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FOOTBALL: Lewis Claims FCS Football Central Preseason All-America Honors
HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana University senior wide receiver/punt returner Darius Lewis represented the Lion football team on the FCS Football Central Preseason All-America Team released Monday. Lewis was a second team selection at punt returner. The New Orleans native is one of three Southland Conference student-athletes on the...
BASEBALL: Eight Lions Competing in Summer Leagues
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team has eight student-athletes honing their skills, playing for a collegiate summer league team. Senior catcher Bailyn Sorensen is spending the summer in Canada, playing for the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canada Baseball League. Three players are in Florida. Sophomore...
BASEBALL: Southeastern’s Artigues to Chair 2025 NCAA Division I Baseball Committee
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Southeastern Louisiana University Director of Athletics Jay Artigues has been selected to serve as the chair of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee in 2024-25. Artigues is entering his fourth year on the committee which is responsible for selecting, seeding and bracketing the entire 64-team NCAA Tournament field. In addition, the committee is tasked with recommending rule changes and revisions to the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee.
Volunteer group frustrated Mayor Broome didn't contact them before spending tax dollars on litter program
BATON ROUGE - The founder of a volunteer litter pick-up group feels slighted after she says Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced her own litter abatement initiative this month and left her group out of the conversation. On July 1st, Mayor Broome announced the Corridor Cleaning Program, which employs contractors to...
New restaurant that serves pasta, pavlova opens in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A restaurant that offers a selection of pasta and pavlova recently opened a new location in Baton Rouge. Prima Après opened its second location in Louisiana, according to an Instagram post. The restaurant also has a location in Mandeville. Customers can create their...
Baton Rouge rapper Boosie's gun charge dropped after recent ruling on felon firearm laws
A federal judge dismissed a gun charge against Baton Rouge rapper Torence "Boosie" Hatch, court records show. Hatch, who formally rapped under the name "Lil Boosie" and also raps under the name "Boosie Badazz," was charged in San Diego with being a felon in possession of a firearm in June 2023 after being arrested during a traffic stop.
Southern coach Terrence Graves still getting daily 'education' after 31 years in profession
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southern coach Terrence Graves has waited 31 years for the chance to run his own program, but he’s carrying nary a single butterfly. In fact, every day tastes a little sweeter with preseason camp reporting day two weeks out. Graves beams like a carefree kid despite knowing the expectations facing him.
John Schneider urged fans to help stop sale of ‘Dukes of Hazard’ memorabilia, studio contents
"Dukes of Hazard" star John Schneider took to Facebook on Friday, July 12, to stop the sale of his career memorabilia stored at a Louisiana studio. He argued that a listed sale for the contents of John Schneider Studios and encouraged fans to call two phone numbers listed on the online sale page to "stop this thievery."
3rd man in fatal ambush involving car chase, more than 60 bullets, gets 25 years
A Baton Rouge felon who pleaded guilty to luring a man into a deadly ambush shooting, where gunmen sprayed the victim’s car with dozens of bullets, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. District Judge Brad Myers imposed the sentence on Johnathon Jerman West during a short hearing...
Baton Rouge police officer among two arrested for DWI in crash that injured 3-year-old
A Baton Rouge police officer was one of two people who were arrested after a crash Sunday that injured a 3-year-old. Zaria Brown, 23, has worked for the Baton Rouge Police Department since December 2022 as a uniform patrol officer, but was put on leave in May 2024 for undisclosed reasons, a department spokesperson said.
Calvin's Bocage Market goes viral after 'Housewives of New York City' star samples chicken salad on TikTok
BATON ROUGE — Calvin's Bocage Market's famous chicken salad has gone viral after an original member of "Housewives of New York City" sampled the local delicacy on her TikTok. Bethenny Frankel's initial video sampling the smoother-than-average chicken salad has almost a million views and more than 75,000 likes. Many...
Mail contractor indicted for forged check scam, mail theft
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RACHEL WATTS SANDERS (“WATTS SANDERS”), age 39, of Loranger, Louisiana, was indicted on July 11, 2024, for bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344(2), and mail theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1708.
The Pittsburgh Steelers Will Trade Justin Fields to the New Orleans Saints
With the NFL offseason comes predictions and bold takes. That specifically happens with trades that could happen before the season or the deadline. With that in mind, Justin Fields becomes an intriguing trade option, and if he is traded again, it will be to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints...
Livvy Dunne cheering on Paul Skenes after he finished his MLB All-Star Game inning was so wholesome
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes made his MLB All-Star Game debut on Tuesday night, and LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne was right there to cheer him on. As the two are in a relationship from their days together in Baton Rouge, Dunne was in the stands at Globe Life Field for the 2024 edition of the MLB’s annual gathering for its best players.
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