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Louisiana Parents Call for Change as Viral Post Highlights Excessive Homework in Schools
A heartfelt Facebook post by Cassi Nelson has struck a chord with parents across Louisiana, particularly in Lafayette and surrounding areas, as the new school year gets underway. The post, which has been shared over 6,000 times and grabbed nearly 400 comments, has ignited a conversation about the growing concern over the amount of homework being assigned to young students.
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew as it threatened Louisiana as 2024 tropical Atlantic stays quiet
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew was at Category 4 strength, showed signs of strengthening, and was aiming at southeastern Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center extended the Hurricane Warning to include the entire Louisiana and most of the Mississippi coast. Metro New Orleans was on alert. The storm that had ripped across South Florida was forecast to tiptoe onto the northern Gulf coast. Exactly where was the big question.
Four Tigers Honored with LSU Summer 2024 Baseball Awards
Four LSU baseball players have been honored with Summer 2024 team awards for exceptional performance on the field, in the weight room, and in academics. Ashton Larson claimed Summer Player of the Year, while Chandler Dorsey was named Summer Pitcher of the Year. Tanner Reaves received the Summer Weight Room Winner award, and Dalton Beck earned the distinction of Summer Academic Champion. These accolades reflect their hard work and contributions during the summer season, particularly in the Cape Cod League and their prior college performances.
One of the top cornerbacks in the state commits to LSU
Ruston High School’s Aidan Anding announced his commitment to LSU on Saturday. He becomes the third cornerback in the Tigers 2025 recruiting class. DJ Pickett from the Tampa area and Kade Phillips from Missouri City, Texas, are the other two.
Sunday AM Forecast: back to the humidity and daily rain chances for the foreseeable future
Unfortunately, the mugginess is back! The increase in moisture will lead to daily rain chances for the foreseeable future. Today & Tonight: The air now has that usual summertime feel to it. Although it will feel humid today, humidity values will be lower than we saw earlier this month. That means no heat alerts, as peak feels-like temperatures will be near 104 degrees. Highs will be in the mid 90's under mostly cloudy skies. Rain is returning to the forecast, with about 30-40% of the viewing area picking up measurable rainfall. Although there will be a few showers around for the first half of the day, the best chance of rain will be in the afternoon and evening. Tonight, lows will be near 75 degrees under mostly clear skies.
Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks world record again
CHORZOW, Poland — Armand Duplantis has broken the world record in the pole vault again, this time clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. Duplantis, a Lafayette native who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, added another centimeter to his world record in Chorzow. His 6.26 meters translates to 20.54 feet.
Photo Gallery: ED White Scrimmage
E.D. White football faced off in a scrimmage against Comeaux, and Coach Kyle was pleased with the team's performance. The offense was balanced, racking up several yards, while the defense played aggressively. Throughout the scrimmage, E.D. White rotated several players on both sides of the ball. Photos by Brad Weimer.
2024 Southeastern Football Position Preview: Quarterbacks
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team’s preseason practice has seen a three-way battle at the quarterback position. Veteran Eli Sawyer, along with newcomers Tanner Murray and Damon Stewart have all been vying to be the leader of the Southeastern offense when the season kicks off.
Chicago mayor quotes former LSU basketball star Angel Reese after Democratic National Convention
With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up in Chicago, the city's mayor shared a phrase used by former LSU women's basketball star Angel Reese to silence those that doubted if the city was ready to host the event.
Channing Tatum Explains What Hollywood ALWAYS Gets Wrong About This Louisiana Accent
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - When someone in Hollywood is asked to play the role of a character from Louisiana, they are always taught to use one of two generic accents. The first is a standard southern twang if the character is from north Louisiana. The other? A Cajun accent if they are from south Louisiana.
Louisiana Found Not Liable in Multi-Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
It's only been 15 years since the Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme stole over $7 billion from average Americans. It was 2009, while the world was recovering and dealing with the subprime mortgage crisis Robert Allen Stanford became the target of several investigations which led to him being charged with fraud involving $7 billion in certificates of deposits purchased at Stanford Financial Group institutions. While Mr. Stanford has been charged with prison time already other lawsuits and court cases that spun out of this nightmare have continued for 15 years. One of those cases has declared that the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions will not be responsible for reimbursing the $400 million in assets stolen from Louisiana residents.
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