LSU’s women’s basketball star Angel Reese receives a huge honor as she’s named as the Sporting News Athlete of the Year. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana lawmakers are preparing for four legislative sessions in the first half of 2024. Teiko Foxx has the story…
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State Police have reinstated Trooper Lt. John Clary after criminal charges in the Ronald Greene case were dropped for withholding bodycam footage. In exchange, Clary will testify in the case against two officers. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt believes what’s happening is…
Cut 3 (13) “…being terminated.”
Graphic bodycam footage shows Black motorist Ronald Greene being beaten by officers in 2019. He died while in police custody.
Borghardt admits while it “looks bad” that Clary has gotten his job back he points out that it’s easier to prosecute someone who destroyed evidence versus withholding it. He says terminating a civil employee is much different than a private one.
Cut 4 (05) “…firing someone.”
Greene’s mother Mona Hardin told the Associated Press she was surprised and disgusted Clary has been restored to duty. Borghardt says while Hardin is understandably upset…
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Master Trooper Kory York faces negligent homicide and malfeasance charges, and Union Parish Sheriff’s deputy Chris Harpin is charged with three counts of malfeasance in the Ronald Greene death.
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LSU announced the commitment of transfer quarterback AJ Swann. Swann has played in 15 games over two seasons at Vanderbilt. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is expected to take over for the Tigers as Jayden Daniels leaves for the NFL, but Shea Dixon of On3.com says Swann will bring exactly what the Tigers need to the young QB room…
Cut 6 (09) “…heir apparent.”
Swann passed for almost 3,000 yards and 22 touchdowns at Vanderbilt leading the team to a 4-11 record. Dixon says the former four-star recruit was expected to transfer to South Carolina until deciding he wanted to go somewhere he could compete for a national championship…
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Swann will join Nussmeier, Freshman Rickie Collins, and incoming four-star 2024 recruit Collin Hurley in the LSU quarterback room. Dixon says Nussmeier, who is getting his first start in the ReliaQuest Bowl on January 1st, will still have the inside track at the starting spot after waiting behind Daniels for two seasons but there could be a competition this offseason…
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Louisiana lawmakers are gearing up for Sessionpalooza in 2024. An organizational session, one for the congressional map, another on crime, and then the regular session in March. LAPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says the last time the legislature had this many sessions on the calendar was in 2008.
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The organizational session begins on January 8th. It could wrap up that day or take until January 10th to complete. Alfred says a special session to redraw the Congressional map is tentatively scheduled to take place from January 15th through 23rd…
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A federal judge has given the Louisiana Legislature until January 30th to redraw a Congressional map with two majority-minority districts. Alford says a criminal justice reform special session from February 16 to March 6th could change some of the sentencing laws that were approved in 2017 as part of Governor Edwards’ criminal justice reform package…
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The talk of property insurance reform will have to wait until a regular session that’s set to begin March 11th and end June third.