Under review: Louisiana House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, says he’s asked U.S. Rep. John Schroder, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, to convene a meeting of the committee early next year to review school safety laws in light of the recent school shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. “We in Louisiana should take special notice of the tragedy,” Kleckley says in a statement. “While we grieve with the families of Newtown, we as legislators need to ask if there are lessons to learn and apply to our own hometown schools.”
On deck: The SEC announced today it’s altering the format and expanding the field for its annual baseball tournament. The 2013 SEC Baseball Tournament, which will be held in Hoover, Ala., begging May 21, will increase from 10 to 12 teams. Other changes announced today can be found in the SEC’s complete release here. Meanwhile, the LSU Tigers baseball team has been ranked No. 4 in a preseason poll. Get that full story here.
The big show: For the first time in 14 years, a Major League Baseball team is coming to New Orleans, The Times-Picayune reports. The AAA minor leauge New Orleans Zephyrs will host their parent club, the Miami Marlins, in an exhibition game at Zephyr Field on Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. An “early bird” ticket offer of $14 for lower reserved seats or $12 for upper reserved seats will be available when tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, Jan. 3. The full story is here.
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