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Birmingham wide receiver Kevin Austin, Jr. signs with New Orleans Saints
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - One of the Birmingham Stallions best receivers is headed to the Big Easy. The UFL announced Tuesday that Kevin Austin, Jr. has signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. Austin was fourth on the team (23rd in the league) in receiving yards through 10 regular...
Baton Rouge Restaurant Week kicks off: See which 54 restaurants are participating
Baton Rouge is hosting one of its largest Summer Restaurant Weeks yet with 54 restaurants participating. The event runs through Saturday, July 27, and includes a huge variety of special prix fixe menus. Stephen Hightower, City Group Hospitality chief operating officer and executive director of Restaurant Week, says this year's...
Baton Rouge apartment complex sells for $3M
The 220-unit Bella of Baton Rouge Apartments on Boulevard De Province has sold for $3 million, according to sales documents filed Monday with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office. Bella of Baton Rouge Apartments LLC, represented by Arthur Kantorovich, purchased the property from RSS WFCM2015-SG1- LA...
Derek Carr is two losses away from NFL infamy: Saints star could become first QB to lose to all 32 teams
Derek Carr is on the verge of making NFL history, but it's not the kind he'll be bragging about when his career is over. During the 2024 season, Carr could become the first quarterback to lose to all 32 teams. No QB has ever even lost to 31 different teams and Carr could set that record as soon as Week 1.
Report: LSU employees say Baton Rouge campus is a ‘fantastic place to work’
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A survey completed by LSU faculty and staff members shows LSU Baton Rouge is a great place to work and fulfills staffers’ accomplishments. More than 5,000 employees were sent the 2023 Employee Engagement in September 2023 but only 2,071 participated in the survey.
Former LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow Shaves Off Signature Hair
A photo of the former quarterback for the LSU Tigers, Joe Burrow, has the internet buzzing before the 2024 NFL Season. Burrow, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals after his playing days in Baton Rouge, has become known for his style and signature hairstyle. Well, a photo on the...
NBA Youngboy’s Fans Disrupt Court Hearing with ‘Free YB’ Shouts on Zoom
Three months ago, while under house arrest in Utah on unrelated gun charges, Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy found himself in deeper legal trouble. He was arrested for impersonating a doctor over the phone to obtain prescription drugs fraudulently. During a virtual court hearing related to the new charges this...
LSU Star Gymnast Calls Out Unseasoned Food At Massive Dining Hall For Olympic Athletes In Paris
LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan will represent the Philippines at the Olympics in Paris this summer. She is coming off of an individual and team national championship in April with hopes of a gold medal in the floor exercise. Although Finnegan is thrilled to represent her mother’s country, the 21-year-old is slightly let down by the […] The post LSU Star Gymnast Calls Out Unseasoned Food At Massive Dining Hall For Olympic Athletes In Paris appeared first on BroBible.
Media members cast preseason votes on Tulane football. Here's where the Green Wave stands.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — With a new starting quarterback and a new coach, the Tulane football team did not repeat its perch on top of the American Athletic Conference preseason poll. The Green Wave came in third behind clear favorite Memphis and Texas-San Antonio when the media tabulation was released...
Developer plans five-story pencil building for lot on St. Charles Avenue
A local developer is moving forward with plans to build a five-story building with four apartments and ground-floor retail space on a vacant lot next to the old Emeril's Delmonico’s in the 1300 block of St. Charles Avenue. Work crews drove several test piles at the site last week...
Showers, storms to continue in Southeast, but will hammer 2 main areas
Tropical moisture flowing into the southeastern United States will continue into this weekend, but some areas will be hit harder than others in terms of downpours and the risk of flash flooding. While sunshine and typical late-July heat will continue to interrupt a pattern strewn with showers and thunderstorms in...
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