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.

Cut 5 (08) “…choice from them.”

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.

Cut 11 (08) “…in good faith.”

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.

Cut 13 (11)  “…the right time.”

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.

Cut 16 (12) “…get it again.”

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. 

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Jeanne Burns.”

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.

Cut 15 (13) “…I’m being facetious.”

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.

Cut 12 (07) “…football is happening.”

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.

Cut 9 (12)  “…hybrid professional model.”

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.

Cut 6 (09) “…to be misconduct.”

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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A bill that would allow the governor to suspend judges and D.A.s for six months then the Senate could remove them has caught the attention of Court Watch NOLA. Jesse Manley, with Court Watch NOLA, says it’s the people who put the judges and D.A.s in their positions who should remove them if necessary.

Cut 5 (08) “…choice from them.”

After LSU rejected Tiger Rag, the Louisiana Illuminator and WAFB-TV’s Freedom of Information requests on payments to players, a lawsuit was filed. LSU says the payments are protected under federal student privacy laws. But Tiger Rag argues that the state’s public records law requires the university to make public compensation paid to the player. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the main objective of the suit is clarity.

Cut 8 (09) “…to be clarified.”

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

Louisiana Tech’s 2026 football schedule includes two days when they’re playing two opponents on the road simultaneously! Andrew Greenstein explains.

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A windy Monday morning is bringing cooler temperatures, and an expected light freeze Tuesday morning to areas north of I-10. The winds have also prompted a red flag warning between 1:00 this afternoon and 7:00 this evening.

One of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against LSU over the use of public dollars to pay student athletes through revenue sharing explains the reasoning for the suit. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the lawsuit is attempting to get clarity on whether public funds that LSU’s athletic department pays to student-athletes, as part of revenue sharing, are subject to the public records law.

Cut 7 (09) “…no other recourse.”

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

Saints legend, former quarterback Drew Brees and current quarterback Tyler Shough took up baseball over the weekend, but Brees didn’t leave his famous energetic pre-game huddle behind. He led the Savanah Bananas in his pregame hype before taking an at bat during the exhibition game in the Superdome Sunday. Tyler Shough took off his black Saint’s jersey to reveal a yellow Savanah Bananas baseball shirt in Saturday’s exhibition before he huddled the baseball players for a football play, throwing a pass.

A court watchdog group opposes a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Senate to remove judges and district attorneys at the recommendation of the governor. Jeanne Burns reports.

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Jeanne Burns.”

Louisiana Tech’s 2026 football schedule consists of 20 games over 13 weeks, including two days when they’re playing two opponents on the road simultaneously! That’s because Conference USA and the Sun Belt BOTH included the Bulldogs in their just-released schedules. Dave Schultz, the host of the Locked On Sun Belt podcast, says it all started when Tech missed a deadline to depart C-USA.

Cut 10 (07) “…over their head.”

Three people including a six-year-old boy were found shot to death yesterday outside of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says the bodies were found after receiving reports of gunshots in Braxton Guillot Village. An adult male, an adult female, and the little boy were pronounced dead on scene.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office or Lafayette Crime Stoppers.

A court watchdog group in New Orleans is speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a mechanism to allow the Senate to remove a judge or a district attorney upon the recommendation of the governor. Jesse Manley, the interim executive director of Court Watch NOLA, says the problem he has with that is that since judges and district attorneys are elected, it would allow the governor and the Senate to disregard the will of the voters.

Cut 4 (13) “…in that system.”

Under Senate Bill 123 by Monroe Republican Jay Morris, the governor would have the power to suspend a judge or D-A for up to six months, during which time the Senate can remove that person with a two-thirds majority.

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…

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

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

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.

Cut 13 (11)  “…the right time.”

LSU is not the only Baton Rouge team in the women’s tournament. The Southern Jaguars take on Samford in the First Four play-in round in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday evening at six. The winner becomes the 16 seed in the Sacramento Four Region.

This is the Louisiana Radio Network Legislative Report, I’m Andrew Greenstein.

Today begins the second week of the session, and one of the bills that Governor Landry would like to see approval on is a proposed constitutional amendment that would give a governor the ability to recommend the removal of an elected judge or district attorney.

Under the proposal by West Monroe Senator Jay Morris, once the governor makes a recommendation to remove a judge or a D-A for incompetence or misconduct, the state Senate would have to affirm the governor’s removal recommendation by a two-thirds vote.

Jesse Manley, the interim executive director of Court Watch NOLA, opposes the legislation. He says the problem he has with that is that since judges and district attorneys are elected, it would allow the governor and the Senate to disregard the will of the voters.

Cut 4 (13) “…in that system.”

During the State of the State address last week, Landry called out incompetent judges. He used the murder of tourist Jacob Carter in the French Quarter by a teenager as an example. The teen was wearing a disabled ankle monitor and was unsupervised by the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.  But Manley says Morris’ bill is an unnecessary step in holding judges accountable.

Cut 6 (09) “…to be misconduct.”

For the legislation to pass, it will need two-thirds approval in the House and Senate and then approval from the voters.

Another constitutional amendment that is expected to stir debate is a proposal by Baton Rouge Representative Dixon McMakin that would ask voters if the Board of Regents should be abolished. That board oversees higher education. McMakin says higher ed scores consistently rank low, so why keep doing things as they’ve always been done? Higher ed leaders wonder who will handle the many responsibilities the board takes care of.

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.

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Jeanne Burns.”

