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Indeed, what a difference a day makes, as Mother Nature is giving Louisiana one last dose of winter in the final week of the season. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim:

Cut 9 (10)  “…temperatures.”

Whereas yesterday’s highs were in the 80s; today, the temperature only got up into the 50s throughout much of the state.

For Democrats in the legislature, there’s one issue that stands out over all others as the legislative session enters its second week.

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House Democratic Caucus Chairman Kyle Green says while that includes things like prices we pay at the grocery stores and at the gas pumps, what it will not include in this session is a possible reduction in sales taxes. He says that’s because there’s talk about phasing out the income tax.

The state transportation department plans to pick a location for a new Mississippi River Bridge in the Baton Rouge area by the end of this year. Secretary Glenn Ledet says DOTD expects to present the final preferred location as part of an Environmental Assessment by December.

Cut 7 (12) “…environmental assessment.”

The McNeese Cowboys are preparing to play in their third straight NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The South Region’s 12 seed takes on Vanderbilt Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City. McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer says McNe

The state transportation department plans to pick a location for a new Mississippi River Bridge in the Baton Rouge area by the end of this year.  DOTD Secretary Glenn Ledet says they are looking at three different locations south of Baton Rouge in Iberville Parish. He says they are currently looking at environmental impacts…

Cut 6 (11) “…selective alternative.”

Ledet says 400-million dollars in funding has already been secured to build the bridge. But the total price tag is around two-billion dollars.

The LSU women’s basketball team is a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament. In Coach Kim Mulkey’s first four seasons at LSU, the Tigers were a three-seed….

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LSU will face Jacksonville on Friday at 5 PM in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The McNeese men’s team is headed to Oklahoma City to play Vanderbilt on Thursday afternoon.

The entire state, except for the coastal parishes, are under freeze warnings and watches as temperatures will dip below the freezing mark for north and central Louisiana tomorrow morning. LSU health climatologist Barry Keim…

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More seasonably temperatures return on Thursday.

Louisiana Democrats are hoping that during the legislative session that legislation is approved that can help lower costs on families. House Democratic Caucus Chair, state representative Kyle Green of Marrero, says even though Democrats are outnumbered by Republicans two-to-one, all key pieces of legislation will require the cooperation of everyone on both sides of the aisle.

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Despite being greatly outnumbered in the legislature, Democrats are confident in their agenda for this year’s session, which enters its second week today.

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Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has asked the Trump Administration to allow more immigrants on seasonal work visas so they can work at crawfish peeling and packing facilities. There is a severe shortage of available workers, because of a cap on the number of visas. The labor crunch is expected to impact on the production of frozen crawfish tails that are shipped around the country.

State Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet says they hope to name an exact location of a proposed new Mississippi bridge in the Baton Rouge area by the end of the year. There are three different locations under consideration, south of Baton Rouge in Iberville Parish. The funding piece also must be worked out. Ledet says the projected cost is around two-billion dollars and they are examining funding sources…

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Ledet says at this point they do have 400-million dollars in funding secured.

LSU is once again hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. If the Lady Tigers can advance past the second round, they will head to the Regionals, and they are going to the Sacramento location instead of the Fort Worth location. Head Coach Kim Mulkey…

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This is the final week of winter, and Old Man Winter has one more thing up his sleeve before he packs up and goes home for the year. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says while high temperatures were in the mid-80s yesterday, today they are in the 50s and upper 40s for north Louisiana.

Cut 10 (10) “…top of that.”

Keim says temperatures will get below freezing tomorrow morning for north and central Louisiana.

Democrats in the legislature say their agenda in this year’s session will focus on affordability. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Kyle Green says while that includes things like prices we pay at the grocery stores and at the gas pumps, what it will not include in this session is a possible reduction in sales taxes.

Cut 4 (11) “…a budget shortfall.”

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says the deaths of three people, including a six-year-old boy, near Youngsville appears to be a double murder-suicide. They say 36-year-old Brett Richardson shot his 33-year-old wife, Kasie, and their son before turning the gun on himself.

The state department of transportation hopes to identify the location for the proposed Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge by the end of the year. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Indeed, what a difference a day makes, as Mother Nature is giving Louisiana one last dose of winter in the final week of the season. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim:s.

Cut 9 (10)  “…temperatures.”

Keim says high temperatures were in the mid-80s yesterday, today they are in the 50s and upper 40s for north Louisiana.

For Democrats in the legislature, there’s one issue that stands out over all others as the legislative session enters its second week.

