Ragin Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux announces freshman right-hander Wyatt Marks will start tonight in game one of the Super Regional series against LSU. Freshman left-hander Gunner Leger will start game two on Sunday.

Both teams met with the media Friday at Alex Box Stadium, after going through batting practice. Senior third baseman Tyler Girouard says there’s no bad blood between these two schools, even though the two fan bases have been going back and forth throughout the week…
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First pitch is tonight at 7pm.

There’s some bad news involving Saints pass rusher Junior Galette. He reportedly injured his pectoral muscle and may need surgery. If he undergoes surgery, Galette will not be be able to return until late in the season. Galette had ten sacks last season.

Many people in Louisiana watched Game One of the NBA Finals Thursday, which saw Golden State defeat Cleveland in overtime. There were an estimated 17.8 million viewers nationwide, which is the largest game one audience ever on ABC. But it’s likely that will be highest viewed game of the series, because the Cavs have announced Kyrie Irving is done for the finals after suffering a fractured kneecap.

Tickets are hard to come by for this weekend’s Super Regional series between LSU and UL Lafayette. The games are sold out, so you’re only option, if you want to get into Alex Box Stadium is the secondary ticket market. Stub-Hub’s Allison Salcedo says some of the best deals are right before gametime.

Officials expect the Red River to crest in Shreveport at 36.5 feet on Sunday, which is the highest level in 70 years. Governor Bobby Jindal says parish officials may have to order some evacuations this weekend…
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Jindal also says this event is a marathon not a sprint as the crest will take weeks for the river to get back to normal levels.

Meanwhile in south Louisiana, college baseball fans are gearing up for the super regional series between LSU and UL Lafayette. The games are sold out and Stub-hub-dot-com’s Allison Salcedo says the average price on their site for games one and two are almost two-hundred dollars…
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Game one is Saturday night at seven PM.

The state senate has been busy passing bills. The upper chamber approved a key Common Core comprise legislation that sets up a review process of the academic standards. The Senate also approved a 72-cent tax increase on a pack of cigarette, which is much higher than what the House approved. And the Senate has agreed to raise title fees when you purchase a vehicle by 50-dollars.

Willie “Dynamite” Larkin is the new president at Grambling State University. During the selection process, Larkin was interviewed by faculty and staff and “Dynamite,” who is also a motivational speaker, scored well with those two groups…:
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Larkin is currently the chief of staff in the Office of the President at Morgan State University. He says he’ll be a busy man leading up to his July first start date at Grambling.

The latest forecast of the Red River has it now cresting in Shreveport at its highest level in 70 years…
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The State Senate has approved a bill that would raise the cigarette tax to a $1.08 a pack. That’s a 72 cents increase from where the price is now. The measure goes back to the House, which approved a much lower tax on cigarettes at 32 cents. The House and Senate have until june 11th to come up with a number they agree on.
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Willie “Dynamite” Larkin has been named the new president at Grambling State University. The UL System Board selected Larkin over 4 other candidates who were interviewed on Grambling’s campus this week. Larkin says the difficult selection process should benefit him….
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Larkin takes over on July 1st.

Baton Rouge Food Blogger and chef, Jay Ducote, is competing on Season 11 of Food Network Star which premieres this Sunday. The hit reality competition show awards the winner with their own series on the Food Network. Ducote, says being one of the 12 finalists on Food Network Star is a dream come true…:
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You can catch the premier Sunday night at 8.

The forecast of the Red River cresting at 36.5 feet in the Shreveport area Sunday evening, is the highest in 70 years. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says, at this point, only a handful of properties have taken in water and they hope the situation doesn’t get worse…
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175 thousand sandbags have been distributed in the area.

Just to give you an idea of how hard it is to find tickets for the LSU Super Regional matchup against UL Lafayette Saturday night, standing room only tickets sold out in 5 minutes. You can find tickets; they’re just going to cost more…
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That’s Stubhub spokesperson Allison Salcedo (sal-SAY-doe).
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A Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested for indecent behavior with a 16 year-old girl. It was alleged that 28 year-old Scott P. Hebert messaged her through Facebook, had inappropriate contact with the juvenile, and provided her with alcohol. Hebert confirmed the allegations and was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center.

A local food blogger and chef of Louisiana cuisine is competing on Season 11 of Food Network Star, which premiers this Sunday. Jay Ducote says that this first episode will be the true first time all the contestants walk into the kitchen and meet each other. He says they introduce themselves first:
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The premier is Sunday night at 8pm.

The Red River is now expected to crest in Shreveport at 36.5 feet on Sunday evening, and that’s the highest in 70 years. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says that’s major flood stage, so residents need to be aware…
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Downriver, even the Alexandria area will get some flooding.

The new president of Grambling State University has been announced by the UL System. He’s the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at Morgan State University -and motivational speaker -Willie “Dynamite” Larkin. Larkin takes over July 1st, and will hit the ground running…
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A famous Baton Rouge food blogger and self-taught chef will be competing on Season 11 of Food network Star, which will premier this Sunday. Jay Ducote says-even though he did not attend any culinary schools, he says he is making his pitch based on strong training…
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There’s tailgating for LSU baseball also in anticipation for the huge NCAA Super Regional match-up against UL Lafayette. Standing room only tickets at Alex Box went on sale this morning, and sold out in five minutes. Even though current prices are running at several hundreds dollars each, Allison Salcedo (sal SAY doe) from StubHub says the longer you wait, the better your chances of finding a better price…
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First pitch at 7 pm tomorrow night, and it will be on ESPN 2.

