The Saints will be without Chris Olave in their final game of the season as they face the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday. Olave is being treated for blood clot in his lungs. The condition was fortunately caught early. He is reportedly doing well and expected to go home from the hospital today. This season Olave achieved career highs — 100 receptions, over 1,100 receiving yards, and 9 receiving touchdowns.

As the college football transfer portal opens tomorrow, LSU Linebacker Whit Weeks made it clear he’s not going anywhere. In a social media post, he said, “College Football is too hard to leave, and there is no better place in the country to be right now than Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All I want to do is ball in the purple and gold. See you in September.” 17 Tigers are planning to enter the portal and Geaux 247 writer Glen West says…

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New Orleans is looking to continue a three-year trend in 2026. Andrew Greenstein explains.

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser are suggesting ten resolutions aimed at helping keep Louisiana clean in 2026 and Nungesser says you can report litter bugs to the litter hotline at 855-LA-LITTER, and those who are confirmed to be littering will get a ticket, which Nungesser says has been an effective way to prevent them from littering in the future.

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A 2-year-old little girl is hospitalized in critical condition after she was shot in the head yesterday afternoon in the Scotlandville area of Baton Rouge.  Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse says the child was in a vehicle being driven by her mother who saw and began following a car that she believed was stolen from a family member. Police say the shooter got out of the vehicle and fired several shots toward the mother’s vehicle. The 2-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and the mother drove to the Scenic Highway BRPD precinct to seek help. The child was the only person injured. Police are seeking the suspect.

New Orleans saw a decrease in violent crime in 2025. According to figures from the Real-Time Crime Index and the Metropolitan Crime Commission, it’s the third year in a row overall violent crime rates fell. Jeff Asher, who analyzed the numbers for the Real-Time Crime Index, says murders were way down.

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The college football transfer portal opens tomorrow. Geaux 247 senior writer Glen West expects coach Lane Kiffin to a large number of players.

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LSU has 17 players planning to enter the portal but Whit Weeks isn’t going anywhere. The star linebacker posted on social media “College Football is too hard to leave, and there is no better place in the country to be right now than Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All I want to do is ball in the purple and gold. See you in September.”

LSU Women’s Basketball enters SEC play tonight with the number one scoring offense in the country, averaging 108 points per game. The Lady Tigers have seven players averaging 10 or more points. Though the team is putting up historic offensive numbers, Coach Kim Mulkey says to remain successful, the team has to do two specific things well.

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For the third year in a row New Orleans saw less violent crime in 2025. That’s according to figures from the Real-Time Crime Index and the Metropolitan Crime Commission. Jeff Asher, who analyzed the numbers for the Real-Time Crime Index, credits post-pandemic federal investment and says it’s paying off.

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He says the number of murders are down dramatically and other violent crimes were down between 60 and 80-percent compared to 2022.

It’s not too late to make a 2026 new year’s resolution to help keep our state beautiful and Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser have suggested ten resolutions. Nungesser says a few should be simple.

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He asks businesses to keep their parking lots clean, make garbage cans available and be sure to empty them.

The college football transfer portal opens tomorrow and runs through the 16th, and LSU will be shopping for its next starting quarterback. Andre Champagne has more.

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The fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team opens conference play tonight against 11th-ranked Kentucky. In their 14 non-conference games, the Tigers’ average margin of victory was more than 55 points. On WWL radio, Head Coach Kim Mulkey said…

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A baby died as a result of a house fire over the weekend in Breaux Bridge. The fire department responded to the fire just after 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Two of the child’s siblings suffered from smoke inhalation and the baby’s mother sustained burn injuries. The State Fire Marshalls office has not determined weather there was a working smoke detector in the home but during this tragedy, they are reminding Louisiana residents of the importance of making sure homes have working smoke alarms.

Former state lawmaker and BESE member Paul Hollis is a coin expert and when he’s sworn-in next month will be the first U.S. Mint director from Louisiana. He says it’s his dream job…

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In two days, Louisiana will again ride in the Tournament of Roses Parade. The float is titled “Gulf to Gumbo,” and features a giant pelican chef stirring a big pot of gumbo. One of the riders, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, says this year’s float is intended to promote Louisiana’s rich agriculture and seafood industries.

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For the second straight year, Louisiana Tech is playing in the Independence Bowl today. As the Bulldogs take on Coastal Carolina in Shreveport, Senior defensive back Cedrick Woods wraps up his six-year college career with the Bulldogs. It’s his 58th game with the Bulldogs, which is the most played by a single player in program history. Woods says he is blessed to have been able to play for so many years.

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For the third year, Louisiana will ride in the Tournament of Roses Parade. The float, titled “Gulf to Gumbo,” features a giant pelican chef stirring a big pot of gumbo. One of the riders will be Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, who says the process of making the float is impressive.

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This year’s musical guest is American Idol runner-up John Foster.

Former state lawmaker and BESE member Paul Hollis is named the 41^st director of the U.S. Mint and  will oversee the production of nickels, dimes and quarters at facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco and West Point, New York. He says special coins will be produced to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.

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Hollis expects to be sworn in next month, possibly during Washington, DC, Mardi Gras. His favorite coin is a 1925 U.S. Indian Head Quarter Eagle. He has it in his pocket for every special occasion in his life.

Louisiana Tech plays in its second straight Independence Bowl today. Andre Champagne has more.

