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Lamendola's Supermarket to honor Brenda Morris, raising funds for daughter's senior year of high school
Lamendola's Supermarket in Gonzales has planned a ceremony to honor the memory of the late Brenda Morris, as well as collect donations for her daughter. According to a Facebook post published to the store's page, the donations can be made at registers through July 9 and the dedication ceremony has been set for the same date at 11 a.m., where the community can honor Morris, who was a longtime employee of the store and well-known in the area.
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...
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.
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...
Ten S&D Athletes Earn CSCAA Scholar All-American Status
July 6, 2024 - 01:16 PM +0 BATON ROUGE, La. – Ten LSU Swimming and Diving athletes received CSCAA Scholar All-American status after their outstanding performance in and out of the pool, the organization announced. Four Tigers were named to the first team: Katarina Milutinovich (MBA), Maggie Buckley (Biological Science), Megan Barnes (Economics), and Sofia Sartori (Sports Administration). On the second team, LSU landed six athletes on the list, including Hannah Bellina (Kinesiology), Jere Hribar (Finance), Jenna Bridges (Mass Communication), Karlo Percinic (Business Analytics), Lily Hughes (Sports Administration), and Reagan Osborne (Master’s In Accounting). The College Swimming & Diving Coaches...
LSU baseball hosting star UC San Diego pitcher transfer this weekend
LSU already has quite an impressive transfer haul, especially when it comes to pitchers. That group ranks as the best class in the country, but it could be about to get even better. According to The Advocate’s Koki Riley, the Tigers are playing host to one of the top available...
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.
Local spots to find fried chicken on National Fried Chicken Day
BATON ROUGE - National Fried Chicken Day is observed on July 6 and these local eateries have menu items to help celebrate the holiday. Blue Store Chicken - 4949 North Boulevard, closes at 8 p.m. Chicken Shack - 413 N Acadian Thruway, closes at 10 p.m. The Chimes - 3357...
Mohip withdraws superintendent bid, leaving two candidates vying for top spot
BATON ROUGE - Superintendent candidate Krish Mohip has withdrawn his application to lead the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, leaving two finalists. Mohip, chief education officer for the Illinois State Board of Education, said he would be dropping out to take another job on Saturday morning. Finalists Kevin George...
Team USA Tied After Two Days At Palmer Cup; Stone Rallies For Tie In PM Session
BATON ROUGE – The Arnold Palmer Cup will go Sunday’s final day all even after the Americans and the International team split foursome sessions at the Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland. The USA squad, co-captained by LSU women’s golf coach Garrett Runion and his assistant Alexis Rather, are...
Former LSU star Paul Skenes sets MLB strikeout record in first 10 games
Former LSU Tigers pitcher Paul Skenes struck out eight over seven innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the New York Mets on Friday – his tenth career start and ninth outing with seven or more strikeouts. The electric right-hander now has 78 strikeouts in 59.1 career innings, setting a major league record for most strikeouts in a player’s first ten games. Skenes was the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft out of LSU, where he dominated to the tune of a 13-2 record with a 1.69 ERA and an astonishing 209 strikeouts in 122.2 innings pitched. He previously pitched at Air Force, where he won the John Olerud Award as the best two-way player in college baseball in 2022. After just 34 innings in the minor leagues – where he posted a 1.85 ERA with 55 strikeouts – Skenes made his big league debut with the Pirates on May 11 as perhaps baseball’s most anticipated pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg back in 2010. He’s projected to take the mound next against the Brewers in Milwaukee on July 10.
Incorrect bills traced to one meter reader, customer issues continue in Plaquemine
PLAQUEMINE - The City of Plaquemine says a number of incorrect utility bills were traced back to one meter reader and that meter reader is no longer with the city. The city says the bills have been sorted out, but some utility customers who have reached out to 2 On Your Side say they're not so sure.
WATCH: Charter boat captain reels in 6ft bull shark in Rigolets
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A charter boat captain reeled in a six-foot bull shark in The Rigolets on Friday, July 5. Captain Mackie Bellott says it’s the biggest shark he’s ever seen or caught in Lake Pontchartrain. “When we saw the fin break the surface, it was exciting,”...
‘I Will Put Every One of Y’all Out’: Rapper Busta Rhymes Curses Out Essence Music Fest Crowd During Performance
Rapper Busta Rhymes went full flip mode during his first appearance at the annual Essence Music Festival this year. Several videos circulating on social media […] ‘I Will Put Every One of Y’all Out’: Rapper Busta Rhymes Curses Out Essence Music Fest Crowd During Performance
Social Media Reacts After Eric Benét Says New Orleans Makes Him Feel Like “A Free Slave” (Video)
Eric Benét recently took a stroll in New Orleans and made an interesting observation about the city’s energy. The singer took to TikTok on July 5 to share that the Crescent City makes him feel like an enslaved man who gained his freedom. RELATED: Whew! Eric Benét Goes Viral After Flexin’ His Vocals From The [...] The post Social Media Reacts After Eric Benét Says New Orleans Makes Him Feel Like “A Free Slave” (Video) appeared first on The Shade Room.
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