18th ranked UL-Lafayette baseball will take on the second best team in the SunBelt when the Ragin Cajuns take on Troy in a big SunBelt road series. Sloppy play on the road caused the Cajuns to lose a major road series this season when they traveled to Coastal Carolina and Ragin Cajuns Head Coach Matt Deggs says that his team can’t give up any “freebies” to Troy if they want to take this key series.

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The Cajuns and Trojans will face off Friday with first pitch at 6pm and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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LSU pitcher Nate Ackenhausen was reported as questionable for this weekend’s series against Texas A&M after LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson announced that Ackenhausen suffered a hamstring injury.

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are on a 6 game winning streak dating back to their series clinching win over Dallas Baptist University on April 21st. Bulldogs Head Coach Lane Burroughs says that he is proud of how his team has performed this season and that LA Tech has put themselves in a really good position to make a run in the postseason.

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The Bulldogs and Aggies face off on Friday with first pitch at 7 pm and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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And the New Orleans Saints have signed former Lions cornerback Will Harris to a one-year deal.

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And LSU basketball has signed its third high school prospect to its 2024 to 2025 class with guard Vyctorious Miller signing his national letter of intent today. Miller is ESPN’s 42nd ranked prospect and is from Arizona Compass Prep.

During a transport from the Catahoula Correctional Center, an inmate was fatally shot. Brooke Thorington has more.

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It took a jury just an hour to return a guilty verdict against Former Lafourche Parish Art Teacher, 64-year-old Ralph Cheramie. He faces a combined total of over one hundred years in prison for sexually abusing a student while he was a teacher at a middle school in 2009. The victim reported the crime to school officials at the time but little action was taken. Years later she reported directly to law enforcement. The testimony of another of Cheramie’s victim’s was reportedly crucial in showing his pattern and method of grooming young students.

Police have arrested 34-year-old Foreign National Amanvir (uh man ver) Singh in the shooting death of 36-year-old long-haul truck driver, Gurpreet Singh Judge. The shooting occurred alongside Interstate 20 in Caddo Parish last month and Wednesday night, Singh was arrested in Flowood, Miss where he lives. Sgt. Casey Jones with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office …

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The incident was originally believed to be a road rage incident. It’s now known that the two knew of each other.

As another hot summer approaches and routines are changing with kids getting out of school. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Greg Fisher is reminding parents and caregivers that there have been several cases of parents forgetting they had a small child in the backseat.

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Louisiana leads the nation in the per capita number of children who have died in hot cars. 

A Catahoula Correctional Center Inmate was fatally shot after allegedly faking an illness during transport and attacking two correctional officers. Lt. Jared Sandifer with the Louisiana State Police says it happened just outside of St. Francisville Wednesday morning.

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The inmate has been identified as 46-year-old Raymond Huddleston of Baton Rouge. He was being transported to a court hearing.

Police have arrested 34-year-old Foreign National Amanvir (uh man ver) Singh in the shooting death of 36-year-old long-haul truck driver, Gurpreet Singh Judge. The shooting occurred alongside Interstate 20 in Caddo Parish last month and Wednesday night, Singh was arrested in Flowood, Miss where he lives. He faces a second-degree murder charge in what was initially believed to be a road rage incident. Caddo sheriff’s investigators said Singh and Judge knew each other and the shooting was not random road rage. Extradition efforts are pending.

Former Art Teacher, Ralph Cheramie is facing a combined total of over one hundred years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing a student while he was teaching at a middle school in 2009. It took a jury around an hour to return the guilty verdict. The victim now an adult reported the crime to school officials at the time but little action was taken. Years later she reported directly to law enforcement. The testimony of another of Cheramie’s victim’s  was reportedly crucial in showing his pattern and method of grooming young students.

Louisiana tops a tragic list leading the nation on a per capita basis for the number of children who died from being in a hot car. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Greg Fisher says Pediatric Vehicular Homicide can happen quickly in a parked car. He says temperatures can rise 10 to 15 degrees in as little as 15 minutes

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Fisher says the best way to prevent these tragedies is for every parent and caregiver to understand that this can happen to anybody.

State police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Catahoula Correctional Center Inmate just outside of St. Francisville Wednesday morning. Authorities say during transport for a court hearing, 46-year-old Raymond Huddleston of Baton Rouge faked a seizure and attacked two correctional officers. Lt. Jared Sandifer with the Louisiana State Police…

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The officers were treated and released for minor injuries. A second inmate who was in the van was not involved and uninjured.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the number of seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs increased by 500 from February to March and by 11-hundred since March 2023. Chief Economist for the L-W-C Emily Dipalma says the state has recorded 36 consecutive months of over-the-year-gains in nonfarm employment…

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Summer is approaching and routines are changing. Safety advocates are urging parents and caregivers to take action to prevent the horrible tragedy of a child dying in a hot car. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Louisiana’s homestead exemption will not be changed as part of the proposed rewrite of the state’s constitution. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaulieu has amended his constitutional convention bill to protect the homestead exemption in the state constitution.

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While trying to escape during a transport from the Catahoula Correctional Center, an inmate was fatally shot. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the April 23^rd fatal road rage shooting on I-20 ramp. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says the suspect was taken into custody in Mississippi. They arrested the driver of the dark-colored acura suv who got into a verbal altercation with the victim who tried to run away.  Witnesses say the driver of the SUV followed and reportedly “executed” the victim, Gurpreet Singh Judge and then suspect then fled the scene.

