This could be the hottest weekend of the summer in Louisiana. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says an area of high pressure in the Gulf of Mexico will drive up temperatures and humidity levels.

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Louisiana’s new N-I-L and athlete agents website is live. It provides information for athletes, families, schools and agents on the state’s new NIL and athlete agents laws. Attorney General Liz Murrill says Act 895 requires agents to register with the state.

Cut 12 (12) “…integrity and character.”

Agents in existing representation agreements were required to register by August 1.

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Legendary LSU baseball coach and Athletic Director Skip Bertman is being remember after he passed away early yesterday morning. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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Guilbeau says Bertman had the Midas touch as Athletic Director from 2001 to 2008, revolutionizing LSU athletics fundraising and ticket sales.

LSU legend Skip Bertman passed away early this morning at the age of 88. Bertman led LSU Baseball to five College World Series titles and 11 trips to Omaha and hired four national championship-winning coaches as Athletic Director. Former LSU pitcher Ben McDonald says Bertman transformed LSU into the greatest baseball program in the country.

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Louisiana’s new N-I-L and athlete agents website is live. Attorney General Liz Murrill says the new law extended existing athlete agent oversight to N-I-L agents and gave student-athletes the power to sue agents for damages, attorney fees and other compensation.

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The Louisiana Public Service Commission heard from several citizens this week concerned their energy bills will go up as a result of Meta’s 50-billion dollar AI data center in Richland Parish. Governor Jeff Landry was a guest on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana and says Meta is paying for its own power use, and pointed out that the data center is part of the biggest construction boom the state has ever seen, and says the jobs they’re creating are here to stay…

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Louisiana could be facing its hottest weekend of the summer right now.  LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says an area of high pressure is driving up humidity and the temperatures, leading to outrageous heat indices which will linger for days.

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Legendary LSU baseball coach and Athletic Director Skip Bertman is being remember after he passed away early yesterday morning. Kace Kieschnick reports.

Cut 1 (40) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”

Guilbeau says Bertman had the Midas touch as Athletic Director from 2001 to 2008, revolutionizing LSU athletics fundraising and ticket sales.

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Louisiana’s new N-I-L and athlete agents website is live. It provides information for athletes, families, schools and agents on the state’s new NIL and athlete agents laws. Attorney General Liz Murrill says Act 895 requires agents to register with the state.

Cut 12 (12) “…integrity and character.”

Agents in existing representation agreements were required to register by August 1.

This could be the hottest weekend of the summer in Louisiana. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says an area of high pressure in the Gulf of Mexico will drive up temperatures and humidity levels.

Cut 9 (08)  “…the next week.”

The tributes continue after Louisiana sports legend, LSU baseball coach and AD Skip Bertman passed away early yesterday morning.  Author of his biography, Everything Matters in Baseball, Glenn Guilbeau says Bertman had the Midas touch as Athletic Director, and as a coach, he cared deeply about his players.

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Bertman created one of the greatest dynasties in college sports, winning five national championships.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission heard from several citizens this week concerned their energy bills will go up as a result of Meta’s 50-billion-dollar AI data center in Richland Parish. Governor Jeff Landry was a guest on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana and says Meta is paying for its own power use, and their investment will improve the electric grid’s resiliency…

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The Attorney General’s office launched a new website with resources for athletes, agents, schools and families on the state’s new N-I-L and athlete agent laws. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A Louisiana state plane linked to Governor Jeff Landry flew into McAllen, Texas, near SpaceX’s Starbase launch site. Elon Musk’s private jet touched down in Lafayette Thursday, adding fuel to rumors of a deal to bring a SpaceX launch site to coastal Vermilion Parish.

Sad news as the legendary architect of LSU baseball—Stanley “Skip” Bertman has died.  Bertman passed away early this morning at the Baton Rouge General with his daughters by his side. Beloved by his players and fans, the legendary Bertman won five national championships and seven Southeastern Conference titles during his 18 years leading the Tigers.  Skip Bertman was 88 years old.

The Ochsner Transplant Institute performed its ten-thousandth organ transplant, a first for Louisiana.  Kace Kieschnick has more.

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LSU cornerback D.J. Pickett does not have any intention of changing his number-five jersey despite backlash from former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels.The Advocate’s Koki Riley spoke with Pickett’s father who says LSU promised he could have the number… as the number five has become a standard for Pickett and his ten siblings since his oldest brother Jaylen wore it at Eastern Michigan.

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Louisiana is losing film industry jobs at an alarming rate. Citing numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a new report from Giggster says Louisiana had the highest percentage of decline in film industry jobs since 2024 at more than 32-percent.IATSE (eye-AT-zee) Local 478 Business Agent Simonette Berry says Louisiana is in danger of losing a good chunk of what it had worked hard to build.

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Heartbreaking news for Louisiana and the world of baseball as legendary baseball coach Skip Bertman passes away at the age of 88.  Bertman took a program that had very little interest on the LSU campus and produced five national championships in the 1990s. After his Hall of Fame coaching career, he served as athletic director in the 2000s, where he hired Les Miles and Paul Mainieri, both of them went on to win championships.