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Now that new LSU Athletic Director, Verge Ausberry has secured a new head football coach in Lane Kiffin, he says a big part of his job in 2026 will be fundraising…

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Former state lawmaker and BESE member Paul Hollis now has his dream job, as he’s been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the director of the U.S. Mint. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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In just two days, Louisiana will show itself off to the world when it glides its float along the streets of Pasadena, California, for the 2026 Tournament of Roses Parade. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says they’ve been working hard getting the float, titled “Gulf to Gumbo,” ready for Thursday morning’s big show.

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Louisiana Tech is playing in its second straight Independence Bowl today, as the Bulldogs take on Coastal Carolina at one p.m. in Shreveport. Head coach Sonny Cumbie will face off against Chanticleers’ interim head coach Jeremiah Johnson, who served as Tech’s defensive coordinator in 2024. Cumbie says this year’s defense is a little bit different than Johnson’s from last year.

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LSU’s football season is over and newly hired head coach, Lane Kiffin has a big task in front of him as he must rebuild a roster that went 7-and-6 this season. Kiffin says signing high-caliber players out of the transfer portal will be critical to their success in 2026, and appearing on Talk 107-3 Baton Rouge, LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott Ballard said LSU officials have all the confidence in Kiffin to get the job done.

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The driver of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run crash causing the death of a cyclist in Lake Charles Saturday evening has been arrested. LCPD says 20-year-old Mathew Vipond called police the night of the crash to report he had been involved in a crash. He faces several charges including first degree vehicular negligent injuring, hit and run with death. Underage operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The cyclist, 64-year-old Jay Borom suffered multiple injuries and was transported to a Baton Rouge hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

It’s a special holiday season for Mandeville resident, former state lawmaker and BESE member Paul Hollis, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 41^st director of the U.S. Mint. Hollis, who has been involved in million-dollar sales of rare coins, has been an avid coin collector since he was a child when he was gifted a Peace Dollar.

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Just two days until Louisiana shows itself off to the world on the streets of Pasadena, California. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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LSU made headlines several times in 2025. The Tigers Baseball team won an eighth national championship in June, fired head football coach Brian Kelly and hired Lane Kiffin. LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott Ballard was a guest on Talk 107-3 in Baton Rouge. He talked about the hiring of Kiffin saying he emerged quickly as their top choice to replace Kelly.

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Researchers at Tulane have taken the lead in developing a vaccine to protect against a little-known, yet potentially deadly tropical disease. after ten years of development, Dr. Lisa Morici and her team have taken their melioidosis vaccine from discovery through pre-clinical testing to GMP manufacturing of drug substance. Dr. Morici says while it is little-known, melioidosis could have an impact locally.

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Melioidosis is sometimes known as the great mimicker, since it can look like a lot of different illnesses.

Hundreds of National Guard Troops will be in New Orleans from New Year’s Eve through Mardi Gras in February. After calling the deployment a scare tactic meant to score political points, New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Morena now says she appreciates the support from federal partners, having been assured that it’s designed strictly to increase public safety and comes at no cost to the city. Governor Jeff Landry says the state is always ready to help President Trump with national security.

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The beautiful warm weather we’ve been enjoying is coming to an end. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says cold weather is here.

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Highs for the next few days, highs are expected to be in the 50s and 60s with lows as low as the 20s for some northern parishes. Temperatures should return to the 70s for most of the state this weekend.

For the second straight week, Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough threw for more than 300 yards as he threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns in yesterday’s come-from-behind win over the Tennessee Titans. Shough says the team was not down despite trailing by ten-points at half…

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The final score was 34-26. It was the Saints fourth consecutive win. New Orleans concludes the regular season by visiting Atlanta and they’re looking to finish with a 7-10 record.

A boy who would have turned 18 next month was killed in a Shooting in a Monroe neighborhood, in broad daylight Sunday Morning. Police are investigating the shooting that fatally injured Ryan Gray and injured another 17-year-old. Witness reports say there were three male shooters — two riding bicycles and one on foot. They scattered after firing their weapons. So far no arrests have been made. The Monroe Police Department is asking anyone with information to call them 318-329-2600 or call Crime Stoppers at 318-388-CASH.

President Trump is sending about 350 National Guard Troops to New Orleans at the request of Governor Jeff Landry.

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Landry appeared on The Will Cain Show on the Fox News Channel. New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Morena who initially called the deployment plan a scare tactic meant to score political points, now says she appreciates the support since being reassured the it was strictly a public safety plan and will not cost the city.

LSU’s 2025 football season ended with a loss in the Texas Bowl. Andrew Greenstein was there.

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The lovely warm weather on Christmas day will not be repeated on New Years Day. The temperatures began dropping Sunday night and LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says Tuesday and Wednesday mornings will be especially cold.

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Fortunately, Temperatures are expected to return to the 70s this weekend.

As Louisiana gets set to ring in the new year, President Trump is deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to the state. Trump is acting on a request from Governor Landry, who talked about it on “The Will Cain Show” on the Fox News Channel.

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He said about 350 of those troops will be deployed to New Orleans, and they will stay through Mardi Gras in February.

The Saints were down by 13 points but came from behind to beat Tennessee 34-26 Sunday improving to 6 – 10. Defensive end Chase Young started the rally in the second quarter by stripping the ball away from Titans quarterback Cam Ward and returning the fumble 33 yards for a T-D. Young is playing at a high level, and so are the Saints…

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Researchers at Tulane University are taking the lead on a vaccine to combat a little-known, potentially deadly illness. Jeanne Burns reports.

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The temperature swings of Louisiana winters have begun and LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the latest drop starts today.

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For most of the state, temperatures return to the 70s this weekend.