President Trump has pardoned the late LSU football great Billy Cannon for the counterfeiting charges he was convicted of in 1983. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The incumbent and the endorsee have qualified in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race. Andrew Greenstein is at the State Archives in Baton Rouge with more.
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President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that resulted in him spending two-and-half years in prison. Billy Cannon’s daughter, Bunnie Cannon, says the family is ecstatic over the news…
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The 1959 Heisman Trophy winner took responsibility for producing fake 100-dollar bills to pay back debt from bad real estate investments. Bunnie Cannon says her father never ran away from his mistakes…
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Cannon died in 2018. He’s one of five former NFL players pardoned by President Trump for crimes they committed. The presidential pardon does not wipe away Cannon’s criminal record, but it grants forgiveness. Bunnie Cannon says unfortunately there are people who like to bring up his counterfeiting conviction, but that should not define her father…
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After Billy Cannon served his time prison time, he returned to dentistry and in 1995 was hired as a dentist at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Not only he did work on inmates’ teeth, he also helped offenders reform.
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Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, replacing Scott Ballard. Mallett has been on the LSU Board for 14 years. Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says Mallett is not afraid to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the LSU System…
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Mallett owns several businesses and lives in Calcasieu Parish. Mallett, who does not have a college degree, has made millions in the construction industry.
He’s also friends with former LSU basketball coach Will Wade and with the Tigers basketball program having another bad season, Hutchinson says Mallett’s appointment raises speculation Wade could return to LSU…
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A 2024 state law gives Governor Landry the authority to appoint the chairman of boards and commissions. Mallet is a major donor to Landry and also contributed to the campaigns of the two previous governors who appointed him to the LSU Board.
LSU Board members usually keep a low-profile, but that might not be the case with Mallett…
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There are no term limits, so Mallett is expected to be the LSU Board Chair for the foreseeable future.
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The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team will take on third-ranked South Carolina tomorrow evening in front of a sold-out Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers haven’t beaten the Gamecocks since 2012, but Reed Darcey of The Advocate says they will have a chance to change that if they are able to do three specific things.
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Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m.
LSU enters Saturday’s top 6 showdown with the No. 1 scoring offense in the nation, averaging just over 96 points per game. Darcey says buckets could be sparse on Saturday as the Gamecocks play suffocating defense.
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When it comes to high-impact games in the SEC, veteran leadership is crucial. Darcey says senior guard Flau’jae Johnson will have to step up on Saturday against South Carolina and believes it is important for her to get into a rhythm early on.
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The incumbent and the endorsee in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race qualified for the ballot on the third and final day of qualifying. Julia Letlow touted her work in the U.S. House, particularly working with the Trump administration with border security.
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Letlow also touted her education credentials and her work in reforming the education system in this country.
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Cassidy also touted his record. Louisiana’s senior senator said he was instrumental in the passage of the infrastructure bill that provided billions of dollars towards roads, bridges, high speed internet expansion and water projects…
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Like Letlow, Cassidy also touted his record on border security, including the fight against the drugs that are coming into the U.S. from Mexico.
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