State Police have arrested five public officials in Evangeline Parish for allegedly accessing government databases and sharing sensitive information from those systems with an arrested defendant regarding his ongoing criminal case. Ville Platte Mayor Ryan Williams and Mamou Police Chief Pat Hall are among those facing malfeasance charges.

A St. Landry Parish community is getting a long-overdue upgrade to its water system. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

The first closed party primary for this year’s federal elections is coming up…May 16^th. Republican Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is not a fan. He says it leads to fewer voters participating….

Cut 9 (12) “…general election”

Nungesser says polls show that Republicans and voters overall are not happy with the closed primary system.

LSU Football coach Lane Kiffin announced today that quarterback Sam Leavitt will likely miss the rest of spring football after having pins removed from his foot that were inserted when he had surgery last year. Leavitt is on crutches following Monday’s minor procedure. Kiffin is encouraged by the work Leavitt has been able to get in…

Cut 14 (06) “…procedure”

We’re just 39 days away from the closed party primary; but if it was up to Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, we wouldn’t be having them at all. Nungesser strongly prefers the open primaries that have traditionally been used in Louisiana, and he says the vast majority of voters agree with him.

Cut 11 (07) “…want open primary.”

Nungesser says after this year’s closed primaries, he will work to return Louisiana to the open primary system.

It’s a new day in Melville as the St. Landry Parish community is overhauling its 60-year-old water system. The city’s outgoing water system was built on deteriorating pipes and a single overworked well, and Mayor Caretta Robertson says it was costing the town lots of money to keep it suitable for consumption.

Cut 6 (10) “…a long time.”

Oak Grove basketball star Caroline Bradley has committed to play for Kim Mulkey and the LSU Lady Tigers. Colleen Crain has the story.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Will Wade is not the only former LSU head men’s basketball coach returning to the program. Wade has tapped his immediate predecessor from his first stint, Johnny Jones, as one of his assistants. Wade has also named former Mississippi State and Western Kentucky Head Coach Rick Stansbury as his associate head coach.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has been a vocal opponent of closed party primaries for this year’s federal elections. Nungesser points out that Republicans will not have the opportunity to vote in the Second District Congressional Democratic Primary…

Cut 10 (06) “…to that”

Troy Carter has drawn one primary challenger in the Democratic primary in Renada Collins, and no Republicans sought the seat. So thanks to the closed primary, only Democrats in the second district will decide who represents the district as a whole.

One of the state’s worst performing water systems is set to get a seven-million dollar overhaul. Melville Mayor Caretta Robertson in St. Landry Parish says they will replace all of the aging water lines and they will also install modern radio-read water meters…

Cut 7 (10) “…people will be”

Federal and state funds will pay for the project.

The state’s best high school basketball player has committed to play for the LSU Lady Tigers. Six-foot-five Caroline Bradley from Oak Grove High School made her announcement at a crawfish boil…

Cut 4 (14) “…is exciting”

Bradley is ranked as the third best player in the 2027 recruiting class.

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt will likely miss the rest of spring football after having pins removed from his surgically repaired right foot. Leavitt only played in six games for Arizona State last season because of a Lisfranc ligament injury that required season ending surgery. Coach Lane Kiffin is not worried about Leavitt missing the rest of the spring…

Cut 13 (12) “…summer.”

A St. Landry Parish community is getting a long-overdue upgrade to its water system. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says public-private partnerships have helped keep state parks open. Nungesser says he’s looking for additional public-private partnerships…

Cut 15 (10) “….north Louisiana”

Five-star prospect and Oak Grove girls basketball star Caroline Bradley is staying home as the six-foot-five center commits to LSU. All of the elite programs were recruiting her, including UCLA and South Carolina. Bradley says the relationship she’s built with LSU coach Kim Mulkey played a major factor in her decision…

Cut 3 (12) “…it worked.”

Bradley has one more year at Oak Grove and will start her career at LSU for the 2027-28 season.

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss the remainder of spring football. But Coach Lane Kiffin says it was expected. Kiffin says Leavitt had pins removed from his surgically repaired right foot and they knew that procedure would take place during the middle of spring football..

Cut 12 (07) “….opportunities”

Elon transfer Landen Clark has been taking the snaps with the first team, while former UCS QB Husan Longstreet has been working mostly with the second team.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is once again advocating for the return of open primaries for all races in Louisiana. Nungesser says closed primaries do not yield a representative government.

Cut 9 (12)  “…the general election.”

Nungesser says general election voters are usually left with a choice of two extremists.

