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Westgate High football looks loaded and ready for another state championship push
The 2024 version of Westgate High is one of the deepest teams the Tigers fielded in the school's 25 years of playing football. Coach Ryan Antoine has 16 starters returning from a 2023 team that dealt with significant injury issues that saw a number of underclassmen see playing time. That...
Abbeville High state powerlifting champ wins 3 world championship medals
ABBEVILLE, La. (KADN) — An Abbeville High School state powerlifting champion can now call herself a world champ. She took home three medals from the World Junior Powerlifting Championships in Malta.
Bollinger gets $7.6M mod to unmanned MCM vessel contract
Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC, Lockport, La., has been awarded a $7,677,970 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-6305) to exercise options for Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MCM USV) engineering support. Work will be performed in Lockport (37%); Portsmouth, Va. (34%); Dallas, Texas (14%); Slidell, La.(10%); Orrville, Ohio (3%);...
Thibodaux Regional welcomes Dr. Brittany Wyger, Weight Management Specialist, to the Medical Staff
Thibodaux, Louisiana – Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce the expansion of its weight management services with the addition of Brittany Wyger, MD, FAAFP, ABOM, obesity/weight management specialist, to the active medical staff. Dr. Wyger is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Weight Management Center located at 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 406, Thibodaux, LA, (985) 493-4146.
Couple moves into new home after Hurricane Ida destroyed their home of more than 50 years
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. — The view of the bayou across from Brenda Billiot’s Lafourche Parish home is one she wasn’t sure she’d see again. “I see the boats passing, people going shrimping and crabbing, making their living,” said Billiot as she stood on her elevated porch. “We’ve been patient, to wait.”
Cenla Scrimmages & Jamborees for Aug. 30
(KALB) - The season premiere of the 5th Quarter on KALB is just one week away. But, just like the teams on the field, we needed to wear off our football rust for a full slate of scrimmage and jamboree highlights across Central Louisiana on August 30.
Grambling set for season opener at ULL
The Mickey Joseph Era of Grambling State football begins today as the Tigers travel south to take on the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in the Herbert Heymann Classic. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Cajun Field. It will be the second meeting between the Bayou State programs with Louisiana claiming...
Cats Split First Day Of Country Cajun Classic, Hit .300 In Win Over Ladies
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program extended its team-best consecutive set winning streak to 13 by taking the opener vs. Howard Payne before dropping the next three. The Orange and Blue then took out its frustrations on the unsuspecting tournament hosts, the Centenary (Louisiana) Ladies, outscoring...
Louisiana Man Killed While Walking Away From Accident
A Breaux Bridge man was killed while walking away from a single-vehicle crash in St. Martinville. According to KLFY News 10, Langston Timothy Mayfield, 34, of Breaux Bridge, was killed early Friday morning while walking away from a single-vehicle crash. The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a crash...
Dodging downpours this Labor Day weekend
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A surface trough near the Texas Coast is bringing disturbed weather in the northern Gulf of Mexico and pushing rain showers inland throughout the day. With the tropical moisture in place, we could see heavy rain, providing a flash flood threat, especially in areas with poor drainage. For this reason, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch that will remain in effect until 7 p.m. this evening. Rain and clouds will keep the temperatures down a bit today in the mid to upper 80s for the daytime high.
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