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Saints add UFL champion ahead of 2024 training camp
Two days before the start of training camp, the Saints added UFL champion wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. to bolster their wide receiver depth. #Saints agree to terms with WR Kevin Austin✍️@Shift4 https://t.co/GYg7zPJr1b— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) July 22, 2024 The Birmingham Stallions wideout previously spent time on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad (2022) and had 15 receptions, 253 yards and two touchdowns this year.His best game was against the Memphis Showboats on May 4 when he finished with four receptions for 108 yards and scored a 79-yard touchdown while reaching a max speed of 19.8 mph, the fastest for a ball-carrier...
14-Year-Old Avery Daigle Breaks 3 Louisiana State Records at Age Group State Championship Meet
Avery Daigle broke one 13-14 record and two all-ages records for the Louisiana LSC at last weekend's Louisiana Age Group Championships in Baton Rouge. Stock photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. 2024 Louisiana Age Group State Championships. July 11-14, 2024. LSU Natatorium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Long Course Meters (50 meters) Results...
Baton Rouge men, women sweep Bragging Rights tournament
When it comes to bragging rights, Baton Rouge bowlers have them for the next year after The National Bowling Association Six-Senate Bragging Rights event at Bowlero Lanes in Kenner. This was the 39th edition of the event, hosted this year by the Jackson (Miss.) Senate, with 305 teams taking part...
Second man arrested in June homicide in Ponchatoula
PONCHATOULA - Police have arrested a second man who was allegedly involved in a June 6 homicide. On June 6, the Ponchatoula Police Department responded to a reported shooting on the 500 block of North 3rd Street. A man, later identified as Gregory Harvey Jr., was found with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.
United Way red bean contest is back, along with the big talk
We’re talking red beans, and things are getting a little spicy — especially the bragging. “It’s great to have the Slidell Police Department as coordinators with us, but they continue to try to beat us in things, and they struggle. About the only thing they can beat us in is a doughnut-eating contest,” St. Tammany Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann teased, looking ahead to Aug. 5 when he and his firefighters will compete against a team of Slidell police, among others. “They can’t beat us in cooking or in softball or football. I encourage them to try, but you know, deep down most policemen want to be firemen.”
2024 Preview: Class 5A District 7
Head Coach: Jason Tucker (18th year) 2023 Playoffs: 1st Round beat Ponchatoula HS, and 2nd Round lost to Dutchtown HS. Key players Graduated: WR Rayone Russell Jr, QB Ethan Couvillion, Kicker Jaden Alphonso, DT Clarence Major, Athlete Jahari Banks, OT Keyon Wilson, OL Brendon Herbert, LB Stone Riviere, LB Ricky Smith, and DE Derrick Bennett.
Uber Eats driver carjacked in Central City
New Orleans Police say a pair of armed carjackers attacked a woman who was delivering food. “The victim completed an Uber Eats delivery in the 3900 block of 3rd Street when she was approached by two suspects,” according to an initial police report.
New Orleans man appears in court after chainsaw attack that left woman's arm severed
An Orleans Parish judge raised the bond Tuesday in a pending criminal case for a man who is now also accused of severing an elderly woman’s arm with a chainsaw at a house in Gentilly Terrace. John Pittman, 34, stood briefly in orange jail scrubs before Criminal District Judge...
Dirty Dozen Brass Band musician Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., has died
NEW ORLEANS — Renowned New Orleans musician and original Dirty Dozen Brass Band member, Lionel Paul Batiste Jr. has died. “R.I.P. to one of the ORIGINAL members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., truly a unique member of the New Orleans music community. Our hearts go out to his family and friends while we remember all the good times over the years. We traveled all over the world with that man, he will be greatly missed!”
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