It’s a new day in Melville as the St. Landry Parish community is overhauling its 60-year-old water system. The project is being supported by a grant of more than four-million dollars from the USDA’s Rural Development Program. Mayor Caretta Robertson says she’s excited that the city will finally be getting a modern, safe water system.

Cut 8 (10) “…my words out.” (laughs)

Oak Grove basketball star Caroline Bradley has committed to play for Kim Mulkey and the LSU Lady Tigers. Colleen Crain has the story.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Will Wade is not the only former LSU head men’s basketball coach returning to the program. Wade has tapped his immediate predecessor from his first stint, Johnny Jones, as one of his assistants. Wade has also named former Mississippi State and Western Kentucky Head Coach Rick Stansbury as his associate head coach.

Senator Bill Cassidy continues to hammer Congresswoman Julia Letlow in the Republican Senate primary for previously supporting DEI policies. In videos from 2020 when Letlow was seeking to be the president at ULM, she told the search committee she was committed to a more diverse faculty. Cassidy also claims Letlow wanted to open the school’s first DEI division.

Cut 10 (12) “…decision was made ”

In a statement released by her campaign, Letlow says DEI was presented in higher education as a way to encourage people to achieve the American dream, but now she sees it as a policy that divides people, push indoctrination and holds people down instead of lifting them up.

The other major candidate in the race, State Treasurer John Fleming is facing attacks.  The ads claim Fleming is not conservative enough, even though he created the conservative Freedom Caucus when he was in the U-S House.

Monday was a special day for high school basketball star Caroline Bradley. The six-foot-five center from Oak Grove committed to the LSU Lady Tigers. Bradley says she’s ecstatic to play for her home state, one of the biggest brands in college athletics…

Cut 5 (11) “…like Oak Grove.”

Bradley is ranked as the nation’s third best player in the 2027 recruiting class.

It’s a new day in Melville as the St. Landry Parish community is overhauling its 60-year-old water system. The city’s outgoing water system was built on deteriorating pipes and a single overworked well, and Mayor Caretta Robertson says it was costing the city lots of money to keep it suitable for consumption.

Cut 6 (10) “…a long time.”

The project is being supported by a grant of more than four-million dollars from the USDA’s Rural Development Program.

DEI policies have become a big issue in the Senate Republican primary. Andre Champagne has the story.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

President Trump warns a whole civilization could die tonight if Tehran does not meet his deadline of 7 PM central time to an agreement that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. In a social medial post, Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins said Wipe them out and attack Iran harder than ever.

The Data Center, which is in New Orleans, says job growth in Louisiana since 2015 has increased by less than one-percent, well below the U.S. average of 11.5-percent. Dr. Alex Kolker helped put the report together and says Louisiana’s economy has not been the same since the oil price crash of 2014.

Cut 4 (09) “…oil price crash.”

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says 44 million people visited the state in 2024, down from the 53-million that visited in 2019. Nungesser says his office is pushing sports tourism and that includes trying to attract the Olympic trials to Louisiana…

Cut 14 (12) “….all over Louisiana”

In 2024, U-S Olympic team trials for boxing took place in Lafayette and table tennis competitions took place in West Monroe.

Senator Bill Cassidy continues to hammer Congresswoman Julia Letlow for previously supporting DEI policies. When Letlow was seeking to be the president at ULM, she told the search committee she was committed to a more diverse faculty. Letlow also described herself as a strong and progressive leader saying she now sees DEI as a tool for the radical left to divide people, push indoctrination and hold people down instead of lifting them up. Letlow also claims Cassidy has supported DEI bureaucracy pointing to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Cassidy supported. In a press conference, Cassidy explained why he opposes DEI policies.

Cut 11 (11) “…totally against that.”

Cassidy says he was more interested in the money that the legislation brought to Louisiana.

A new report from the Data Center in New Orleans says job growth in Louisiana since the 2014 oil price crash has been flat. Dr. Alex Kolker who helped compile the report, says Louisiana is down about 15 thousand jobs in the drilling sector and another five-thousand jobs in water transportation, which involves taking people to offshore rigs. He says the state has moved away from offshore drilling jobs to short-term construction booms tied to liquefied natural gas and petrochemical projects.

Cut 5 (09) “…then employment drops.”

UL Lafayette baseball coach Matt Deggs has been suspended for two games after he confronted the James Madison dugout during Saturday’s 5–1 loss. It happened after Cajuns outfielder Maddox Mandino lowered his shoulder while running to first base after hitting a tapper in the infield. Deggs says he heard a James Madison player direct a disrespectful comment toward him. He says he doesn’t take disrespect lightly which is why he was so fired up

Cut 8 (13) “…most certainly.”