| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. Federal cuts: President Donald Trump wants to try to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. Republican education officials in Louisiana say they welcome it. Patrick Wall looks at the cost. Hazing death: New details have emerged on the alleged hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. Quinn Coffman has the details. Cruel and unusual? Jessie Hoffman Jr. is scheduled to be the first person Louisiana puts to death using nitrogen gas, and he's asking a judge to force the state to find a different method. Andrea Gallo was at the hearing. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. | 