5:30 LRN Newscast

Late last week, in the wake of the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, someone vandalized the outside of Louisiana Democratic Party headquarters in Baton Rouge. Someone spray-painted the word “murderers” outside the building. Executive Director Dadrius (“darius”) Lanus says the graffiti has been cleaned up, and they have filed a police report.

Cut 9 (07)  “…is also safe.”

Ground is broken on a massive liquefied natural gas production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish. Woodside Energy Group CEO Meg O’Neill says an abundant supply of natural gas is one reason why they chose southwest Louisiana, but the reasons do not stop there.

Cut 7 (12) “…confidence.”

The facility is expected to become operational in 2029 and employ thousands.

LSU head football coach Brian Kelly’s postgame news conference Saturday went viral for all the wrong reasons. He went off on WBRZ-TV sports director Michael Cauble after Cauble asked him about his offense’s struggles, while the defense played lights-out in the team’s win over Florida. Kelly says he apologized to Cauble for his outburst…

Cut 14 (06) “…moving forward.”

Perhaps landing a major recruit will cheer Kelly up. Evangel Christian Academy junior quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston announced that he has committed to LSU, joining the program in the fall of 2027. ESPN ranks Houston as the top pocket passer in the country. Lee Brecheen with Louisiana Football Magazine says Houston has a big-time arm.

Cut 3 (09) “…hard to tackle.”

4:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU head coach Brian issued an apology to WBRZ sports director Michael Cauble today after Kelly lost his cool in the Florida postgame press conference when Cauble opened up with a question about the offense’s struggles. Kelly says that he has to do a better job with the media moving forward.

Cut 14 (06) “…moving forward.”

Cut 12 (09) “…need to be higher”

Kelly also gave injury updates on two key players during his Monday press conference. Kelly said that quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has been dealing with a torso injury since fall camp. Kelly says that the injury is not affecting Nussmeier’s play. Kelly also gave an update on linebacker West Weeks. Kelly said that Weeks has a calf strain and that he will be questionable going into this week’s game. Kelly said he expects Weeks to be back on the field at some point this week.

LSU and Brian Kelly received a major commitment from four-star quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston. He’s currently a junior from Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, and ESPN has him rated as the number one pocket passer in the country. Lee Brecheen with Louisiana Football Magazine says Houston has a big-time arm..

Cut 3 (09) “…hard to tackle.”

Multiple Louisiana quarterbacks earned weekly conference honors. Tulane redshirt senior quarterback Jake Retzlaff was named American Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Duke in the 34 to 27 win. Retzlaff registered 356 total yards of offense including four rushing touchdowns which tied Tulane’s program record for a quarterback.

McNeese sophomore quarterback Jake Strong was named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in a 42 to 41 loss to Weber State. Strong threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for two additional touchdowns.

4:30 PM LRN Newscast

In the wake of political violence and the murder of Charlie Kirk, the Louisiana Democratic Party Headquarters in Baton Rouge was vandalized late last week. Someone spray painted the word “murderers” outside the building. Executive Director Dadrius (“darius”) Lanus…

Cut 9 (07)  “…is also safe.”

Lanus says the Louisiana Democratic Party will never condone any violence against anyone, including its political opponents.

Three people died in a restaurant fire over the weekend. The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the fire that occurred around 2:30 Saturday morning at Fat Belly’s Diner in Opelousas. The 48-year-old restaurant owner, his 33-year-old girlfriend, and her 9-year-old daughter lived in a residential area connected to the restaurant. All three perished in the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire marshal’s office says the building did not have working smoke alarms.

Officials broke ground today on a 17-billion dollar liquefied natural gas export facility near Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

LSU football coach Brian Kelly has apologized for his harsh reaction to WBRZ-TV sports director Michael Cauble’s question about the performance of the LSU Offence following Saturday’s 20-10 win over Florida. Kelly says his first reaction was to defend his players after a great win…

Cut 13 (11)  “…first and foremost.”

3:30 PM LRN Newscast

Lafayette native Mondo Duplantis does it again. Competing in Tokyo, he has broken the world pole vault record for the 14th time. Though Duplantis was born and raised in Louisiana, he competes for his mother’s native country of Sweden. He had already won his meet on Monday and on his third attempt, he broke the record again by clearing the bar at 20 feet, 8 inches. The first time he broke the world record was in 2020 clearing 20 feet 2.9 inches.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly apologized to WBRZ-TV sports director Michael Cauble for going off on him after he questioned the coach about the offence’s performance following Saturday night’s 20-10 win over Florida. Kelly says he must handle himself in a better fashion…

Cut 12 (09) “…need to be higher”

Last week, in the wake of the murder of conservative Charlie Kirk, someone vandalized Louisiana Democratic Party headquarters in Baton Rouge. They spray-painted the word “murderers” outside the building. Executive Director Dadrius (“darius”) Lanus says the Louisiana Democratic Party will never condone violence against anyone, including its political opponents.

