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Ron Forman leaves big shoes to fill at Audubon. Nearly 500 hopefuls want the job.
When Ron Forman announced in late 2023 that he would retire after more than half a century as president and CEO of the Audubon Nature Institute, he set in motion an executive search process that, more than six months later, is proving to be somewhat unprecedented. Nearly 500 hopefuls from...
Helping Hands: New Orleans’ $1 Million Program Empowers 800 High School Students with Financial Stability
New Orleans Launches Pilot Program to Support High School Students. Guaranteed Income Initiative Aims to Provide Financial Stability for 800 Students. According to justthenews, New Orleans is starting a new program to help 800 high school students. The city is spending $1 million to give these students a little extra money every month for three years. This will help them with basic needs like food and clothes, so they can focus on their education.
Anticipation for Tulane's first preseason football practice has been intense
No one is more excited for the dawn of the Jon Sumrall era at Tulane than his own players. The buildup has been intense from his arrival last December through spring practice and summer workouts leading up to Monday’s first preseason football practice. “Oh man, we’ve been talking about...
LSU Football's 2019 National Championship Season is aging even better this week
The LSU Football team capped off one of the most incredible seasons in College Football history in 2019, going 15-0 and winning the National Championship. The team is often in debates now with the 2001 Miami Hurricanes, 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 2004 USC Trojans, and a ton of other National Champions for the title of the greatest team of all time.
Maggie MacNeil misses the podium in 100-meter butterfly heartbreaker
Maggie MacNeil had the chance to defend her gold medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 100-meter butterfly, but the former LSU swimmer missed the podium after coming up short of a bronze medal on Sunday. MacNeil ultimately finished fifth in the event with a time of...
Saints QB Makes Major Announcement About His Rare Health Scare
No one would blame New Orleans Saints quarterback Jake Haener for being rattled by his recent health scare. The 25-year-old signal-caller informed reporters on Friday that he was diagnosed with a form of skin cancer that’s rare to see in someone as young as he is. Haener also disclosed that he’s ...
LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan makes Olympic debut with the Philippines
Rising senior LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan will hope to lead the Tigers to back-to-back national titles next spring, but first, she’s representing the Philippines in international competition as she made her Olympic debut in Paris on Sunday in the artistic women’s gymnastics qualifying round. She was the first Filipina gymnast to compete at the Olympics since 1964, and she was one of three individual gymnasts competing for the Philippines. She finished with an all-around score of 50.498 in subdivision three with her highest score coming on the vault at 13.733. Unfortunately, her qualifying score finished with a rank of 38, meaning she will not qualify for the final on Aug. 1. Aleah Finnegan, The Olympian 🥹 pic.twitter.com/QPpYj0r3Hp — LSU Gymnastics (@LSUgym) July 28, 2024 Finnegan won an individual national title this season on the floor and helped clinch LSU’s national title by anchoring the team on bars in the final rotation at the NCAA championships. Contact/Follow us @LSUTigersWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Louisiana State news, notes, and opinions. Follow Tyler to continue the conversation on Twitter: @TylerNettuno
LSU jumps up to No. 3 in ESPN’s 2025 recruiting rankings
After getting off to a red-hot start in the 2025 cycle with several consensus five-star pledges, things cooled off a bit for LSU in May and June, when it lost a pair of top commitments. But that momentum has returned in July with LSU landing several of its top targets, headlined by No. 1 cornerback DJ Pickett, five-star receiver Derek Meadows and top-100 EDGE Damien Shanklin. The Tigers’ class already ranked highly before those pickups, but after recent additions, LSU’s 2025 group has moved up from No. 5 to No. 3, according to ESPN’s team recruiting rankings. Here’s what ESPN had to say...
LSU wide receiver target receives offer from Tigers track and field
Four-star Louisiana receiver Phillip Wright committed to Michigan earlier this month, but that hasn’t stopped LSU from trying to flip the blue-chip prospect. Now, Wright will have the opportunity to run track at LSU along with playing football. Wright, who’s earned the nickname “Flash,” runs a 10.46 100m, making...
Former LSU beach volleyball stars Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss open Paris Olympics with a victory
Former LSU beach volleyball teammates Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss have remained a dynamic duo as they compete together internationally, and the No. 2-seeded pair began its showing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in fashion. The Americans won their opening match in two sets, winning the first 21-17 and the...
Personnel moves at Baton Rouge General, FMOLHS, Currency Bank
-- Ryan Cross has been named vice president of government affairs and advocacy for Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System. Cross joined the health system in 2017 as director of communications for Our Lady of the Lake Health. He will be responsible for monitoring and crafting state and federal...
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