Baton Rouge, LA

Kentucky State

Lafayette, LA

The words Cajun culture and Lafayette are synonymous in the modern day. But can you believe that this rich history and culture didn’t exist until the 1970s and 1980s?. Through the public artworks of Robert Dafford and the resurgence in zydeco, Lafayette reshaped itself into a cultural destination known around the country for the arts.

Cajun culture became cool in Lafayette in the '80s. Robert Dafford's artwork helped with that.

Alabama State

New Iberia, LA

Coming into New Iberia Senior High's Tabasco Relays, the buzz was the Ponchatoula boys were going to end up on top of the podium as the Green Wave was considered one of the stronger teams in Class 5A. Ponchatoula didn't disappoint as a strong effort on the track and the...

Carencro's boys settle for third place at Tabasco Relays in New Iberia

Louisiana State

Arnaudville, LA

As you’d expect at a brewery, the suds are everywhere at Bayou Teche Brewing. Finding your way to the taps for the first time, though, can take a little doing. First you walk through a verdant beer garden festooned with umbrellas and a small stage standing outside next to a garage-sized video game arcade.

For Bayou Teche beer, fans must now go to the source: an Acadiana oasis with more cooking

Iowa State

Plaquemine, LA

100 – 1. Braylon Jones, St. Martinville, 10.84; 2. Braylon White, LC Prep, 11.12; 3. Lawrence Pickney, JS Clark, 11.20. 200 – 1. Wyatt Gibbens, Southside, 21.89; 2. Seneca Portluck, Northside, 22.33; 3. Cornelius Allen, David Thibodaux, 22.94. 400 – 1. Seneca Portluck, Northside, 50.98; 2. Tommy Thomas,...

Check out Friday's area high school track and field Viking and Patriot Relays

South Carolina State

LSU athletics will open the doors of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday afternoon for a watch party as the women's basketball team competes for a national championship. The school announced the watch party shortly after the Tigers defeated Virginia Tech in the national semifinals on Friday night 79-72...

LSU announces watch party at PMAC on Sunday for women's national title game

Alexandria, LA

100 – 1. Koen Beavers, Carencro, 11.11; 2. Kalen Beavers, Carencro, 11.16; 3. Jaiden Lindsey, Alexandria, 11.49. 200 – 1. Kalen Beavers, Carencro, 22.11; 2. Koen Beavers, 22.30; 3. Jaiden Lindsey, Alexandria, 22.53. 400 – 1. Darryl Washington, Barbe, 50.21; 2. Fuentes James, Ponchatoula, 50.58; 3. Eli Thomas,...

Check out the results for the Tabasco Relays held Thursday at New Iberia

Growing up in the Baton Rouge area for 23-year-old Joshua Scurria has always been difficult. The car-friendly capital of Louisiana is decidedly unfriendly for a wheelchair user, said Scurria, who always relied on family and caregivers to drive him to work and school during his childhood in Prairieville. But the...

Most of Baton Rouge's 1,500 bus stops must be fixed after lawsuit over disability access

Tennessee State

LSU ordered a win, but with double the shots. Brady Neal and Gavin Dugas’ back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fourth inning helped lift LSU over Tennessee, and the Tigers capitalized in later innings to clinch their series Friday night at Alex Box Stadium, 6-4. The Tigers...

LSU celebrates second victory of the night at Alex Box as Tigers clinch series vs. Vols

LSU battled from 12 points down in the third period to defeat Virginia Tech 79-72 to advance to the championship game. It is the first time a team from LSU has won a Final Four game. LSU was lead by senior Alexis Morris who finished with 27 points.

Photos: LSU Makes History with First Final Four Win

Georgia State

DALLAS — Kim Mulkey pumped two cotton candy-colored sleeves, grabbed grandson Kannon Fuller by the hand and sauntered downcourt in front of the LSU fans’ section as Garth Brooks serenaded the American Airlines Center from the loudspeakers high in the rafters. One guess which song they picked after...

Scott Rabalais: It shouldn't be happening, but LSU makes history in Kim Mulkey's year two

Mississippi State

Morgan City, LA

Our tales about small towns reminded Morgan Landry that some memories can have rough edges:. "I remember when I traveled to Morgan City in 1963 with my grandfather, Claiborne F. Landry of Pierre Part, to Shannon Hardware to buy an ax and door hardware. "My grandfather could not drive a...

Smiley: Bateau boy enjoys 'Gotcha' moment

DALLAS — Angel Reese raised her hand to the sky and flicked the tip of her fingers to her palm. She plopped down on the bench, lowered her head, puffed out a deep breath and pressed her hands together. A couple minutes into the fourth quarter of LSU's 79-72...

Virginia Tech made Angel Reese work for her points and rebounds. Reese prevailed.

Dallas, TX

As a freshman, Sa’Myah Smith has won a spot in LSU's frontcourt rotation, averaging 15 minutes and 4.8 points per game. A young player growing into her role, her older teammates have dubbed her “Lil Dog.”. On Wednesday, the Dallas native was running the show when the team...

