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LSU (22-3) scored a run in each of the first two innings. Tre' Morgan drove in the first run with an RBI single, and Gavin Dugas drove in the second-inning run with a sacrifice fly. Grambling briefly grabbed a lead in the top of the third inning when Cameron Bufford...

LSU baseball mashes Grambling behind home runs from Beloso, Jones

South Carolina State

Oddsmakers have set the line for the LSU women's basketball team's game against Virginia Tech in the Women's Final Four on Friday night, and the teams rate out almost evenly. The Tigers are 1-point favorites over the Hokies at Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of Bet.NOLA.com. LSU is -130 on the money line, implying a 56.5% chance of winning — when you consider the house's rake, that means the game is considered almost a coin flip.

The spread has arrived for LSU-Virginia Tech in the Final Four. Here's who is favored.

LSU and South Carolina are the last SEC teams standing in the NCAA Tournament, and USC coach Dawn Staley is anxious to see the two teams advance out of the Final Four and face off in the title game. Staley spoke to ESPN Monday night, and was happy to plug...

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley explains why she wants to face LSU in the title game

WHO: LSU (21-3), Grambling (9-14) WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette) RANKINGS: LSU is No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball. Grambling is unranked. PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — TBA , Grambling — TBA PREGAME UPDATES: theadvocate.com/lsu. ON TWITTER: @LVann_Sports. WHAT...

How to watch, listen to LSU vs. Grambling on Tuesday night

The immediate joy for LSU in reaching the Final Four is giving way to the reality of playing in the semifinals against one of the hottest teams in the nation — Virginia Tech. For the Tigers and Kim Mulkey, it’s an opponent with a back-to-the-future theme to it.

Kim Mulkey saw it coming: LSU's Final Four game Friday won't be easy. Here's why.

Speculation about who will replace Carlos Sample as boys basketball coach at Scotlandville is likely to continue a bit longer. In the meantime, the Hornets do have some girls basketball coaching news. Former Ville Platte High standout Breonna O’Conner has taken over the Scotlandville girls basketball program. “I’m already...

Scotlandville is hiring a former Ville Platte standout to take over its girls basketball program

W – Cade Dubrin (4-0). L – Boogie Cummings (2-3). Leaders – PARKVIEW BAPTIST: Seth DeGeorge 1-4, RBI, Tanner Powell 1-3, Thomas Bonaventure 1-3; DOYLE: Peyton Woods 1-3, BB, Payton Woods 1-3. Records – Parkview Baptist 18-5, 5-0 in 6-3A, Doyle 14-5, 4-1. Softball. French Settlement...

High schools: Check out Tuesday's spring sports scores

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Zachary, LA

The 2022-23 Zachary High softball team has fought through a tough predistrict schedule to post a 3-12 record against tough competition locally and in tournaments across the state. Head coaches Katie Browne and assistants Kasey Siears, Scott Nielson and Eason Adams have started to see growth as District 4-5A play...

ZHS softball starting strong in district play

Oklahoma State

William Brown, a two-time football national champion and special forces National Guardsman who went on to serve nearly 20 years on the bench as a district court judge in Baton Rouge, died peacefully this month at the age of 88. "He was a great guy," said District Judge Michael McDonald,...

Football star, coach, soldier and longtime Baton Rouge judge William Brown dies at 88

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey again showed up with a unique outfit for Sunday's Elite Eight contest with Miami in the NCAA Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina. Two days after setting social media on fire with a jacket that featured pink feathers, Mulkey took a slightly more subdued approach for Sunday's contest.

Have a look at LSU coach Kim Mulkey's very shiny outfit for the Elite 8 battle vs. Miami

Louisiana State

Zachary High School senior Rhen Langley competed in the Championship Mile event at the New Balance Nationals Indoor event March 12 in Boston. Langley finished 15th of 94 runners and competed against some of the best high school milers in the country. He returned to Louisiana with a new 1600m personal record of 4:09.39, and with a mile time of 4:10.87.

Zachary High’s Rhen Langley competes in the New Balance National Indoor Event

One of the victims of a fatal shooting at a private school in Tennessee was a Baton Rouge native, according to multiple social media accounts. Katherine Koonce, 60, was head of the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville for students in preschool through sixth grade. A shooter carrying...

Victim of Nashville school shooting attended UHigh, LSU, according to social media accounts

Students age 13 and older can come to the Zachary Branch Library, 1900 Church St., at 9:30 a.m. April 13 to take a free ACT practice test. The practice test is organized to run like the real exam to give teens experience in the type of questions to expect as well as the testing environment. Bring sharpened No. 2 pencils, a permitted calculator and a snack for the break. Space is limited. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 658-1870.

Around Zachary for March 29, 2023

At least six public school districts in the Baton Rouge region will have new superintendents when the next school year begins in August. They are part of a larger wave of departures of top K-12 school leaders across Louisiana. They are leaving as worries about COVID continue to recede but other challenges remain, including finding and keeping teachers.

Why are Baton Rouge-area school superintendents leaving? Some blame COVID, board changes.

Florida State

The site of a new Mississippi River bridge aimed at easing daily traffic jams in the Baton Rouge area may be picked by spring 2024, instead of by the summer of that year, a consultant told a state panel Monday. Three sites, all in Iberville Parish, are being considered for...

