The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is heartbroken to announce the tragic loss of a Vivian Police Officer, shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday evening.  It happened around 5:30 on North Pine Street in Vivian as officers were executing an arrest warrant for 58 year old Nicolas Edward Alexander, who was wanted for cyberstalking. When the officers arrived at the front door, Alexander allegedly fired multiple shots through the closed doo. One officer was hit and taken to the hospital where he later died.  Alexander was arrested after a two-hour standoff.

Louisiana’s former House Speaker, Clay Schexnayder, is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing a rare Louisiana artifact. The 20-foot-long cypress board was last seen 18 months ago in Schexnayder’s legislative office in Gonzales.  Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says this will be a tough case to prosecute…

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The Louisiana Department of Health is getting ready to distribute all SNAP benefits to eligible recipients, including able-bodied adults. Beginning next week, full federal benefits will be paid to eligible SNAP households that have not yet received November benefits. Households that have received only 65% of their November benefits will receive the other 35% next week as well.

This is the last weekend of the State Fair of Louisiana; and if you’re a hockey fan, there’s a special deal for you this weekend. Russell Adams with the State Fair tells KEEL if you go to the fair Friday or Saturday, you can get discounted tickets to the Shreveport Mudbugs game at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.

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And bad news for LSU fans as Quarterback Garret Nussmier is doubtful to today’s game against Arkansas.  Sources say he’s been dealing with an abdominal injury and was officially downgraded from probable to questionable on the SEC availability report.

Louisiana gets its infrastructure report card.  Andrew Greenstein with details on how our state measures up.
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The State Bond Commission has approved the City of New Orleans’ request to secure a 125-million-dollar loan to cover payroll costs into January. Mayor Latoya Cantrel was not at that meeting.  But Mayor-elect Helena Moreno was there and says her administration is already looking hard at operational efficiencies.

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The former Louisiana House speaker is indicted in connection with the disappearance of a rare state artifact. A Baton Rouge grand jury indicted Clay Schexnayder on a charge of felony theft greater than 25-thousand dollars in the disappearance of an ancient cypress board. Tyler Bridges has been covering the story for The Advocate and says where the board is today is anyone’s guess.

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Bridges says Schexnayder was indicted because he was the last person to know of the whereabouts of the ancient artifact.

We’re learning more about Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU…including claims that Monday was the first time the former Tigers coach was told the school was seeking to fire him for cause. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says sources close to the situation tell him that’s not the case, as Kelly was informed of the possibility that he could be fired for cause the day after LSU’s loss to Texas A&M.

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The former Louisiana House speaker is indicted in connection with the disappearance of a rare state artifact. A Baton Rouge grand jury indicted Clay Schexnayder on a charge of felony theft greater than 25-thousand dollars in the disappearance of an ancient cypress board. Tyler Bridges has been covering the story for The Advocate.

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The State Bond Commission has approved the City of New Orleans’ request to secure a 125-million-dollar loan to cover payroll costs into January. The city must have a dedicated fund for the loan, and Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack will oversee it. Waguespack took questions from Governor Jeff Landry.

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Tiger Rag is providing more insight into Brian Kelly’s 54-million dollar buyout dispute. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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The longest government shutdown in American history is over.  President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill last night, ending 43 days of no pay and uncertainty for thousands of Americans.

A Slidell child is killed in his driveway, and his grandmother is under arrest. Jeff Palermo reports on the tragic death of Carson Lawson.

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A Tangipahoa Parish sheriff deputy’s shooting of an alleged criminal suspect yesterday is being investigated by Louisiana State Police. It happened around 6:30 last night on Waltrip Lane near Highway 442 in Tickfaw.   There’s no word on the suspect’s condition or details on the alleged crime.  We are told no deputies were injured in the incident.

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The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history may come to an end today. The House will be back in session to consider the funding package passed by the Senate that would keep the government open through January 30th. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says Democrats got no guarantees of an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies that they had insisted on as a condition of passing the funding package. And he says the battle over the subsidies is far from over.

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Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU could potentially hurt its head coaching search. ESPN Baton Rouge Radio’s Matt Moscona appeared on the Moon Griffon show saying Kelly’s lawsuit might not sit well with some of the potential candidates after the university refused to pay the former head coach’s 54-million-dollar buyout.

