb McCray turned himself in last Friday. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean (ELL-jeen) McKneely says

Caleb Wilson died after being punched in the chest during a hazing ritual with the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. McKneely says it’s possible that more arrests could be forthcoming.

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New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morrell criticized Mayor LaToya Cantrell for violating a travel ban by attending the Yale Mayor’s College Conference in Washington, D.C. The ban, prohibits non-essential travel and related expenses.

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There could be another black bear hunting season this winter, and this one would be even bigger than last year’s. John Hanks, the large carnivore program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says the department is looking to open two additional bear areas along with Bear Area 4 in northeast Louisiana.

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If approved, the bear hunting season would run from December 6th to the 21st.

Saints Coach Kellen Moore says he’s excited to work with quarterback Derek Carr. The 33-year-old signal caller’s contract was restructured over the weekend, converting part of the contract to a signing bonus. The move saves the Saints 30-million dollars in salary cap space, and it means Carr will get his full 40-million dollars in salary for 2025.

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Three suspects have now been arrested in connection with the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. Kyle Thurman was arrested in Port Allen yesterday, and Isaiah Smith turned himself in this morning. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean (ELL-jeen) McKneely says police had expected Thurman to turn himself in as well.

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23-year-old Caleb McCray turned himself in last Friday

Louisiana’s growing black bear population is making another bear hunting season possible, says John Hanks, the large carnivore program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and this one would be even bigger than last year with more lottery tags available.

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If approved, the bear hunting season would run from December 6th to the 21st. The department will accept written public comment through May 1st.

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell heads to Washington D.C. to attend a mayoral conference after the City Council issues a travel ban for all nonessential travel.  Sean Richardson has more.

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At his introductory press conference, New Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore said he had been looking forward to going through a process to determine if Quarterback Derek Carr should return for a third season. He says it didn’t take long to determine that Carr should be the quarterback to lead the team in 2025…

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Carr’s contract was restructured over the weekend, converting part of the contract to a signing bonus. The Saints also restructured the contracts of guard Cesar Ruiz, defensive end Carl Granderson and defensive tackle Khalen Saunders, giving the team 13-million dollars in salary cap space.

A Tangipahoa Parish inmate walked off his work release job in St. James Parish Friday and has yet to be located. Ashley Rodrigue with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Taegan Howarth is serving time in Tangipahoa Parish for battery, along with drug and weapons charges. He was last seen in Convent wearing a yellow vest and a white hard hat. Rodrigue is urging you to be on the lookout for him.

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Opinions on Daylight Saving time vary but experts agree that clock changes disrupt sleep and impact health. Dr. Rahn Bailey with LSU Health New Orleans says shift workers are impacted more than most.

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A legendary high school football coach has passed away. Andrew Greenstein has more.

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Funeral Services for Former Louisiana First Lady Alice Foster will be at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Franklin Wednesday at noon. The wife of former Governor Murphy “Mike” Foster passed away last Thursday at her historic home, Oaklawn Manor. Governor Foster’s former Press Secretary, Marsanne Golsby…

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