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Countdown to Kickoff: Nouri Nouili is the Saints Player of Day 63
We’re down to 63 days until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 regular season with the Carolina Panthers, which makes rookie offensive lineman Nouri Nouili, the current owner of the No. 63 jersey, our Saints Player of the Day. But what’s his story? And how can he...
Saints giving fifth-round quarterback chance to win backup job
Winston – who has spoken about his desire to regain a starting opportunity in the NFL – took a deal with the Browns this offseason which has him on track to back up Deshaun Watson. New Orleans still has Swiss Army knife Taysom Hill in the fold, but the team has used the past two drafts to add true signal-callers. Jake Haener (fourth round, 2023) and Spencer Rattler (fifth round, 2024) are set to to compete for the QB2 role this summer.
BRCC offering free summer math tutoring
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Free summer math tutoring is being offered by Baton Rouge Community College. The tutoring sessions are taking place at BRCC’s newly opened state-of-the-art math lab. It’s located in the Cypress Building at the mid city campus on Community College Drive. Officials are hoping...
Meet Your Neighbor: Farmer plants seeds to help others while passing on knowledge
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Getting fresh foods to more people can be a challenge. It’s a test J’Quincy Jones is confronting head on as a farmer. Jones is dressed the part in his signature look of overalls and cowboy boots. “The young folks, they’ll call it a...
Record of not, Metairie angler thrilled with huge bottomfish
Ben LeBeouf of Metairie didn’t head out into the Gulf of Mexico on June 26 looking to break into the record books. Fishing with his sister, Anice Ramirez, and her husband, Angel, LeBeouf was just looking for a cooler full of tasty bottomfish when the trio headed offshore with captains Alex Sevin and Ross Caillouet of CoCo Charters out of Cocodrie.
Louisiana High School Football Player Killed in Car Crash
Sad news out of Pointe Coupee Parish as a West Feliciana High School football player was killed after driving off the highway and hitting a tree early Friday morning. According to Louisiana State Police, 17-year-old Rayshon Franklin Jr. was driving a 2007 Toyota Camry eastbound on LA 78 just west of LA 1 near Parlange around 5:30 am when he went off the road into a ditch, overturned the car, and hit a tree.
A 'boutique-y' airport in Abita Springs? New operator wants to entice more pilots.
Dan Oppenheim tilted the yoke of the Cessna 210 and banked its nose to the north, aiming for a rectangular box cut into the woods east of Abita Springs some 1,000 feet below. Eyes shifting between the horizon and the instrument panel, Oppenheim’s craft began its descent. Ever mindful of the pines on the south end of the airstrip, Oppenheim gently put the airplane onto the asphalt.
Hawks land former top-5 pick as final piece of Dejounte Murray trade
The Atlanta Hawks’ trade sending Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans was finalized on Saturday, July 6. The deal had already been agreed upon but could not be made official until then, with the league’s moratorium ending. There were still loose ends to tie up, too. The...
BREC Baton Rouge Zoo nearing completion on renovations
BATON ROUGE - BREC'S Baton Rouge Zoo is nearing completion on several projects to improve attractions and bring in more animals. Zoo director Jim Fleshman said renovations that started in the beginning of 2021 are almost finished. New exhibits for bison, hippos and giraffes are completed. Fleshman said the male...
Athlon has LSU finishing just outside top 5 in preseason SEC standings
With the SEC expanding to 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, divisions are now a thing of the past. That means that LSU won’t just have to win the SEC West to reach the title game in Atlanta; it will have to finish with a top-two record in the league, as well.
LSU baseball strength coach reportedly leaving for Texas AM
The baseball coaching drama in the state of Texas has had some residual effects on the LSU program. On Saturday, The Advocate’s Koki Riley reported that Tigers strength and conditioning coach Jeremy McMillan will be returning to Texas A&M to join the staff of new head coach Michael Earley, the former hitting coach who initially followed Jeff Schlossnagle to Texas before returning to become the head coach in College Station. McMillan joined coach Jay Johnson’s staff in August after spending 12 years as the strength coach at TAMU. Now, the San Antonio native and Texas Tech grad is returning to his home...
LSU sports icons and Lil Wayne spotted at annual celebrity white party in the Hamptons
Some Louisiana celebs were spotted at sports mogul Michael Rubin's annual star-studded white party in the Hamptons this week. Former LSU athletes Joe Burrow, Olivia Dunne, Ja'Marr Chase and Odell Beckham Jr. posed together in photos they posted to Instagram, some of them flashing an "L" hand gesture to rep their alma mater at the party.
LSU baseball has the No. 1 transfer portal class according to 64Analytics
Jay Johnson has always been a great recruiter as far as high school players are concerned. Thanks to the transfer portal, his recruiting style has had to try to find a balance between recruiting kids out of high school and kids who were transferring from other colleges. According to 64Analytics,...
Wizards complete sign-and-trade deal with Pelicans for center Jonas Valančiūnas
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans have acquired a protected 2027 second-round pick from the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Jonas Valančiūnas as part of a sign-and-trade agreement between the two teams, it was announced today. “In addition to being an extremely valuable member of...
Serena Williams has "a thing" for beignets and Princess Tiana
Serena Williams makes a point to get beignets whenever she visits New Orleans. Why it matters: The tennis champion and beauty mogul is in town for Essence Festival. The big picture: Williams is promoting her new clean makeup line, Wyn Beauty, during several appearances this weekend. The makeup is formulated...
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