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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…

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

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Louisiana Tech’s 2026 football schedule consists of 20 games over 13 weeks, including two days when they’re playing two opponents on the road simultaneously! Andrew Greenstein explains how that happened.

Cut 3 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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A court watchdog group in New Orleans is speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a mechanism to allow the Senate to remove a judge or a district attorney upon the recommendation of the governor. Jesse Manley, the interim executive director of Court Watch NOLA, says the problem he has with that is that since judges and district attorneys are elected, it would allow the governor and the Senate to disregard the will of the voters.

Cut 4 (13) “…in that system.”

Under Senate Bill 123 by Monroe Republican Jay Morris, the governor would have the power to suspend a judge or D-A for up to six months, during which time the Senate can remove that person with a two-thirds majority. Morris says the people who put the judges and district attorneys in their positions are more than capable of doing the deed if necessary.

Cut 5 (08) “…choice from them.”

Morris cited what he calls a disturbing and repeated pattern of breakdowns within Louisiana’s juvenile justice system. He used as an example 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. But Manley says Morris’ bill is an unnecessary step in holding judges accountable.

Cut 6 (09) “…to be misconduct.”

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One of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against LSU over the use of public dollars to pay student athletes through revenue sharing explains the reasoning for the suit. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the lawsuit is attempting to get clarity on whether public funds that LSU’s athletic department pays to student-athletes, as part of revenue sharing, are subject to the public records law.

Cut 7 (09) “…no other recourse.”

The landmark federal case known as the House Settlement allows universities, starting with this athletic season, to pay their student-athletes directly. Each university athletic department can spend up to 20.5-million dollars in direct payments to student athletes.

Horne says LSU rejected Tiger Rag, the Louisiana Illuminator and WAFB-TV’s Freedom Of Information requests on payments to players, because LSU claims the payments are protected under federal student privacy laws. But Tiger Rag argues that the state’s public records law requires the university to make public compensation paid to the player. Horne says the main objective of the suit is clarity.

Cut 8 (09) “…to be clarified.”

Every year, Tiger Rag Magazine publishes a money issue. It lists the salaries of all of the employees of the LSU athletic department, including the janitors who work in the football office. 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.

Cut 9 (12)  “…hybrid professional model.”

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

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Louisiana Tech’s 2026 football schedule consists of 20 games over 13 weeks, including two days when they’re playing two opponents on the road simultaneously! That’s because Conference USA and the Sun Belt BOTH included the Bulldogs in their just-released schedules. Dave Schultz, the host of the Locked On Sun Belt podcast, says it all started when Tech missed a deadline to depart C-USA.

Cut 10 (07) “…over their head.”

Schultz says ever since, Louisiana Tech has been trying to negotiate a payment to Conference USA to allow it to make the move for the fall of 2026, but Conference USA has been having none of it.

Cut 11 (08) “…in good faith.”

Schultz says the dispute should never have gotten to this point.

Cut 12 (07) “…football is happening.”

All this comes amid a lawsuit that the U-L system filed on behalf of Tech against Conference USA earlier this month. There’s a hearing coming up Thursday, and Schultz says he would be shocked if the result of that hearing is not allowing Tech to move to the Sun Belt for the 2026 season.

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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.

Cut 13 (11)  “…the right time.”

In Mulkey’s first four seasons, LSU was a three-seed, this year they are a two-seed.

Cut 14 (12) “…to be written.”

LSU is the two-seed in the Sacramento Two Region. UCLA is the top seed and Duke is the three seed in the region. Mulkey questioned why LSU was placed in one of the Sacramento brackets, when the other two regionals will be played a lot closer to home in Fort Worth, Texas.

Cut 15 (13) “…I’m being facetious.”

LSU is not the only Baton Rouge team in the women’s tournament. The Southern Jaguars take on Samford in the First Four play-in round in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday evening at six. The winner becomes the 16 seed in the Sacramento Four Region.

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After winning their third straight Southland Conference championship last Wednesday, the McNeese men’s basketball team learned of their position in the bracket yesterday. They’re the number-12 seed in the South Region and will face the fifth-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Cowboys head coach Bill Armstrong says the team is going to enjoy the ride.

Cut 16 (12) “…get it again.”

It’s not the first time for senior guard D.J. Richards Jr. – he’s been with the Cowboys all three years of the Southland three-peat. He says especially after leading McNeese to an upset win over Clemson in the first round last year, he’s not intimidated by the big stage.

Cut 17 (08)  “…a regular game.”

Armstrong, who spent 11 non-consecutive years as an SEC assistant coach, says he’s familiar with Vanderbilt, and he will have his Cowboys ready to play Thursday.

Cut 18 (07)  “…very entertaining game.”

Those of you partaking in Office Pool Monday, give serious consideration to picking McNeese to spring the upset. Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, at least one 12-seed has advanced to the second round in all but five years.

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The high school boys basketball state championships wrapped on Saturday night with an absolute classic. The Zachary Broncos overcame a 34-point, 24-rebound performance from Ruston’s Ahmad Hudson to beat the Bearkats, 63-60, in the Division One Select State Championship Game. While Ruston had two players doing most of the scoring, Zachary had eight players contribute. Head Coach Jon McClinton…

Cut 19 (14) “…our locker room”

Right before the Zachary-Ruston game, Marksville won its second state title in three years, beating the Madison Jaguars 66-45. Armonii Benjamin was the Most Valuable Player with 21 points and hit five three pointers.

Cut 20 (06) “…on the court.”