Even though LSU has finalized its roster without Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, the SEC is moving forward with its lawsuit against the school. The suit claims that coach Lane Kiffin was involved in coordinating and encouraging the athletes’ lawsuit against the NCAA, but Attorney Tony Clayton says his clients made their own decisions, and he has never even met Kiffin.

Cut 5 (09) “…and the SEC.”

SEC presidents and chancellors are also scheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to kick LSU out of the conference over its efforts to roster the former NFL training camp participants. It would take a two-thirds majority for that to happen, and Senator John Kennedy says in the unlikely event that that happens, the federal government will come down hard on the SEC.

Cut 15 (10) “…a ham sandwich.” 

The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy secures 30-million dollars to help with a massive effort to plug and clean up orphaned oil and gas well sites throughout North Louisiana. Spokesman Patrick Courreges (KOO-rezh) says it’s important to get these orphaned well sites plugged and cleaned so that they don’t cause any problems down the road.

Cut 7 (10) “…use of it.”

Two of LSU’s best football players during this century, running back Leonard Fournette and cornerback Patrick Peterson, highlight the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2027. Chairman Doug Ireland says Fournette earned All-American honors as a sophomore at LSU, rushing for nearly two-thousand yards, which is a school record.

Cut 9 (11)  “…Billy Cannon.”

There’s a hearing in Birmingham today regarding the SEC’s lawsuit against LSU. The league claims that there is a lack of institutional control at LSU over Lane Kiffin and his football program because Kiffin has allegedly been behind the effort to add players to LSU’s roster that were on NFL rosters during training camp. Attorney Tony Clayton asks where is the evidence???

Cut 4 (09) “…is made of”

LSU is not adding Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, the two players with NFL ties, to its roster, a sign that LSU is complying with SEC rules.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says 50 auto insurance companies have filed rate decreases and it’s resulted in a total savings for policyholders of 400-million dollars…

Cut 12 (12) “…to insurance companies”

New data shows that Louisiana has made significant progress in reducing opioid-related deaths and emergency department visits from 2022 to 2025. Louisiana Deputy Health Secretary Doctor Pete Croughan says this is fantastic news considering Louisiana was one of the nation’s leaders in opioid-related deaths in 2022

Cut 5 (29) “…get that decline”

The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy selects Lafayette-based Lemoine Disaster Recovery and Houston-based Garner Environmental Services to lead the first phase of a massive effort to plug and clean up orphaned oil and gas well sites. Spokesman Patrick Courreges (KOO-rezh) says the department will use 30-million dollars in federal funding to clean up the sites in north Louisiana

Cut 6 (07) “…per dollar spent.”

Courreges says it’s important to get these orphaned well sites plugged and cleaned so that they don’t cause any environmental problems down the road.

LSU filled its final two available roster spots last night, seemingly ending its recruitment of players who spent time in NFL training camps. The SEC, though, is moving forward with its federal lawsuit against the school, with a hearing in Birmingham scheduled this afternoon. Attorney Tony Clayton represents the athletes and says it was his clients who sued the NCAA and SEC, not LSU.

Cut 3 (12) “…done anything.”

While Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says Louisiana’s still in an insurance crisis, there are some positive signs…as many companies have lowered premiums for Louisiana customers, which is why he is urging policyholders to shop around when it’s time to renew.

Cut 11 (09) “…to keep fighting.”

Louisiana is showing signs of winning the fight on reducing opioid related deaths. New numbers released show opioid-related deaths fell 59-percent from 2022 to 2025, outpacing the national decline. Louisiana Deputy Health Secretary Doctor Pete Croughan says one opioid-related death is too many, so there’s still work to do…

Cut 6 (10) “…interested in that”

Croughan says the rate of opioid prescriptions per 100 Louisiana residents, a 10-percent decrease.

The tropics have not produced a hurricane this year and the record for the latest in a year without a hurricane is September 11th, accomplished in 2002 and 2013; and with no tropical cyclone activity expected in the Atlantic in the next seven days, we will certainly break that record. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says there have been years with no recorded hurricanes at all, but those deserve asterisks.