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Today could be the day that the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A deadly shooting in New Orleans yesterday.  New Orleans Police say a man was found just after 6:30 yesterday in the 21-hundred block of South Claiborne.  He had been shot at least once.  Authorities say the man was taken to a local hospital where he later died. No other details were made available.

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A five-year-old Slidell boy is killed, his grandmother charged in his death. Police chief Daniel Seuzeneau says Carson Lawson was sitting in front of 55-year-old Kristen Anders’ GMC Yukon SUV yesterday morning when Anders got in and pulled out of the driveway, not realizing the boy was in front of the vehicle.  Seuzeneau says this is a tragedy for the entire family, in more ways than one.

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Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU could potentially hurt its head coaching search. ESPN Baton Rouge Radio’s Matt Moscona appeared on the Moon Griffon show and says LSU has notified potential coaches and their representatives about the upcoming lawsuit. But he believes the search is actually in a better place than it was a week ago after adding structure with a new president and athletic director.

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Today could be the day that the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The House gavels back in session today for the first time since September 19th to consider the funding package passed by the Senate that would keep the government open through January 30th. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says the only way that the shutdown was going to end was going to be when enough members of one party caved, and in this case it was the Democrats.

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Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU could potentially hurt its head coaching search. ESPN Baton Rouge Radio’s Matt Moscona appeared on the Moon Griffon show and says LSU has notified potential coaches and their representatives about the upcoming lawsuit.

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A five-year-old Slidell boy is killed, and his grandmother is charged in his death. Police chief Daniel Seuzeneau says Carson Lawson was sitting in front of 55-year-old Kristen Anders’ GMC Yukon SUV yesterday morning when Anders got in and pulled out of the driveway, not realizing the boy was in front of the vehicle.

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Veterans Day may be over, but Raising Cane’s is still matching your donations to the Gary Sinise Foundation to help our nation’s heroes.  Danny Caudle, the area leader for the Baton Rouge market for Raising Cane’s, says the Gary Sinise Foundation honors and supports military veterans, first responders and their families in need, and it’s a charity that the restaurant chain greatly believes in.

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The LSU system has a new president.  Dr. Wade Rousse.  Rouse is a Louisiana native who grew up in Golden Meadow who up till now served as president of McNeese State.  Rousse believes with his leadership skills, the governor knows the LSU system is in good hands.

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Now that it’s reached 35 days, this federal government shutdown in officially the longest in U.S. history.  ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says republicans and democrats are digging in and refusing to budge from their positions on healthcare subsidies…and that’s not how it’s supposed to work.

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The Saints were very active in yesterday’s NFL trade deadline. Andre Champagne has more.

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New LSU president Wade Rousse has been added to the head football coach search committee.   And he knows it’s a big responsibility.

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LSU’s new system president is a Louisiana native who grew up in Golden Meadow. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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New LSU president Wade Rousse has been added to the head football coach search committee. It features five other members, including Verge Ausberry, who is now LSU’s full-time athletic director after Rousse removed his interim tag.

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This is now the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Today is the 36th day of the shutdown, eclipsing the old record of 35 days that began in 2018, during Donald Trump’s first presidency. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says the shutdown is over one single issue – healthcare subsidies – and neither party is willing to negotiate.

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Livestock owners throughout Louisiana and elsewhere are worrying about something else…the the New World screwworm.  At this point, it’s been found as far north as Mexico. LSU AgCenter veterinarian Christine Navarre says if it returns to the U.S. for the first time since the 1960s, it could cause big problems.

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McNeese State President Dr. Wade Rousse has been named the new president of the LSU system. Rousse is a Louisiana native and grew up in Golden Meadow. Rousse has been at McNeese as an administrator since 2019 and was named president last year. Rousse says he’s eager to build on LSU’s strong foundation.

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Before Rousse was named president by the LSU Board of Supervisors, several students voiced their opposition to him being named president. Ryan Spalt was one of seven students arrested last month during LSU presidential search meeting for speaking past their allotted time. He’s upset that Rousse is perceived as Governor Landry’s handpicked choice.

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We are now in the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Saints sent wide receiver Rashid Shaheed to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2026 fourth and fifth-round pick. Mike Detillier, host of “SportsTalk” on WWL Radio, says the move is about draft capital and rebuilding.

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