This LSU freshman gets to be the 'Big Dog' on her trip home to Dallas for the Final Four

Indiana State

Only seconds into LSU’s Final Four game against Virginia Tech on Friday, an assist came from an unlikely source. Virginia Tech point guard Cayla King put up a 3-point shot in the corner, but it was waved off because she had stepped out of bounds. When the shot went up, it didn’t go through the net; instead, it got stuck behind the glass.

An assist for LSU comes from an unlikely source in the Final Four — a cheerleader

Acadiana residents should be prepared to eat Saturday because the sixth annual Acadiana Po-Boy Festival is returning to Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette. Over a dozen vendors will offer $3 po-boy samples ranging from bang bang shrimp to short rib french dip to Hawaiian grill BBQ for attendees to taste test. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free admission.

Get ready to eat: Acadiana Po-Boy Festival back at Parc Sans Souci on Saturday

He’s back on the north side. Or as Sid Edwards puts it, the 70805. Four months after being fired as Central High School's football coach, Edwards was hired as Istrouma’s coach. “As strange as it sounds, I was praying not for a job, but for God to put...

What is the story with Istrouma's new football coach? He calls it a homecoming

Opelousas, LA

Broussard, LA

BROUSSARD Opelousas Catholic tuned up for the Division IV playoffs with a three-game sweep at the select softball tournament this weekend in Broussard. The Vikings defeated Academy of Our Lady (12-2), Mount Carmel (10-5) and Hanson Memorial (14-0) with four regular season games remaining. "It gets you ready for the...

Opelousas Catholic softball continues to shine with weekend tourney sweep

Colorado State

The LSU offensive line was close to full strength Thursday morning with the return of right guard Miles Frazier to the lineup. Frazier missed the past three spring practices for unknown reasons, but he was back at his usual spot as the Tigers went through their sixth of 15 spring practices.

LSU spring football practice: Day 6 sees return of Miles Frazier; two cornerbacks out

Baker, LA

On April 8, the city of Baker is teaming up with The Community Project and “The Unusual’s” to host the third annual “Prayer in the Park” community-wide outreach event which will be held at the Baker MLK Park, 3325 Groom Road at 2 p.m. Everyone...

Religion Briefs: Annual 'Prayer in the Park'

Wisconsin State

Dallas, WI

On Thursday, Paul Boudreaux of Lafayette headed to Dallas with high expectations and tickets for the big event in hand. He didn't get his hotel reservations until Tuesday. When he first called to make the reservations, he balked at the $450 a night room rate but eventually got the same room for $130 through a third-party vendor.

Sparkles for Kim Mulkey or Taylor Swift? Fans in Dallas don't have to pick this weekend.

If LSU needs an in-depth scouting report of Virginia Tech star point guard Georgia Amoore, there’s none better than Tigers guard Last-Tear Poa. They come from the same Australian state, Victoria, and they played with the national team that traveled to India. Poa is in the regular backcourt rotation...

These two Australians will reunite when LSU faces Virginia Tech in the Final Four

Utah State

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey has fans anxiously awaiting the debut of her gameday outfits during the NCAA Tournament, and she again went with a splashy look for Friday's game against Virginia Tech. Mulkey left the team's hotel wearing a pink jacket adorned with large pink flowers going down...

LSU's Kim Mulkey goes big with pink for her Final Four outfit. Have a look.

DALLAS — Taylor Soule sat in a deep recess of the American Airlines Center. Under the brim of a black Final Four-branded cowboy hat, she gazed down the length of the Virginia Tech locker room. There, a throng of reporters and cameras clogged the tight space. Most came to...

Amid the Final Four superstars, the LSU-Virginia Tech game could hinge on this role player

A pedestrian was struck and killed along Interstate 12 on Thursday night, Baton Rouge police said. Detectives believe the 35-year-old pedestrian ran into the middle lane of eastbound I-12 and stopped before being struck around 10:40 p.m. A 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck was involved, police said. The pedestrian was pronounced...

Pedestrian struck, killed on Interstate 12 overnight, Baton Rouge police say

The first game hasn't tipped off yet, and already sportsbooks are preparing for this to be the most popular women's Final Four ever for sports bettors. A combination of more states with legal and mobile sports betting and an increase in the number of women's basketball games available to bet throughout the season have money pouring in on this weekend's event in Dallas.

LSU could cost sportsbooks money in 'the most bet Final Four in women's basketball history'

This year’s Festival International de Louisiane is a month away and changes are being made to the music lineup. Festival International’s organizers announced that the planned performance by JP Bimeni and the Black Belts has been canceled because of visa difficulties. The group is made up of Bimeni, a Burundian-born, London-based singer, and Spanish funk group The Black Belts.

A band rained out at last year’s Festival International has been added to the lineup; see changes

The man killed in a single-vehicle crash on Eraste Landry Road on Wednesday has been identified. The Lafayette Police Department identified the victim as 61-year-old Phillip Todd Migl of Scott. Migl had turned onto Eraste Landry Road from Westgate Road when he veered off the roadway to the left, drove through a fence and came to a stop on a property belonging to Lafayette Salvage in the 2300 block of Eraste Landry Road, the department said.

Scott man identified as driver killed in Eraste Landry Road crash Wednesday

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Elite Training Academy is building a sports training facility just south of the LSU campus. The 55,600-square-foot facility at 5414...

What's being built near the intersection of Burbank and Lee?

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