Forever LSU head to address students: Former U.S. Rep. Henson Moore will be the keynote speaker at LSU’s spring commencement ceremony, set for May 20. Moore, who represented Baton Rouge in Congress from 1975 to 1987, later served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and deputy chief of staff under former President George H.W. Bush. Most recently, he was chair of the Forever LSU Campaign, which raised more than $750 million for the university.
Bad Caracter: Authorities say Los Angeles Lakers forward Derrick Caracter was arrested in New Orleans, accused of public drunkenness and shoving a cashier at a pancake restaurant. Police said the 22-year-old player was arrested early Sunday and booked into jail on charges of battery, public drunkenness and resisting arrest. They say Caracter allegedly grabbed and shoved the cashier at an International House of Pancakes after he was refused service and became belligerent. The woman wasn’t injured. Initial police reports said the cashier was pregnant, however police issued a revised statement today saying that wasn’t the case, reports The Times-Picayune. Authorities say Caracter was freed later Sunday morning on $1,000 bond. It wasn’t clear if Caracter had a lawyer, and a call by The Associated Press to the Lakers’ organization wasn’t immediately returned. Caracter didn’t play in Sunday night’s playoff loss to the Hornets.
