It’s official! Will Wade is returning to Baton Rouge as LSU’s men’s basketball coach four years after being fired for recruiting violations. With that, LSU has fired Matt McMahon after leading the Tigers to an overall record of 60-and-70, including just 17 wins in the SEC, and no NCAA Tournament appearances. LSU will owe McMahon an $8 million buyout.

The speculation of a Will Wade reunion heated up when Heath Schroyer left his post as McNeese athletic director for a job at LSU as Senior Deputy AD.

According to multiple reports, Wade has signed a seven-year deal and is expected to have a roster budget exceeding $12 million.

Meanwhile, just one year after UNO brought in Percy “Master P” Miller to support its basketball program, the partnership has ended. Miller served in an unpaid, volunteer advisory role as president of basketball operations, helping facilitate fundraising efforts as the program improved from 4–27 last season to 15–18 this year.

The second-seeded LSU Lady Tigers are preparing for a Sweet 16 rematch against third-seeded Duke. Since Duke lost to LSU in December, it has won 21 of its last 23 games. The Blue Devils have also improved on the defensive end, allowing only 55.7 points per game since giving up 93 to the Tigers. Schwartz says the Tigers will have to do several things to advance to the Elite Eight on Sunday.

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ULM introduced Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach. Cross spent eight seasons as a Warhawk assistant before spending the last six years as an assistant at U-A-B. Cross says the ULM program is one that he has personal sweat equity invested…

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Boot Up Louisiana! Or, perhaps, Re-Boot Up Louisiana! Will Wade is returning to LSU to lead the men’s basketball program again. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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But wait, there’s more! ULM introduces Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach. Cross says the ULM program is one that he has personal sweat equity invested.

Cut 13 (09) “…off the mat.”

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee kills a resolution that would have required those running for Congress to live in the district they’re running in. It was brought up for debate by Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey, who had previously announced his candidacy for the fifth congressional district and dropped out after President Trump endorsed Blake Miguez, who lives in New Iberia, which is quite a distance away.

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LSU will soon be launching a bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence. The four-year program is the first of its kind in Louisiana. James Ghawaly (guh-WALL-ee), an assistant professor of science and engineering at LSU, says it’s starting in just a few months. 

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It’s a day many LSU basketball fans have been waiting for. Will Wade is returning to be the Tigers head coach again. Wade was the head coach at LSU from 2017 to 2022 and in those five seasons, the Tigers went to the NCAA Tournament three times.

Wade’s old boss at McNeese is also headed to LSU as Cowboys athletics director Heath Schroyer will be a Senior Deputy AD at LSU as of April 11^th.  Jim Gazzolo, who covers McNeese athletics for the American Press, says what Schroyer did for McNeese is remarkable…

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With Wade returning to LSU that means Matt McMahon is out of a job. McMahon went 60-and-70 in his four seasons at LSU and no NCAA Tournament appearances.

LSU is launching a four-year degree program in A-I this fall.

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At the state capitol, lawmakers discussed a resolution to urge Congress to pass legislation requiring the U-S House of Representatives candidates to live in the congressional district they seek to represent. Houma Senator Mike Fesi didn’t feel right about passing the legislation…

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The legislation is not expected to advance any further.

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He’s back all right – four years after being fired for recruiting violations, Will Wade is returning for a second stint as LSU’s head men’s basketball coach. Speculation came to a head when former McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer joined LSU as Senior Deputy AD. Jim Gazzolo covers McNeese athletics for the American Press and says that was the catalyst behind Wade’s return to Baton Rouge.

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LSU isn’t the only Louisiana school making a move with its men’s basketball program, as ULM has introduced Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach. Cross led UAB to four postseason appearances in his six seasons there and says he hopes Northeast Louisiana will rally around his program.

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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee effectively kills a resolution that would have required those running for U.S. congress to live in the district they’re running in. Houma Senator Mike Fesi did not feel comfortable passing a resolution in Louisiana when there are 25 members of the U-S House of Representatives who do not live in the district they represent.

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LSU will soon be launching a bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence. Assistant Professor of Science and Engineering James Ghawaly (guh-WALL-ee) says students will learn how to build new A-I technologies from the ground up, and they will also learn how to detect whether video content was created using A-I.

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Boot Up Louisiana! Or, perhaps, Re-Boot Up Louisiana! Will Wade is returning to LSU to lead the men’s basketball program again. Jeff Palermo has the story.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

But wait, there’s more! ULM introduces Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach. Cross says the ULM program is one that he has personal sweat equity invested.

Cut 13 (09) “…off the mat.”

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee kills a resolution that would have required those running for Congress to live in the district they’re running in. It was brought up for debate by Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey.

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Cathey had announced his candidacy for the fifth congressional district but dropped out after President Trump endorsed Blake Miguez, who lives in New Iberia, which is quite a distance from the district’s boundaries and who his resolution was aimed at. While Cathey pointed out that state legislators need to live in the district they represent, Houma Senator Mike Fesi says the rules are different for U.S. representatives.

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The committee reported the resolution without action, which technically kills the measure for the session.

