The US House has rejected the Senate’s DHS funding bill, extending the shutdown that’s caused TSA worker shortages at airports. House Speaker Mike Johnson from Bossier Parish called the Senate’s spending package a “joke” and will ask the House to approve a bill to fund DHS through May 22^nd.

State lawmakers are looking to create the Office of Health and Nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health.  Covington Senator Patrick McMath says the new office would not increase costs for state government, but if it’s successful in helping people eat better and exercise more, it can help reduce the rate of chronic disease…

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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced the bill to the Senate floor without objection

If you are Netflix subscriber, get ready to pay a little bit more. The standard plan is increasing by two-dollars to $19.99 a month and the premium plan is also going up two bucks, to $26.99 a month. Haggai Davis, host of the TechGumbo radio show, says even though this is the second price increase in less than two years, Netflix does not expect to lose too many subscribers.

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The increased prices are in effect immediately for new subscribers, and they will roll out over time for existing subscribers.

Fifty days from now it will be the May 16^th party primary and radio talk show host Moon Griffon says it’s difficult to determine which two candidates will make the runoff in the Republican Primary for the 5^th District Congressional race…

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There are four major candidates and a poll conducted last month, had all four candidates polling in the single digits and a high percentage of “Don’t know.”

Will Wade is returning to Baton Rouge as LSU’s men’s basketball coach four years after being fired for recruiting violations. Wade has signed a seven-year deal that will pay him four-million dollars in his first season. He’s also expected to have a roster budget exceeding 12-million dollars. Wade was fired by then-athletic director Scott Woodward in 2022. Current LSU AD Verge Ausberry was serving as an assistant athletic director at the time Wade was fired. Tiger Rag editor Glenn Guilbeau says Ausberry was very supportive of Wade and believes his firing wasn’t as significant as many made it out to be.

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Wade arrived in Baton Rouge on Thursday night, where he was greeted by Ausberry, LSU President Wade Rousse, and several other LSU officials. As he left the airport, Wade jokingly told reporters that he would try to follow more rules this time.

With starting pitcher Cooper Moore sidelined for the next two to three weeks due to triceps soreness in his throwing arm, LSU will need to find another arm to start for the third game against Kentucky this weekend. Coach Jay Johnson hasn’t named a third starter, but the ability to pitch extended innings will factor into the decision.

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Junior offensive tackle Jordan Seaton spoke to the media for the first time yesterday since transferring to LSU. Last summer, Seaton trained with former LSU and current Patriots left tackle Will Campbell. Seaton says seeing Campbell’s mindset toward football played a key role in his decision to end up in Baton Rouge.

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The former sheriff of Rapides Parish who was run over and killed this week will be laid to rest today. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A cold front moves through the state tonight and we are looking at a cooler Saturday. And because of the drier air, gusty winds and ongoing drought, conditions will be favorable for wildfires to start and spread. Intentional burning is not recommended tomorrow.

Universities could permanently ban a student organization if a hazing incident results in a student’s death under legislation heading to the House floor. The proposal is in response to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson, who died in 2025 after he was repeatedly punched in the chest during an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual. Caleb’s mother, Urania Wilson, spoke to the House Education Committee.

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The legislation would also require organizations to report hazing incidents to the university.

Will Wade is back in Baton Rouge as he’s signed a seven-year deal to coach the LSU men’s basketball team after he was fired by the school four years ago for NCAA recruiting violations. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the first person to greet Wade when he got off the plane yesterday was A-D Verge Ausberry…

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It’s official! Will Wade is returning to Baton Rouge as LSU’s men’s basketball coach four years after being fired for recruiting violations. With that, LSU has fired Matt McMahon after leading the Tigers to an overall record of 60-and-70, including just 17 wins in the SEC, and no NCAA Tournament appearances. LSU will owe McMahon an $8 million buyout.

The speculation of a Will Wade reunion heated up when Heath Schroyer left his post as McNeese athletic director for a job at LSU as Senior Deputy AD.

According to multiple reports, Wade has signed a seven-year deal and is expected to have a roster budget exceeding $12 million.