Cut 3 (09) “…as a whole.”

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Kyle Green says while that includes things like prices we pay at the grocery stores and at the gas pumps, what it will not include in this session is a possible reduction in sales taxes. He says that’s because there’s talk about phasing out the income tax.

Tiger Rag Magazine explains its involvement in a lawsuit against LSU over whether the athletic department’s direct payments to student athletes should be public. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Speaking of LSU, the Lady Tigers are the two seed in the Sacramento Two Region, and they open play in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Friday evening against Jacksonville at the P-MAC. If they win, they face the winner of Texas Tech-Villanova.

A New Orleans court watchdog group is speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would give the State Senate the power to remove elected judges and district attorneys at the recommendation of the governor. Jesse Manley, the interim executive director of Court Watch NOLA, says the people who put them in their offices are more than capable of doing the deed.

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For now, Louisiana Tech’s football team has quite the 2026 schedule – 20 games over 13 weeks, including two days in November in which they have two road games simultaneously. This, after both Conference USA and the Sun Belt included the Bulldogs in their schedules. Dave Schultz, the host of the Locked On Sun Belt podcast, says Tech has been trying to negotiate an exit from C-USA, but the conference is having none of it.

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Three Louisiana teams – two women’s teams and one men’s team – are going dancing in their respective NCAA tournaments. On the women’s side, the LSU Lady Tigers host Jacksonville Friday at 5 p-m. If the Lady Tigers beat the Dolphins, Coach Kim Mulkey’s squad will then host the winner of Texas Tech-Villanova.

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LSU’s Baton Rouge siblings, the Southern Jaguars, take on Samford in the First Four play-in round in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday evening at six.

On the men’s side, McNeese is Louisiana’s sole representative, and the South Region’s 12th seed takes on fifth-seeded Vanderbilt Thursday at 2:15 in Oklahoma City. Cowboys head coach Bill Armstrong says the team is going to enjoy the ride.

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A six-year-old boy is among three people shot to death outside Youngsville in Lafayette Parish yesterday. The three victims were found inside a home, and deputies say all were pronounced dead at the scene. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says it will be releasing more information on the incident later today.

We’re hearing from a court watchdog group that opposes a proposed constitutional amendment that creates a mechanism for the Senate to remove judges and district attorneys at the recommendation of the governor. Jeanne Burns reports. 

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The LSU Lady Tigers are a two-seed in the Sacramento Two Region, and they open play in the NCAA Tournament Friday against Jacksonville at the P-MAC. Head Coach Kim Mulkey is questioning why her team was not placed into one of the Fort Worth brackets, so they could play the regionals a lot closer to home.

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With Louisiana Tech’s conference affiliation for the 2026 football season still unresolved, the Bulldogs find themselves on both Conference USA’s and the Sun Belt’s schedules for the upcoming season. That means for now, they have 20 games over the course of 13 weeks! Dave Schultz, the host of the Locked On Sun Belt podcast, says it should never have come to this.

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A federal case known as the House Settlement now allows universities to pay their student-athletes directly. Each university athletic department can spend up to 20.5-million dollars in direct payments to student athletes. After LSU rejected Tiger Rag, the Louisiana Illuminator and WAFB-TV’s Freedom of Information requests on those payments to players, a lawsuit was filed. LSU says the payments are protected under federal student privacy laws. Every year, Tiger Rag Magazine publishes a money issue that lists the salaries of all of the employees of the LSU athletic department, including the janitors who work in the football office. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the lawsuit speaks to a bigger issue. He says that with college athletics moving to a professional sports model, it is conflicting with current state laws.

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Tiger Rag is owned by Kingfish Communications, which also owns Louisiana Radio Network.

Under a proposed bill by Monroe Senator, Jay Morris, the governor would have the power to suspend a judge or D-A for up to six months, then the Senate could vote to remove that person. As an example of why the law is needed Morris cited the murder of tourist Jacob Carter in the French Quarter by a teenager whose ankle monitoring contract expired without the judge of D-A realizing it. Jesse Manley with Court Watch NOLA says Morris’ bill is an unnecessary step in holding judges accountable.

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The LSU Tigers are hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. LSU will face Jacksonville Friday at 5 p-m. If the Lady Tigers beat the Dolphins, Coach Kim Mulkey’s squad will play the winner of Texas Tech-Villanova. In Mulkey’s first four seasons, LSU was a three-seed, this year they are a two-seed.

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