Cut 10 (13) “…harm to anyone.”

Ground was broken today on a massive liquefied natural gas production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish, named Louisiana LNG. Australian energy firm, Woodside Energy Group, is spending 17-point-five billion dollars to build facility. The project will create thousands of construction jobs and thousands more once production begins in 2029. Governor Jeff Landry thanks Woodside Energy for choosing Louisiana…

Cut 6 (08) “…be delivered.”

Louisiana already has four active LNG terminals.

LRN PM Newscall

LSU football scores a major commitment. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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Officials broke ground today on a 17-billion dollar liquefied natural gas export facility near Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

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LSU scores a major commitment in quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston. He’s currently a junior from Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, and ESPN has him as the top pocket passer in the country. Lee Brecheen with Louisiana Football Magazine says Houston has a big-time arm..

Cut 3 (09) “…hard to tackle.”

Brecheen says as good as Houston currently is, he’s only going to get better between now and the time he joins the Tigers.

Cut 4 (12) “…out of Louisiana.”

Brecheen says with LSU scoring a commitment from Houston, he’s going to help LSU recruit some of the best talent in northwest Louisiana.

Cut 5 (11) “…stay in state.”

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Ground was broken today on a massive liquefied natural gas production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish, named Louisiana LNG. Australian energy firm, Woodside Energy Group, is spending 17-point-five billion dollars to build facility. The project will create thousands of construction jobs and thousands more once production begins in 2029. Governor Jeff Landry thanks Woodside Energy for choosing Louisiana…

Cut 6 (08) “…be delivered.”

Louisiana already has four active LNG terminals.

Woodside Energy has been in business for 36 years and they’ve been working on developing this project for more than a decade. CEO Meg O’Neill says an abundant supply of natural gas is one reason why they chose southwest Louisiana, but the reasons do not stop there….

Cut 7 (12) “…confidence.”

Governor Jeff Landry Woodside Energy felt confident in making this huge investment because of new economic development put in place by his administration. He says President  Trump’s America First policy was also critical…

Cut 8 (12) “..once again.”

The LNG facility is expected to become operational in 2029 and employ thousands.

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Late last week, in the wake of the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, someone vandalized the outside of Louisiana Democratic Party headquarters in Baton Rouge. Someone spray-painted the word “murderers” outside the building. Executive Director Dadrius (“darius”) Lanus says the graffiti has been cleaned up, and they have filed a police report.

Cut 9 (07)  “…is also safe.”

Lanus says the Louisiana Democratic Party will never condone any violence against anyone, including its political opponents.

Cut 10 (13) “…harm to anyone.”

Lanus says the Louisiana Democratic Party will not tolerate any political violence.

Cut 11 (10) “…of all people.”

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LSU football coach Brian Kelly apologizes for going off on a reporter following Saturday night’s 20-10 win over Florida. The Tigers intercepted five passes in the game, but the first question asked to Kelly in the postgame press conference was about the offense’s sluggish start to the season. Kelly says he must handle himself in a better fashion…

Cut 12 (09) “…need to be higher”

Kelly says his first reaction was to defend his players after a great win…

Cut 13 (11)  “…first and foremost.”

Kelly says he apologized to WBRZ-TV sports director Michael Cauble for his outburst…

Cut 14 (06) “…moving forward.”

LSU’s offense ranks last in the SEC in points scored and Kelly revealed today that quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is playing through torso which has limited his ability to throw the ball down the field. Kelly expects it will get better after the bye week in two weeks after the Tigers play Southeastern Louisiana and Ole Miss.

2:30 PM LRN Newscast

Late last week, in the wake of the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, someone vandalized Louisiana Democratic Party headquarters in Baton Rouge by spray-painting the word “murderers” outside the building. Executive Director Dadrius (“darius”) Lanus says the Louisiana Democratic Party will not tolerate any political violence.

Cut 11 (10) “…of all people.”

The graffiti has been cleaned up, and a police report has been filed.

Governor Jeff Landry was at a groundbreaking at the site of Louisiana LNG was held today. The 17.5-billion-dollar Woodside Energy Group liquefied natural gas facility is expected to begin operating in 2029 and employ as staff of around one thousand. Landry says Woodside was confident in their investment because of President Trump’s new economic policies

Cut 8 (12) “..once again.”

LSU football scores a major commitment. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

LSU football coach Brian Kelly apologizes for his harsh response to WBRZ-TV sports director Michael Cauble’s question following Saturday night’s 20-10 win over Florida. The Tigers intercepted five passes in the game, but the first question to Kelly in the postgame press conference was about the offense’s sluggish start to the season.

