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2024 Miss Wheelchair Louisiana talks reign, heads to Michigan to compete for national title
From there, Plowden said she created the non-profit organization, We Matter, which focuses on getting policies changed to ensure that caregivers and members of the disability community get all the necessary resources they need to live a fulfilling quality of life.
Sports2-A-Days: Loranger Wolves
LORANGER - The Loranger football team has an opportunity. After not making the playoffs in recent years, the Wolves return 16 starters on a team that finished 4-6 last year and was a few plays away from the playoffs. Among those returners is four-year starting quarterback Colton Morris. Morris threw...
Man dies after being hit by vehicle while riding bicycle, troopers say
GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - A man has died after being hit by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in Ascension Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the crash happened just after 4 p.m. on Monday, July 1, and claimed the life of Chant Parker, 39, of St. Amant.
Chia seed recall as FDA issues highest risk level after salmonella warning
The FDA classified a batch of recalled chia seeds with the highest risk level last week as a dangerous salmonella outbreak linked to the seeds as the public is urged to check their products and throw out any they find
Louisiana National Guard troops to remain at Texas, Mexico border until November
Louisiana National Guard troops will remain at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas until November in an extended mission that state officials said would result in no new costs to taxpayers. Since March, the soldiers have aided Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star effort, which controversially relies on state troopers...
Despite new law, concealed carry permit still has benefits
Concealed carry instructor Dave Newman says it’s imperative for gun owners receive situational awareness training. Louisiana State Trooper Shelby Mayfield says a Louisiana concealed carry permit also provides gun owners some legal benefits.
If You Can Pronounce These Words, You’re Definitely From Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - You can always tell when somebody isn't from Louisiana by the way they talk. There are a lot of ways to pronounce certain towns and locations in Louisiana, and they are not always said the way you'd think they would be. Certain words in Louisiana...
Texas Man arrested in Tangipahoa Parish on drug and weapons charges
TANGIPAHOA — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) arrested Shawn Gray, 25, of Beaumont, TX, following a sizable arrest involving multiple drug and weapons offenses. The charges against him include felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon while possessing controlled dangerous substances (CDS), operating a...
Cougars go 'Bayou2Bayou' again landing DK Mays
The Houston Cougars have successfully dipped back into the Louisana well to add to an ever-deepening 2025 defensive front. Three-star Baton Rouge (LA) Central Defensive lineman DK Mays has committed to Houston, he announced on Instagram Live today. The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder chose Houston over TCU, Tulane, Texas A&M, and a few others.
LSU baseball strength coach reportedly leaving for Texas A&M
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...
Four-star CB Kade Phillips commits to Texas over LSU
Despite missing almost entirely during the flurry of commitments over recent days, the Texas Longhorns won another recruiting battle on Saturday when Fort Bend Hightower cornerback Kade Phillips pledged to the Horns over the LSU Tigers. In April, Phillips had narrowed his list of 30 offers to Baylor, Michigan, Missouri,...
Previewing LSU's Tight End Room for the 2024-25 Season
In 2023, the LSU offense rarely used tight ends and why would they with threats like Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, and Kyren Lacy on the outside? This season the tight end position will become important again as the LSU offense needs to replace the 2,746 yards and 31 touchdowns that the receiving duo produced. Heading into the season, here's how LSU's tight end room stacks up for the 2024 season.
Personnel moves at Home Builders Association, Royal Sonesta
Karen Profita has been hired by the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge as executive officer. Profita has held a number of leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, including serving as CEO of the Capital Area United Way, vice president/executive director of the Audubon Society/Audubon Louisiana, executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board and senior vice president with International Children’s Miracle Network. She has spent the past three years as a real estate agent with Latter & Blum.
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