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Daily showers, thunderstorms expected this week
Chances continue to favor an unsettled week in terms of daily showers and thunderstorms across Southwest Louisiana. National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Coordinator Doug Cramer said the risk for pockets of excessive rainfall are also increasing. The good news, though, is temperatures are trending cooler — especially for the last week of July. […]
Global Freight and Logistics Firm TQL Opens Second Louisiana Office
TQL will open a new office in Baton Rouge and create 98 direct new jobs. The company is one of the largest logistics firms in North America. Total Quality Logistics (TQL), the second-largest freight brokerage in North America and one of the largest global third-party logistics firms, announced it is expanding its presence in Louisiana by establishing a new location in Baton Rouge.
LSU AgCenter offers help to get salvinia under control
Are you fighting a giant salvinia invasion? Salvinia weevils are part of a biological control program that may help! The LSU AgCenter can distribute the salvinia weevils to private landowners in coastal parishes in Louisiana to help combat this invasive species. Contact DShackelford@agcenter.lsu.edu to receive more information about the salvinia weevil.
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...
Preseason Odds For The 2024 Fred Biletnikoff Award Released
SportsBetting.ag has set preseason odds for the 2024 Fred Biletnikoff Award. LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy and CJ Daniels' odds to win the award are 40/1. Missouri's Luther Burden is the favorite to win the award at 5/1. Biletnikoff Award Odds:. Luther Burden, Missouri 5/1. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State 7/1.
PHOTO: Olivia Dunne & Friend Who Was Busting Out Of Her Blouse At Luke Combs Concert Caused A Huge Stir On Social Media
LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne and her smokeshow model friend caused a considerable stir online after appearing in a photo together over the weekend. Livvy linked up with Grace Boor during the Luke Combs concert at New York’s MetLife Stadium and shared an image of them posing together to her Instagram Story. Both women have millions following them across various social media platforms, and they are immensely popular online.
Sports2-A-Days: Dunham Tigers
Baton Rouge - The Dunham Tigers were riding a one loss season in 2023 with hopes of making it to a state championship game. However, a loss to Parkview Baptist in the playoffs ended their season, but now they are back and hungrier than ever. The Tigers are led by...
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...
Cybersecurity jobs more important than ever following global outages
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many Microsoft computers were still stuck on the “blue screen of death” today after a buggy update caused a global outage last week. Some computer experts in Baton Rouge say the situation reinforces how cybersecurity provides job security now more than ever. “A...
Judge won't impose longer term after killing of panhandler outside Trader Joe's in 2020
BATON ROUGE — A district judge said Monday he wouldn't impose a longer prison term on the man convicted of killing a panhandler in the Trader Joe's parking lot four years ago. Prosecutors had said Jace Boyd's 18-month prison term was too short and asked Judge Brad Myers to...
Georgia-based DL predicted to land with LSU football recruiting
Continuing some already impressive work by LSU football recruiting during the class of 2025 cycle, the Tigers most recently received a prediction to eventually land three-star defensive lineman Walter Mathis Jr out of Savannah, GA. LSU football recruiting predicted to land big-time Georgia-based defensive lineman Walter Mathis Jr. When it...
Here’s when Chick-fil-A plans to reopen its Millerville Road location
Have you been wondering why you can’t order your Chick-fil-A nugget meal at the Millerville Road location lately? The fast-food restaurant chain temporarily closed the location for renovations but has plans to reopen it this month. The remodel includes updates to the dining room with new seating and decor,...
New technology offers soil fertility benefits
Writer: Gabrielle Bellelo at gbellelo@agcenter.lsu.edu. (07/22/24) ST. GABRIEL, La. — This year’s annual field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station drew a large crowd of participants eager to hear updates on topics ranging from sugarcane varieties to crop management strategies. One stop on the farm tour,...
LSU graduates Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth seen in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy merch
PARIS, IDF — New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy alum, Kristen Nuss and her teammate Taryn Kloth were spotted in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy socks. Nuss graduated from Mount Carmel in 2016, where she received many awards and championships before attending Louisiana State University. Kloth and Nuss...
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