Meanwhile, just one year after UNO brought in Percy “Master P” Miller to support its basketball program, the partnership has ended. Miller served in an unpaid, volunteer advisory role as president of basketball operations, helping facilitate fundraising efforts as the program improved from 4–27 last season to 15–18 this year.

The second-seeded LSU Lady Tigers are preparing for a Sweet 16 rematch against third-seeded Duke. Since Duke lost to LSU in December, it has won 21 of its last 23 games. The Blue Devils have also improved on the defensive end, allowing only 55.7 points per game since giving up 93 to the Tigers. Schwartz says the Tigers will have to do several things to advance to the Elite Eight on Sunday.

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ULM introduced Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach. Cross spent eight seasons as a Warhawk assistant before spending the last six years as an assistant at U-A-B. Cross says the ULM program is one that he has personal sweat equity invested…

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It’s a day many LSU basketball fans have been waiting for. Will Wade is returning to be the Tigers head coach again. Wade was the head coach at LSU from 2017 to 2022 and in those five seasons, the Tigers went to the NCAA Tournament three times.

Wade’s old boss at McNeese is also headed to LSU as Cowboys athletics director Heath Schroyer will be a Senior Deputy AD at LSU as of April 11^th.  Jim Gazzolo, who covers McNeese athletics for the American Press, says what Schroyer did for McNeese is remarkable…

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With Wade returning to LSU that means Matt McMahon is out of a job. McMahon went 60-and-70 in his four seasons at LSU and no NCAA Tournament appearances.

LSU is launching a four-year degree program in A-I this fall.

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At the state capitol, lawmakers discussed a resolution to urge Congress to pass legislation requiring the U-S House of Representatives candidates to live in the congressional district they seek to represent. Houma Senator Mike Fesi didn’t feel right about passing the legislation…

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The legislation is not expected to advance any further.

Multiple reports say men’s basketball coach Will Wade is returning to LSU. Wade just completed his first season at North Carolina State, but Jim Gazzolo, who covered Wade at McNeese State for the American Press, says Wade looks at the opportunity to return to LSU as finishing the job…

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Wade was the head coach at LSU for five seasons, leading the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament three times and an SEC Championship in 2019. He was fired in 2022 for committing NCAA recruiting violations. Wade’s return to LSU, means Matt McMahon’s four year run as the Tigers men’s basketball coach is over. He went 60-70 at LSU.

ULM introduced Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach today as he returns to Monroe after serving as an assistant coach at UAB for six seasons. Before he was at UAB, Cross was an assistant coach at ULM for eight seasons.

Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey does not believe politicians should be able to run for a seat in the U-S House of Representatives if they do not live in the district they are seeking to represent. Cathey brought Senate Concurrent Resolution number nine up for debate in the Governmental Affairs committee…

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The legislation is directed at Blake Miguez, who lives near New Iberia, but is seeking to represent a Congressional district that covers the Monroe and Baton Rouge areas. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee reported the resolution without action, which technically kills the measure for the session.

A reunion between LSU and men’s basketball coach Will Wade seems imminent as McNeese announces athletics director Heath Schroyer has accepted a job at LSU as Senior Deputy AD. Jim Gazzolo covers McNeese athletics for the American Press and says Wade would not leave North Carolina State for LSU if Schroyer is not at LSU…

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Schroyer hired Wade as McNeese’s head coach in 2023, a year after he was fired at LSU for committing NCAA recruiting violations.

One of Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s election integrity bills advances to the next step. House Bill 691, which provides for the investigation of non-citizens found to be on the state’s voter rolls, advances out of House Governmental Affairs on a party-line vote and moves to the full House. Landry says a recent check of the state’s voter rolls through a federal database found hundreds of ineligible voters.

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Democrats oppose the bill as they look at this as a very small problem and legislation is an effort to deny people the right to vote.

New research from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center finds that exercise along with blood pressure medication is not enough to halt cognitive decline in people at risk of Azheimer’s…

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That’s Doctor Jeffrey Keller, with the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

We now know what’s in the 20-year Master Plan for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.  Walt Leger, the president of New Orleans and Company, says it includes, a second terminal facility, additional gates, an additional parking garage, and improvement to the roadway system. He says it’s important that they tackle the expansion now.

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