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Indiana’s Top Player Damien Shanklin Commits To LSU
LSU’s recruiting in the trenches continues to stay hot as the Tigers get another commitment and this time, arguably its biggest one to date as Warren Central High School four star 2025 defensive end Damien Shanklin announced his commitment to the Tigers. Shanklin chose the Tigers over Alabama and...
LSU football adds another defensive line recruit, and this one was once committed to an SEC rival
LSU football picked up a verbal pledge Friday from a defensive lineman recruit who was once committed to Texas. Brandon Brown, a four-star tackle from Florida, is a top-330 national prospect and one of the 40 best defensive linemen in the 2025 signing class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings. Brown's...
LSU Baseball Strengthens Roster with Connor Benge’s Pitching Skills and 10 Portal Commitments
LSU baseball secures commitment from right-handed pitcher Connor Benge from Dallas Baptist, boosting their pitching lineup for the upcoming 2025 season. Benge ended the 2024 season with a 5.73 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 33.0 innings. LSU has added 10 commitments via the portal recently, focusing on strengthening their pitching...
Football, Fútbol, Food: LSU starters entering fall camp
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In this edition of FFF: I make a prediction on who the LSU starters will be entering fall camp, a blockbuster quarterfinal match in the Copa America, and Bub’s Burgers coming Uptown soon. FOOTBALL. LSU will conduct fall camp in less than a month. There’s...
The insurance crisis is impacting the housing market in Louisiana. That raises bigger worries.
A spiraling insurance crisis has hammered Louisianans with high premiums, less coverage and fewer options, heaping intense financial pressure on residents who are already facing rising costs elsewhere. Now, the housing market in the New Orleans area is sending distress signals, raising the prospect that the crisis could inflict broader...
Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the rate of prescriptions for contraceptives in states with the most restrictive abortion bans, according to a University of California Los Angeles study. […] The post Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
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...
One arrested after man found shot multiple times in his backyard near Bogalusa, officials say
A Washington Parish man has been arrested after authorities say they found a man shot dead in a backyard near Bogalusa on Friday. Clois Clifton Blackledge III, 35, was arrested Saturday after investigators say he shot Lark Starnes, 62, in the backyard of Starnes' home in the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa.
Mandeville Police fatally shoot man after he kills woman in front of officers
MANDEVILLE - Mandeville Police officers shot a man who killed a woman in front of them on Friday evening. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said Mandeville Police officers went to a home for a welfare check. Officers said they heard a woman screaming inside before she ran out of the house, saying that a man was threatening to kill her.
Famous, haunted New Orleans mansion once owned by actor Nicolas Cage is now for sale
One of New Orleans' most famous historic homes and best-known haunted houses — the Lalaurie Mansion at 1140 Royal St. — is on the market for $10.25 million. That makes the 10,300-square-foot home with its eight bedrooms, private speakeasy and 2,000-bottle wine cellar one of the city's most expensive properties at $995 per square foot.
GW Fins Fins Feast Dining Special Starts July 7
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The sizzling temperatures not only mean Summer is here – but also GW Fins’ popular July dining tradition of Fins Feast. From July 7-31 enjoy GW Fins’ three-course Prix Fixe Menu, filled with the freshest flavors of the Summer. The Fins...
Olivia Dunne Fired Back At Team USA’s Olympic Snub With Blooper Compilation Of Hilarious Fails
Olivia Dunne did not receive an invitation to join Team USA at the Olympics. LSU’s star gymnast was not selected to compete in Paris next month. She was snubbed! Dunne, who just wrapped up her senior year in Baton Rouge, is still deciding whether she will return to college for her fifth and final season […] The post Olivia Dunne Fired Back At Team USA’s Olympic Snub With Blooper Compilation Of Hilarious Fails appeared first on BroBible.
Sontag church identifies several unmarked graves in cemetery
STORY SUBMITTED WILSON FARNHAM JR. While patiently waiting on the Lord’s return, our cemeteries at Shiloh Church in Sontag of Lawrence County have slowly been filling to capacity. Organized in 1845 and on its present location for a very long time, we have two burial grounds and are located on a high hill with limited […] The post Sontag church identifies several unmarked graves in cemetery appeared first on Daily Leader.
Indiana and Illinois Arby’s Locations Affected by Franchisee Bankruptcy
After filing for bankruptcy, a small Arby's franchisee is selling some locations and closing others. Miracle Restaurant Group LLC, a company based out of Louisiana has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Miracle owns 25 Arby's locations in Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This isn't Miracle Restaurant Group's first Chapter 11 filing according to Nation's Restaurant News,
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