 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer For the first time, the LSU women's basketball team is headed to the championship. They were down 51-39 in the third quarter, but found another gear and defeated Virginia Tech to reach the summit of college basketball. Here's a rundown of the big win. Here's Scott Rabalais' description of how this run seems so improbable. And here's the backstory of how Alexis Morris, a big hero of last night's game, came to LSU. Oh, and here's a look at coach Kim Mulkey's eye-catching attire — and the backstory to where she gets the outlandish outfits.
Before his arrest on a count of first-degree murder, Rashawn Alexander had been in jail multiple times. The last time he was out on bond, he was ordered to wear an ankle monitor — but several times, he left the battery uncharged or took it off entirely, court documents say. It's a case that plays into a debate over who gets let out on bail and for how long. And it adds to the scrutiny over the effectiveness of GPS monitoring. Here's the whole story.
63 years ago, a group of Southern University students sat down at a lunch counter in Baton Rouge. It was an act of defiance against segregation and it got them arrested — but it also started a series of protests that fueled the city's civil rights movement. Now Louisiana is planning a permanent memorial to the students and their sacrificies. | 