LSU has made the decision not to add tight end Dae’Quan Wright or defensive tackle Zxavain Harris to its roster. Both players were on NFL rosters last month. This decision is likely in reaction to the SEC’s threat of kicking LSU out of its conference for playing players who have NFL ties, which U-S Senator John Kennedy says would be ridiculous…

Cut 15 (10) “…hand sandwich”

The SEC’s lawsuit against LSU is still valid; in fact there is a hearing on that case this afternoon in federal court in Birmingham.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says 50 auto insurance companies have filed rate decreases and it’s resulted in a total savings for policyholders of 400-million dollars…

Cut 12 (12) “…to insurance companies”

Louisiana is making great strides in getting the upper hand on opioid-related deaths. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Louisiana’s SpaceX facility has posted its first job opening. The posting says the company is looking for a government affairs manager that will lead external affairs for SpaceX at its new launch site at Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish. SpaceX announced last month it’s investing 100 billion dollars to build a rocket launching facility that will employ three-thousand workers.

A federal court in Alabama will hold a hearing this afternoon in the SEC’s lawsuit filed to stop LSU from adding players who were on NFL rosters during training camp. Attorney General Liz Murrill, who’s also named as a defendant in the case, says the NCAA’s exclusion of class of 2022 athletes in its five-year eligibility model was unfair, and that is why judges are siding with former college athletes.

Cut 14 (14) “…couldn’t do it.”

Meanwhile the two spots LSU had left open on its roster for the players in question Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, have now been filled.  LSU announced last night  that Aidan Anding and Gabriel Reliford have were added, finalizing the roster. Anding and Reliford are injured and not expected to play this season.

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It appears forecasters were spot on in predicting a below average hurricane season. Kace Kieschnick reports.

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”

While Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says Louisiana’s still in an insurance crisis, there are some positive signs…as many companies have lowered premiums for Louisiana customers, which is why he is urging policyholders to shop around when it’s time to renew.

Cut 11 (10) “…to keep fighting.”

Louisiana drivers are paying 400-million dollars less for private passenger auto insurance. Here’s Jeff Palermo.

Cut 3 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The two spots on LSU’s roster that had been left open for Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris have now been filled. With the threat of expulsion from the SEC, LSU added Aidan Anding and Gabriel Reliford instead, which finalizes the team’s roster. LSU is still set to appear in an Alabama Federal courtroom at one this afternoon over the SEC lawsuit.
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Opioid deaths are down 59 percent in Louisiana since 2022.  That’s compared to a nationwide decline of 46 percent.  Louisiana Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Pete Croughan (CROW-ghin)…

Cut 4 (13) “…treatment for addiction.”

When forecasters said this hurricane season would be quieter than normal, they weren’t kidding! LSU Health Secretary Barry Keim says we’re coming up on the middle of September, and we haven’t had one Atlantic hurricane yet – only tropical storms.

Cut 7 (15) “…in the season.”

Louisiana is making great strides in getting the upper hand on opioid-related deaths. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Louisiana’s insurance crisis continues as premiums are unaffordable for many.  That’s according to Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple. But Temple says there is some positive news.  Thanks to changes in state law, he says premiums are down for many.

Cut 10 (08) “…private passenger auto.”

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A federal court in Alabama will hold a hearing this afternoon in the SEC’s lawsuit that attempts to stop LSU from adding players who were on NFL rosters during training camp. The SEC amended the lawsuit to name Attorney General Liz Murrill as a defendant. Murrill says the SEC is suing LSU for violating its First Amendment rights, but it was the athletes, not LSU, that filed the lawsuit against the NCAA and SEC.

Cut 13 (13)  “…evidence of that.”

Late yesterday, LSU filled the final two spots on its team roster with two players who don’t have any ties to the NFL.