The situation with the Red River flooding is getting more serious by the hour. The projected crest in the Shreveport area would be the highest crest of the Red River in 70 years. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says, equipment and approximately 175,000 sandbags have been delivered to the Shreveport area and officials are constantly monitoring conditions…:
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Willie “Dynamite” Larkin is the new president at Grambling State University. During the selection process, Larkin was interviewed by faculty and staff and “Dynamite,” who is also a motivational speaker, scored well with those two groups…:
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He takes over July 1st.

Tickets to the LSU/UL-Lafayette Super Regional games this weekend are going for hundreds of dollars on the secondary market. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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And while we’re talking about tickets, Garth Brooks broke his Louisiana record today selling 55,423 tickets for the July Smoothie King Center shows in just 43 minutes. The previous record was from April 1998 when he sold 42,110 tickets to the shows at the PMAC.

The latest forecast of the Red River has it now cresting in the Shreveport area at its highest level in 70 years. Eric Gill reports…:
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The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a blaze which claimed the life of a man from Opelousas last night. They say the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s firefighters responded to the fire around 8:15 pm and when they entered the home, they located 54-year-old Curtis Iles deceased in a hallway.

Baton Rouge Food Blogger and lover of Louisiana cuisine, Jay Ducote, is competing on Season 11 of Food Network Star which premieres this Sunday. The hit reality competition show awards the winner with their own series on the Food Network. Ducote, who has also appeared on MasterChef and Cutthroat Kitchen, says being one of the 12 finalists on Food Network Star is a dream come true…:
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The premiere Sunday will air at 8pm and a huge viewing party with Ducote is being held in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Garth Brooks broke a Louisiana ticket sales record today selling 55,424 tickets for the July New Orleans shows in just 43 minutes.

The latest forecast of the Red River has it now cresting in the Shreveport area at 36.5 feet on Sunday evening. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says, at this point, only a handful of properties have taken in water and they hope the situation doesn’t get worse…:
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The projected crest in the Shreveport area would be the highest crest of the Red River in 70 years.

A woman from Lafayette is under arrest for 2nd degree murder, after a man discovered a dead baby’s body in a box from a storage unit he purchased. Lafayette Police say fifty-seven year-old Rebecca Landry confessed to the crime, saying the infant died in 2001. Landry is being booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail.

Willie “Dynamite” Larkin is the new president at Grambling State University. The University of Louisiana system Board selected Larkin over Gilbert Rochon and three other candidates who were interviewed on Grambling’s campus this week. Larkin says the difficult selection process should benefit him when he takes over as Grambling’s president on July 1st…:
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College Baseball fans in Louisiana are going nuts for tickets to the LSU/UL-Lafayette Super Regional this weekend at The Box. Seats are going for hundreds of dollars on secondary markets. Stubhub.com spokeswoman Allison Salcedo (Sal-Say-Doe) says the average price for Games 1 and 2 are around $195 which is huge for college baseball…:
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Speaking of tickets, Garth Brooks New Orleans added two more shows for the weekend in July as this morning’s rush sold out the original two concerts in 15 minutes. The two extra shows are also now sold out.

Lafayette police arrest a woman for second-degree murder after discovering her baby’s body left in a box for 14 years. Scott Carwile has the story…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal will be in northwest Louisiana this afternoon to meet with local officials in surveying repose efforts as the Red River continues to rise. Jindal says he wants to make sure communities have what they need to protect themselves in combating the flood. The Red River is expected to be at its highest level in 70 years when it crests on Saturday afternoon, according to National Weather Service experts.

There’s a week left in the 2015 legislative session and there’s great uncertainty over whether the legislature can pass a budget that will NOT be vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal. Jeremy Alford, with la-politics-dot-com, says the legislature is struggling to put together a spending plan that’s revenue neutral, which the governor has requested:
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He says if Jindal does veto the budget, we could see an override veto session.

On sale now are tickets to the Garth Brooks concerts in New Orleans on July 10th & 11th. Smoothie King Center GM Alan Freeman says you can only get tickets online at ticketmaster.com. He says they won’t be selling any tickets at their box office because Brooks is very particular about how he wants his shows sold..:
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Speaking of tickets, the weekend’s LSU/UL-Lafayette Super Regional games sold out this morning in 5 minutes. An official with LSU says this is one of the toughest tickets to get for a home event in the school’s history.

There’s a week to go in the 2015 legislative session and there’s great uncertainty over whether the legislature can pass a budget that will NOT be vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal. Jeremy Alford, with la-politics-dot-com, says even if the legislature sends the governor a revenue-neutral budget, it will likely contain tax increases to businesses in order to protect higher and health care from devastating cuts…

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The third Louisiana Radio Network Gubernatorial Question of the Week asked the candidates, “As Governor, how would you reform the Medicaid program? Would you accept federal dollars so more uninsured people can receive coverage?” Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle says he would like to expand coverage for working families, but in a way that does not burden tax payers with an entitlement…

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Today, Governor Bobby Jindal travels to Caddo and Bossier Parishes to meet with local officials and survey response efforts due to the rising waters of the Red River. The governor will visit both the Caddo and Bossier Emergency Operations Centers to ensure local officials have what they need to combat flood waters. The Red River is expected to crest at 35.5 feet Saturday, five-and-a-half feet above flood stage.

Tickets to the Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood shows in New Orleans go on sale this morning at 10am. Michelle Southern reports…

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