LSU sophomore cornerback D.J. Pickett will not be changing his number five despite the reaction from Heisman-winning QB Jayden Daniels. Here’s Jeff Palermo.

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Amid the cyclospora outbreak, restaurants – especially those which specialize in salads – are going the extra mile to reassure diners that the produce they serve is safe. Scott Henderson, the co-founder and CEO of Lafayette-based Salad Station, says whereas the lettuce responsible for the outbreak was imported from Mexico, his company’s lettuce is not imported from any foreign country.

Cut 10 (08) “…is always domestic.”

The Ochsner Transplant Institute completed its ten-thousandth organ transplant dating back to the Gulf South’s first heart transplant in 1970. That milestone puts the institute among the top 40 transplant centers in the country; and Institute Director Dr. Ari Cohen says it is a deeply personal vocation.

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One of the most influential figures in the history of college sports has died. Stanley “Skip” Bertman, the legendary architect of LSU baseball passed away early this morning at the Baton Rouge General with his daughters by his side.  Bertman, who was beloved by his players and fans, won five national championships and seven Southeastern Conference titles during his 18 years leading the Tigers.  Skip Bertman was 88 years old.

LSU cornerback D.J. Pickett plans to keep his number five jersey despite backlash from former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, who last wore the number. The Advocate’s Koki Riley spoke with Pickett’s father and says if anyone is backing down, it will be the Daniels camp.

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Riley says number five has become a standard for Pickett and his ten siblings since his oldest brother Jaylen wore it at Eastern Michigan.

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Restaurants are going the extra mile these days to ensure their produce is safe amid the cyclospora outbreak. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana is losing film industry jobs at an alarming rate. A new report from Giggster says Louisiana had the highest percentage of decline in film industry jobs since 2024.  IATSE (eye-AT-zee) Local 478 Business Agent Simonette Berry says we’re not just competing against California and Georgia anymore.

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A new poll finds Louisianians like talking politics. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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A 69 year old Opelousas man is dead after police say he was attacked by two dogs early yesterday morning. Authorities say Horace Brooks was walking down South Court Street just after midnight when Kimberly Faulk arrived home with her dogs.  Authorities say Faulk’s been charged with negligent homicide.

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A report by WWNO says Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Julia Letlow purchased Meta shares after signing the non-disclosure agreement on plans to build the massive data center in Richland Parish. Letlow is considered the favorite to become Louisiana’s next U.S. senator.  But LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says the story could resonate with some voters and that Letlow’s Democratic opponent, Jamie Davis, will likely make it an issue on the campaign trail.

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A representative for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has told LSU it can no longer use the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner’s  name, image and likeness. CNN is reporting that the University was issued a cease-and-desist after the number 5 was issued to cornerback D.J. Pickett.   A spokesman for Daniels said even though the number hadn’t been retired, Daniels made it clear he didn’t want it used, saying it feels like a failure to honor all he accomplished at LSU.

A report by WWNO public radio says Congresswoman and U.S. Senate Republican candidate Julia Letlow may have benefited financially by purchasing Meta stock after learning about the company’s plans to build a massive data center in Richland Parish. Here’s Kace Kieschnick.

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Speaking of which, The Louisiana Public Serice Commission voted three to one yesterday to allow Meta to keep records regarding its $50 billion Richland Parish data center confidential. The vote overturns an administrative law judge’s previous order.
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Those in the medical community are speaking out about President Trump’s executive order to split the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine across three separate visits. LSU Health professor Dr. Corey Hebert says the MMR vaccine has been administered as a combined dose since 19-71 and separating them means going from getting two shots to six.  And he  says there’s no guarantee that separating them will provide any benefit.

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A new poll finds that Louisiana residents like to talk about politics much more than the average American. Results of the poll by LSU’s public Policy Research Lab and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana found that people in Louisiana appear to feel just as negatively about the opposing political party as people across the country do, but Reilly Center Director Michael DiResto says we are more comfortable in talking with people they disagree with politically.

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Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Julia Letlow is facing questions over her purchase of Meta stock after reportedly signing a confidential agreement related to Meta’s plans to build a massive data center in Richland Parish. A report by WWNO says Letlow purchased Meta shares after signing the non-disclosure agreement. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan.

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A new poll by LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana finds that people in our state like to talk about politics much more than the average American. Reilly Center Director Michael DiResto says they surveyed more than one-thousand residents.

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The medical community is sounding off on President Trump’s executive order that splits the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into separate visits. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A representative for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has told LSU it can no longer use the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner’s  name, image and likeness. CNN is reporting that the University was issued a cease-and-desist after the number 5 was issued to cornerback D.J. Pickett.   A spokesman for Daniels said even though the number hadn’t been retired, Daniels made it clear he didn’t want it used, saying it feels like a failure to honor all he accomplished at LSU.