When forecasters said this hurricane season would be quieter than normal, they weren’t kidding! LSU Health Secretary Barry Keim …

Cut 8 (11) “…of storms down.”

The SEC has amended its federal lawsuit against LSU, seeking the authority to expel the school from the conference. SEC CEOs are scheduled to meet Thursday to decide whether to terminate LSU as a member institution. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says he thinks cooler heads will prevail before Thursday.

Cut 9 (13)  “…and angry.”

Guilbeau says LSU has not broken the SEC’s rule that calls steeps penalties for rostering pro players. Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris who were on NFL rosters last month, have not been added to LSU’s roster.

LSU Athletic Director Verge Ausberry told Guaranty Media in an interview before the injunction ruling that the program has no intention of breaking SEC rules.

Cut 10 (09) “…have to do it”

Many are mourning the death of longtime sports radio host Mike Detillier, who passed away on Sunday at 65 from a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. His longtime radio partner on WWL Radio, former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert, says Detillier was well respected for his football opinion and more importantly he was very kind…

Cut 6 (07) “…is a jerk.”

Detillier’s spent 40-plus years as a pro and college football analyst on WWL.

In his four months remaining on Capitol Hill, Senator Bill Cassidy is continuing to urge Congress to address the solvency of Social Security, whether it’s his plan or someone else’s. On NewsNation, Cassidy said the first step in solving the issue is actually being allowed to put the proposals before Congress.

Cut 4 (09) “…put them forward.”

Cassidy’s plan calls for federal government to set up an investment fund that grows over time and use the growth to pay benefits to social security recipients.

The SEC is threatening to kick LSU out of the conference claiming the school has lost institutional control. In a court filing on Tuesday in federal court, the league says there have been efforts to add players who were on NFL rosters during training camp, which violates a new policy that the SEC enacted. But Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the players in question have not been added to LSU’s roster and why is the league now trying to kick a school out…

Cut 12 (12) “…last week”

SEC presidents and chancellors are set to meet Thursday.

Bill Cassidy has less than four months remaining in the U.S. Senate, and he’s using that time to push his plan to ensure Social Security remains solvent. He outlined his plan in an appearance on NewsNation.

Cut 3 (10) “…on Social Security.”

Cassidy said all risk would be borne by the investment fund, and that would pay 65-percent of the unfunded accrued liability of Social Security.

A routine trip to the grocery store for two elderly women in Acadia Parish turns into a harrowing experience. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts was released from jail yesterday. It comes as Roberts completed her 90-day jail sentence for having sex with a then-16-year-old boy at a house party. She will have to register as a sex offender.

The SEC amends its federal lawsuit against LSU, seeking the authority to expel the school from the conference. Attorney General Liz Murrill and LSU’s entire board of supervisors were added as defendants in the lawsuit alongside Athletic Director Verge Ausberry, president Wade Rousse and football coach Lane Kiffin. Murrill filed an amicus brief supporting the return of the players formerly on NFL rosters in the preliminary injunction hearing last week but says she has no idea what claim they could be making against her or her office.

Cut 11 (13) “…sure why.”

When forecasters say this hurricane season would be quieter than normal, they weren’t kidding! We’re coming up on the middle of September, and we haven’t had one Atlantic hurricane yet. The record for the latest in the year without a hurricane is September 11th, accomplished in 2002 and 2013, and we will break that record.

The Louisiana sports world is mourning the death of NFL and college football analyst Mike Detillier, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Sunday. Today would have been his 66th birthday. Detillier hosted the popular second guess show with Bobby Hebert on WWL radio on Monday nights during the football season for two decades. Hebert says he can’t believe Mike D is gone.

Cut 8 (11) “…on sobbing.”

In his four months remaining on Capitol Hill, Senator Bill Cassidy is continuing to urge Congress to address the solvency of Social Security. In an appearance on NewsNation, Cassidy accused his colleagues in the Senate of sitting on this issue and not taking it seriously.

Cut 5 (10) “…not be considered.”