New Baton Rouge bridge site may be picked earlier than planned; here are the details

New Orleans, LA

A national shortage of automotive technicians has sparked a program to get students into those well-paying jobs in dealerships in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The program is a partnership of the National Automobile Dealers Association, the National Urban League and the Urban League of Louisiana. The first class consists of 12 students at Delgado Community College and nine students at Baton Rouge Community College. The students will work full time at local auto dealerships, earning starting wages of $14.25 an hour, as part of an 18-month apprenticeship. After the process ends, the students will be certified mechanics.

$71,000 to fix cars? How dealerships and colleges hope to grow new force of auto technicians

Lafayette, LA

Pinhook Road is a well-traveled route in Lafayette that originates at Evangeline Thruway, passes by the Oil Center and crosses the Vermilion River, one of only a handful of bridges across the river in the city. Many streets in Lafayette are named after civic leaders or historic figures like Ambassador...

Pinhook Road named by indigenous people after plentiful trees

A company that converted a Lafayette hotel into workforce housing has bought an apartment complex near the Lafayette Regional Airport for $2.15 million. Servio Capital bought the Riverside at Oakbourne apartments, a 53-unit complex built at 3600 Simcoe St. that was built in 1991, from an ownership group that included Ronald L. Vidrine of Lafayette and others, land records show.

Company that converted hotel into apartments paid $2.15M for complex near Lafayette airport

An Acadiana High School student was arrested after police said the student had a gun on campus Tuesday morning. The school's administration received a report at about 9 a.m. that a student had a gun on campus and immediately went into lockdown, according to a news release from Lafayette Parish School System.

Student reportedly brought gun on Acadiana High campus, facing expulsion

Washington State

Washington, LA

A former Town of Washington employee was arrested on theft and malfeasance charges after allegations she conned a man into sending his traffic citation payment to her personal CashApp account and stole the funds. The accusations were made in December by a current Washington town employee after the victim called...

Former Washington town employee accused of conning people into sending fines to her CashApp

East Feliciana Parish, LA

Clinton, LA

The schedules for West and East Feliciana Council on Aging facilities are as follows:. 12292 Jackson Road, St. Francisville, (225) 635-6719. Start time for all activities is 10 a.m. First and third Monday: Line dance. Fourth Monday: Religious service. Tuesdays: Nutrition education. Wednesdays: Exercise/yoga. Thursdays: Bible study. Fridays: Bingo/movie/excursion. All...

East and West Feliciana Council on Aging activities for March 29, 2023

In reference to the guest column titled “Healthy eating needs to start in childhood or Louisiana kids will grow into unhealthy adults” on March 17: The column was very informative and spot on in my opinion. One thing the author could have included is encouraging the government to...

Letters: There should be restrictions on what needy can buy with government help

A procession will take place Wednesday in honor of Baton Rouge police officers Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who both died early Sunday morning when their helicopter crashed into a field during a high-speed chase. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the bodies of the two officers...

Procession for two BRPD officers killed in helicopter crash to take place Wednesday

The Baton Rouge Police Department is grounding all nighttime helicopter flights as the agency seeks to answer why an aircraft manned by two of its officers crashed during a high-speed chase, killing both men without the department's knowledge until eight hours later. Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro died...

In fatal helicopter crash, Baton Rouge police, friends face burning question: What went wrong?

Youngsville, LA

Bob Luke believes that everyone is inherently good. He also loves a cup of coffee and conversation with friends and strangers. He believes those exchanges are the best ways to learn something new or gain a new perspective. So he decided to put his money where his mouth is and...

With no waitstaff, menus or regular hours, this café isn't your average coffee house

The crashed Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter and bodies of two officers were discovered by law enforcement only after a family member of one of the victims called to request a search roughly eight hours after the incident occurred, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies searched...

Crashed BRPD helicopter discovered after victims' family member requested search, sheriff says

The tail rotor of a Baton Rouge police helicopter hit a tree before it crashed Sunday, killing two officers on board, federal officials said Monday. A preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter "inverted" into a field, meaning it crashed upside down. The crash happened at 2:36...

Baton Rouge Police helicopter tail rotor hit tree before deadly crash, FAA says

The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the two officers killed in a helicopter crash early Sunday morning near Port Allen as Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, according to a BRPD news release. Poirrier was 47 years old and a 17-year BRPD veteran who was assigned to the Air...

Baton Rouge police officers killed in helicopter crash identified

Two police pilots were killed early Sunday in a Baton Rouge police helicopter crash in Erwinville. Chief Murphy Paul spoke at a news conference Sunday afternoon near the scene but released few details and would take no questions from reporters. "Today is a very emotional day for the men and...

Baton Rouge police chief asks for prayers for 2 heroic officers killed in helicopter crash

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Lafayette Christian quarterback Ju'Juan Johnson headed to Colorado

Lafayette Christian Academy quarterback Ju'Juan Johnson is bound for Boulder, Colorado. Johnson committed to the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday in front of friends, family and teammates...

Lafayette Christian quarterback Ju'Juan Johnson headed to Colorado

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