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For Will Wade, it feels good to be reunited with LSU. Wade is returning to Baton Rouge as LSU’s men’s basketball coach four years after being fired for recruiting violations. With that, LSU has fired Matt McMahon after leading the Tigers to an overall record of 60-and-70, including just 17 wins in the SEC, and no NCAA Tournament appearances.

The speculation of a Will Wade reunion heated up when Heath Schroyer left his post as McNeese athletic director for a job at LSU as Senior Deputy AD. Schroyer hired Wade at McNeese a year after Wade was fired from LSU. Jim Gazzolo covers McNeese athletics for the American Press and says what Schroyer did at McNeese is remarkable.

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A resolution taking aim at those running for Congress in a district where he or she does not live fails in the legislature. Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey’s resolution was directed at Blake Miguez, who’s running in District 5, even though his home in New Iberia is nowhere close to the district’s boundaries. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee reported the resolution without action, which technically kills the measure for the session.

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LSU will soon be launching a bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence. The four-year program is the first of its kind in Louisiana. James Ghawaly (guh-WALL-ee), an assistant professor of science and engineering at LSU, says this degree program goes well beyond simply how to use A-I.

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Multiple reports say men’s basketball coach Will Wade is returning to LSU. Wade just completed his first season at North Carolina State, but Jim Gazzolo, who covered Wade at McNeese State for the American Press, says Wade looks at the opportunity to return to LSU as finishing the job…

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Wade was the head coach at LSU for five seasons, leading the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament three times and an SEC Championship in 2019. He was fired in 2022 for committing NCAA recruiting violations. Wade’s return to LSU, means Matt McMahon’s four year run as the Tigers men’s basketball coach is over. He went 60-70 at LSU.

ULM introduced Ryan Cross as its new men’s basketball coach today as he returns to Monroe after serving as an assistant coach at UAB for six seasons. Before he was at UAB, Cross was an assistant coach at ULM for eight seasons.

Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey does not believe politicians should be able to run for a seat in the U-S House of Representatives if they do not live in the district they are seeking to represent. Cathey brought Senate Concurrent Resolution number nine up for debate in the Governmental Affairs committee…

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The legislation is directed at Blake Miguez, who lives near New Iberia, but is seeking to represent a Congressional district that covers the Monroe and Baton Rouge areas. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee reported the resolution without action, which technically kills the measure for the session.

A reunion between LSU and men’s basketball coach Will Wade seems imminent as McNeese announces athletics director Heath Schroyer has accepted a job at LSU as Senior Deputy AD. Jim Gazzolo covers McNeese athletics for the American Press and says Wade would not leave North Carolina State for LSU if Schroyer is not at LSU…

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Schroyer hired Wade as McNeese’s head coach in 2023, a year after he was fired at LSU for committing NCAA recruiting violations.

One of Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s election integrity bills advances to the next step. House Bill 691, which provides for the investigation of non-citizens found to be on the state’s voter rolls, advances out of House Governmental Affairs on a party-line vote and moves to the full House. Landry says a recent check of the state’s voter rolls through a federal database found hundreds of ineligible voters.

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Democrats oppose the bill as they look at this as a very small problem and legislation is an effort to deny people the right to vote.

New research from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center finds that exercise along with blood pressure medication is not enough to halt cognitive decline in people at risk of Azheimer’s…

Cut 8 (14) “….theraphy and socializiation”

That’s Doctor Jeffrey Keller, with the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

We now know what’s in the 20-year Master Plan for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.  Walt Leger, the president of New Orleans and Company, says it includes, a second terminal facility, additional gates, an additional parking garage, and improvement to the roadway system. He says it’s important that they tackle the expansion now.

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A 10-year-old boy who is believed to be autistic is missing from Ouachita Parish. State and Parish officials say Jabari Mackey was last seen around 8:30 Wednesday evening at his home. A statewide Endangered/Missing Child Advisory has been issued. The young boy is 5′3, tall and weighs around 155 pounds. He has shoulder length dreads. He was last seen only wearing shorts. Anyone who believes they have seen Mackey is asked to call the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 329-1200.

There’s lots of speculation that Will Wade could return to Baton Rouge and again coach LSU Men’s Basketball.  Reports that LSU was on the verge of hiring  McNeese AD Heath Schroyer as a senior administrator are now confirmed. McNeese has put out a statement saying Schroyer is indeed going to LSU. Schroyer hired Wade at McNeese in 2023 when LSU President Wade Rousse was president of McNeese. Tiger Rag editor Glenn Guilbeau says Wade’s interest in returning to Baton Rouge also stems from the opportunity to coach the state’s premier program.

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Studies have shown regular physical activity can slow down or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, but new research from a leading expert has found that is not the case. says their study

A study at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center involving 480 participants ages of 60 and 85 found that exercise and aggressive cardiovascular risk reduction successfully improved heart health, but did NOT produce measurable cognitive benefits in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s. Dr. Research expert, Dr.Jeffrey Keller…

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Expansion and Upgrades are in the 20-year Master Plan for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport including a second terminal facility, up to 15 additional gates, an additional parking garage and an improved roadway system. Walt Leger, president of New Orleans and Company, says it’s to improve connectivity and he says even though New Orleans International Airport is in Kenner, the location has its advantages.

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