Cut 14 (06) “…moving forward.”

Kelly says his first reaction was to defend his players after a great win. He also revealed today that quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is playing through torso injury.

1:30 LRN Newscast

Late last week, in the wake of the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, someone spray-painted the word “murderers” outside Louisiana Democratic Party headquarters in Baton Rouge. Executive Director Dadrius (“darius”) Lanus says it’s been cleaned up, and they’ve filed a police report.

Cut 9 (07)  “…is also safe.”

Ground is broken today on a 17-billion dollar liquefied natural gas export facility near Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

LSU football coach Brian Kelly has apologized to WBRZ Sports Director Michael Cauble for going off on him following Saturday night’s 20-10 win over Florida. Cauble asked Kelly about the Tigers’ problems on offense, and Kelly took exception to that.

Cut 16 (15) “…some respect.”

Kelly says he needs to handle himself better in situations like this.

Hopefully, the news of landing Evangel Christian Academy quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston will cheer him up. ESPN ranks the junior as the top pocket passer in the country. Lee Brecheen with Louisiana Football Magazine says Houston is going to help LSU recruit some of the best talent in northwest Louisiana.

Cut 5 (11) “…stay in state.”

12:30 LRN Newscast

LSU scores a major commitment in quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston. He’s currently a junior from Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, and ESPN has him as the top pocket passer in the country. Lee Brecheen with Louisiana Football Magazine says as good as Houston currently is, he’s only going to get better between now and the time he joins the Tigers.

Cut 4 (12) “…out of Louisiana.”

Ground is broken on a massive liquefied natural gas production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish. Woodside Energy Group CEO Meg O’Neill says an abundant supply of natural gas is one reason why they chose southwest Louisiana, but the reasons do not stop there.

Cut 7 (12) “…confidence.”

It’s been a record breaking year for whooping (HOOP-ing) cough in Louisiana. Jeanne (“zhahn”) Burns reports.

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Jeanne Burns.”

11:30 LRN Newscast

Ground was broken today on a massive liquefied natural gas production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish, named Louisiana LNG. Australian energy firm, Woodside Energy Group, is spending 17-point-five billion dollars to build facility. The project will create thousands of construction jobs and thousands more once production begins in 2029. Governor Jeff Landry thanks Woodside Energy for choosing Louisiana…

Cut 6 (08) “…be delivered.”

Louisiana already has four active LNG terminals.

LSU scores a major commitment in quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston. He’s currently a junior from Evangel Christian Academy in Cotton Valley, and ESPN has him as the top pocket passer in the country. Lee Breechen (brick-KEEN) with Louisiana Football Magazine says Houston has a big time arm.

Cut 3 (09) “…hard to tackle.”

 

Behind a dominant defensive performance, the third-ranked Tigers beat Florida, 20-10, at Tiger Stadium Saturday night to improve to 3-and-0 on the season. Things got off to a shaky start defensively when Whit Weeks was ejected for targeting on LSU’s third defensive play of the game. Later, his brother West left the game with a calf injury. But Coach Brian Kelly said his defense never flinched in the face of adversity.

Cut 13 (12)  “…but he’s game.”

That third Weeks is their freshman brother Zach.

 

The Saints are 0-2 for the first time since 2017 after losing to San Francisco 26-21 in the Superdome. New Orleans has been competitive in its two losses, but Coach Kellen Moore’s team is not doing enough to win…

Cut 19 (18) “…go from here”

The Saints are at Seattle Sunday.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

LSU football is ranked third in the A-P poll and is 3-and-0 after intercepting five passes in Saturday’s 20 to 10 win over Florida in the SEC opener. After the game, Coach Brian Kelly snapped at a reporter for asking him about the team’s struggles on offense…

Cut 15 (16) “…tired of it”

Kelly said on the SEC Network this morning that he has to do a better job of handling himself in postgame press conference situations.

Kelly has to be pleased that the nation’s number one pocket passer according to ESPN in the Class of 2027, Evangel’s Pop Houston, has committed to LSU.

And he’s done it again; Lafayette pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis set a 14th world record as he cleared 20 feet 8 inches at the World Championships in Tokyo.

 

It looks like it will be a long season for the Saints as they fell to 0-and-2 with a 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Quarterback Spencer Rattler threw three touchdown passes but it wasn’t enough…

Cut 20 (19) “…changes the game”

New Orleans is at Seattle this Sunday.

Louisiana Tech started Conference USA Play with an emphatic 49-14 win over New Mexico State. Redshirt sophomore Blake Baker made his first start at quarterback and threw for 182 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 103 yards and a score. Bulldogs coach Sonny Cumbie …

Cut 17 (22)  “…played well.”