In 2026, New Orleans is looking to extend its three-year winning streak. Andrew Greenstein explains.
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The college football transfer portal window opens up tomorrow and runs through the 16th, and LSU will be shopping for its next starting quarterback. Andre Champagne has more.
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If you’d like to make a new year’s resolution that’s actually easy to stick to, how about making a pledge to keep Louisiana free of litter? Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser have suggested ten resolutions aimed at helping keep Louisiana clean. Nungesser says a few should be pretty simple.
Cut 3 (10) “…tarps and straps.”
Nungesser says a couple suggested resolutions are aimed at business owners.
Cut 4 (07) “…and empty them.”
You can report littering to the litter hotline at 855-LA-LITTER, and those who are confirmed to be littering will get a ticket, which Nungesser says has been an effective way to prevent them from littering in the future.
Cut 5 (05) “…to litter again.”
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New Orleans is looking to continue a winning streak of sorts in 2026, when it comes to reducing violent crime in the city. According to figures from the Real-Time Crime Index and the Metropolitan Crime Commission, overall violent crime fell in 2025, marking the third year in a row that overall crime numbers decreased in the city. Jeff Asher, who analyzed the numbers for the Real-Time Crime Index, says murders were way down.
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Asher says all other violent crime categories saw reductions of between 60 and 80-percent from their 2022 levels.
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Asher says those federal investments are paying dividends in other cities across the country.
Cut 8 (13) “…places seeing decreases.”
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The college football transfer portal opens up tomorrow and will run through January 16th. Currently, LSU has 17 players planning to enter the transfer portal. Geaux 247 senior writer Glen West says head coach Lane Kiffin could sign nearly 30 players this portal period.
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One of the biggest positions that the Tigers have to focus on in the portal is the offensive line. LSU has six offensive linemen planning to enter the transfer portal, two of which were starters this season. West says the staff has to be able to find some quality starters.
Cut 10 (12) “…some depth pieces.”
LSU is also seeing a mass exodus on the defensive line. Seniors Jack Pyburn, Patrick Payton, Jacobian Guillory and Bernard Gooden are all out of eligibility and are declaring for the NFL Draft, while sophomore defensive tackle is entering the transfer portal. West says the defensive line will be a key position the Tigers have to fill.
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The fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team opens up conference play tonight against 11th-ranked Kentucky. In their 14 non-conference games, the Tigers’ average margin of victory was more than 55 points. On WWL radio, Mulkey says she will learn a lot about her team through the first few SEC games.
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LSU enters SEC play with the number-one scoring offense in the country, as the Tigers average 108 points per game. The Tigers also have seven players averaging over 10 or more points. Even though the team is putting up historic numbers on the offensive end of the floor, Mulkey says the team has to do two specific things well if it wants to continue to be successful.
Cut 13 (14) “…the defensive end.”
LSU brought in the top freshman class in the nation this year, and the young Tigers aren’t skipping a beat. Among the freshmen is 6-2 forward Grace Knox, who’s averaging 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds a game. Mulkey says Knox could go down as one of the best players in program history.
Cut 14 (12) “…talent from California.”