The man who helped craft the Tigers NCAA record-breaking offense, passing game coordinator Joe Brady, is reportedly moving on to the NFL. Matt Doyle has more.
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UL Lafayette students and recent grads will get the opportunity to work directly with the Saints and the Pelicans as part of newly signed partnerships. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has begun an I-10 widening and improvement project in Calcasieu Parish. DOTD spokesperson Tammy York says the work will bump up the capacity and upgrade the surface of the road in the stretch just west of Sulfur.
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York says the area is a fairly congested portion of I-10.
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Currently, there are three lanes in the stretch and there will be lane closures for the project. York says the initial phase will see alternating lane closures with many of which will happen at night.
The project is expected to wrap up in the summer of 2021.
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The US House of Representatives votes to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate, a month after voting to impeach President Trump.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi withheld the articles after disagreeing with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on how the trial should be held. Senator John Kennedy on the wait…
Representatives Schiff, Nadler, and five other Democrats have been named impeachment managers and will prosecute the case in the Senate.
The Speaker attempted to leverage the delay into influence on how the trial would be conducted, but Kennedy says the Constitution is clear about who gets the set the rules for an impeachment trial.
Democrats cried foul over Senate Republican’s refusal to call certain witnesses or utilize new evidence in the upcoming trial.
Kennedy slammed the House impeachment process, saying the Upper Chamber will be fairer to the President.
The impeachment links back to allegations that the President attempted to pressure Ukraine into investigating the Bidens in exchange for military aid.
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LSU’s passing game coordinator Joe Brady, the man credited with revolutionizing the team’s offense, reportedly agrees to become the next offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers.
Brady gained national acclaim, winning the Broyles Award for helping construct the Tigers record-breaking offense. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the move makes sense for the 30-year-old.
The Tigers broke the NCAA record for points in a season last season at 726.
Higgins says it’s common for championship teams to have their coaching talent poached at the end of every season, and continually finding new talent is what creates long term success.
LSU will need to lock in a new passing game coordinator quickly, and Higgins says the next hire may come from within. Higgins says the team is reportedly eying current offensive analyst Jorge Munoz.
Munoz was tasked with crafting the team’s protections and was lauded as indispensable by QB Joe Burrow.
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The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans have each named UL Lafayette as their official higher education partner. UL Lafayette spokesperson Eric Maron says the three-year collaborations will give students and recent grads access to internships, practical career experience, and networking opportunities.
The Saints and Pelicans will also fund two annual scholarships for qualifying students. Maron says hammering out the details of the partnership has been about a year in the making.
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Maron says the agreement will allow for UL Lafayette to have advertising signage inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center, which could be beneficial in student recruitment.