Louisiana leads the nation on a per capita basis for the number of children who have died from being in a hot car. Since 1998, 36 kids in Louisiana have lost their lives from Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Greg Fisher says if you have small children, keep your vehicles locked…

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The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the number of seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs increased by 500 from February to March and by 11-hundred since March 2023. Chief Economist for the L-W-C Emily Dipalma says construction had the largest gains over the month…

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A Catahoula Correctional Center Inmate was fatally shot yesterday after faking a seizure during transport near St. Francisville. Lt. Jared Sandifer with the Louisiana State Police says when correctional officers went to render aid 46-year-old Raymond Huddleston of Baton Rouge attacked them. And when he tried to drive off with the van…

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The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the number of seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs increased by 500 from February to March. LWC Chief Economist Emily Dipalma says the metro-Baton Rouge area led with 19-hundred jobs and New Orleans added 15-hundred jobs. The rest of Louisiana’s metro areas added or lost a few hundred jobs….

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Legendary rock Band, the Rolling Stones, make their long-awaited appearance at the New Orleans Jazz Fest today. Michelle Southern has the story…

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And according to Forbes, Raising Can founder and CEO Todd Graves is the richest person in the state. It’s the first time he’s made the list with an estimated $9.1 billion. He surpassed owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, Gayle Benson as the wealthiest Louisiana resident.

The Landry administration has reversed course and will participate in a federal food program that provides 120-dollars per child for the summer to low income families. Appropriations Chairman Jack MacFarland was adamant on the House floor the state should provide the three-point-six million dollars to bring down 71-million dollars in federal funds….
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A DCFS spokesperson says more details should be released today.

A Catahoula Correctional Center Inmate was fatally shot after he allegedly faked an illness during a transport and attacked two correctional officers. State Police Lt. Jared Sandifer says it happened just outside of St. Francisville Wednesday morning.
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The inmate has been identified as 46-year-old Raymond Huddleston of Baton Rouge. He was being transported to a court hearing.

Black Democrat and state senator Cleo Fields says he’s still planning to run this year to represent a second black majority congressional district, but it’s still to be determined if there will be a second majority black district…
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Rain is falling across most of the state today. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says central Louisiana could see several inches of rain…
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Rain in the forecast tomorrow too.

State lawmakers have convinced the Landy Administration to participate in the Summer EBT Program which helps feed children from needy families. Jeff Palermo has more…

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State Police are investigating an ATV crash in Natchitoches Parish that resulted in a 13-year-old being airlifted to a regional trauma center. The teen was driving the ATV near Derry that reportedly missed a curve on Cat Island Road and went down a steep embankment.

The House vote on whether to hold a Constitutional Convention was pushed to Tuesday and bill author New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has amended the legislation so the K-through-12th grade public school financing formula cannot be touched. And Beaullieu has also removed the language that allows for private funding to pay for the convention…

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Lawmakers were set to vote yesterday.

The Rolling Stones will play their only outdoor festival on their US tour tonight at Jazz Fest. They’ll take the stage at 5 pm. are just one of many great artists this weekend like the Foo Fighters, Neil Young, and Queen Latifa. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis says the weather’s cooperating so this could be one of the best Jazz Fests’ ever…

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Senate President Cameron Henry says at the urging of state lawmakers the Landry administration has decided to participate in a federal summer feeding program that provides 40-dollars a month per child to needy families. Henry says the decision comes after a meeting with leaders of DCFS and the Department of Education…
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In February, Governor Landry announced the state would not opt into the USDA Summer EBT program. But House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says this is a program that could serve as many as 450-thousand children, by only spending a few million dollars in state money.

Black Democrat Senator Cleo Fields still plans on running for Congress as he looks to represent the second majority black district. But we don’t know what that district will look like after a panel of three federal judges ruled the map approved by state lawmakers was racially gerrymandered. Fields is hoping the US Supreme Court will give the state some direction…
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The Secretary of State has set a deadline of May 15th for a new map to be approved that can be used for the November election.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the number of seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs increased by 500 from February to March and by 11-hundred between March of 2023 and this past March. Chief Economist for the L-W-C Emily Dipalma says that’s now 36 consecutive months of an over-the-year-gain in nonfarm employment…
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Dipalma says New Orleans added 15-hundred jobs from February, while Baton Rouge added 19-hundred jobs.

The second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest begins today with the Rolling Stones taking the stage at 5 PM. It’s the second stop for the Stones on their Hackney Diamonds Tour. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis their performance in Houston last weekend received electric reviews…
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Louisiana’s homestead exemption will not be changed as part of the proposed rewrite of the state’s constitution. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has amended his constitutional convention bill so that the homestead exemption will remain untouched in the state constitution
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A House vote on the constitutional convention bill is now set for Tuesday.

Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields says he still intends to run for Congress in a newly created second majority black district. But a three-judge panel of federal judges rejected the map approved by state lawmakers this year that creates a second majority Black district. Fields is among those asking the US Supreme Court to get involved..
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And the Secretary of State’s office has set a May 15th deadline to have a map in place that can be used for the November election.

After initially opting out, the Landry administration is now planning to participate in a federal summer feeding program that provides low income families, 40-dollars a month per child, to help feed their children when out of school for the summer. Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland made the case on the House floor by saying an investment of three-point-six million dollars will lead to 71-million dollars in federal money…
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The Rolling Stones, kick off the second weekend of Jazz Fest with a special performance at the New Orleans Fairgrounds today. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis says the legendary rock band was booked to play at Jazz Fest in 2019, but Mick Jagger had heart issues. It was rescheduled for 2020, but canceled because of Covid. He says it worked out this year…
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The Stones will hit the stage at 5 PM.