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Michigan State

The LSU Women's basketball team punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 after defeating Michigan 66-42. The Tigers got the win behind another classic performance from Angel Reese. Reese scored 25 points with 24 rebounds in the win. The 24 rebounds set a new LSU record for the NCAA Tournament.

Photos: LSU Advances to Sweet 16

Indiana State

LSU and Utah will tip off at 4 p.m. CDT Friday in their Greenville 2 regional semifinal matchup. The game will be shown on ESPN. The Tigers (30-2) are the No. 3 seed in the regional, while the Utes (27-4) are the No. 2. LSU advanced by beating Hawaii 73-50 and Michigan 66-42. Utah reached the Sweet 16 by overwhelming Gardner-Webb 103-77 and holding off Princeton 63-56.

See LSU in the Sweet 16: Tigers' game time, network set for regional semifinal with Utah

In a Saturday film session, Kim Mulkey unveiled her plan for LSU’s second-round NCAA tournament game against Michigan. It involved an adjustment, a switch in philosophy. It caught her LSU team off guard. Mulkey told guard Kateri Poole, a transfer from Ohio State, that on Sunday she’d guard Michigan’s...

Moving Kateri Poole into starting lineup pays huge dividends on defense for Kim Mulkey, LSU

Tennessee State

LSU had another chilly night shooting the ball, but it does not matter when the Tigers defend and dominate the glass like they did against Michigan Sunday. Led by Angel Reese’s 25 points and 24 rebounds, the Tigers stormed into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014 with a 66-42 victory over the Wolverines in a second-round NCAA tournament game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU trounces Michigan in second round of NCAA tournament to storm into Sweet 16

We asked three individuals who work in real estate or home design to decide their favorite things about four properties under $250,000 in Baton Rouge. The homes range from cozy and charming to midcentury modern. Details and photographs about the homes below are provided by listing agents. 8904 Kingcrest Parkway,...

Choice Baton Rouge homes under $250,000: Experts pick these winners. What do you think?

Iowa State

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Already having won its first Southeastern Conference series this season, the LSU baseball team failed to complete the road sweep of Texas A&M on Sunday at Blue Bell Park. The Aggies took advantage of free bases and timely hitting in the eighth inning to capture...

LSU baseball falls to Texas A&M after Aggies rally in eighth inning on Sunday

Louisiana State

Answers are often too finite because so many factors are relevant in each decision. The career of Carlos Sample provides yet another example. Is Carlos Sample a Hall of Fame coach? Yes. Did he have arguably the best 16-year stretch for a boys basketball coach in Louisiana’s highest classification? Yes....

Fambrough: What marks measure great coaches? I've got a 'Sample' to launch a debate

WHO: LSU (17-1, 2-0) at Texas A&M (13-5, 0-2) WHEN: 1 p.m. Sunday. 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. Texas A&M is No. 15. PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — RHP Thatcher Hurd (2-0, 2.04 ERA); Texas A&M...

How to watch, listen to LSU at Texas A&M on Sunday

Hypolite Landry, a gifted musician and record-breaking pilot who served as East Baton Rouge coroner for 27 years, died on Saturday at the age of 96. Landry was elected coroner in 1971 and served in that office until he retired in 1998. Those who knew and worked with him remember...

Hypolite Landry, the kind and colorful Baton Rouge coroner who circled the globe, dies at 96

Georgia State

DULUTH, Ga. — As the four teams in the second session of the Southeastern Conference gymnastics championships Saturday made their entrances, the applause got louder with each introduction. The LSU fan contingent made its presence felt, starting an L-S-U chant as the No. 2-seeded Tigers walked onto the stage....

Despite strong showing once again, LSU gymnastics finishes third at SEC championships

LSU sophomore outfielder Josh Pearson hasn't been starting much this season. As a true freshman last year, Pearson started 35 of the 51 games he played in, batting .299 with a .432 on-base percentage and .524 slugging percentage. "He's either hidden right in front or right behind Dylan Crews or...

How LSU baseball's Josh Pearson found his way back into the lineup after early struggles

South Carolina State

The LSU women's basketball team is again a double-digit favorite for its second-round NCAA tournament game against Michigan on Sunday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of Bet.NOLA.com, listed the third-seeded Tigers as a 10-point favorite over the No. 6 seed Wolverines. LSU beat Hawaii...

LSU-Michigan line is out for the second round, see what is at stake.

As she explained her decision to retire as The Dunham School’s coach, Donna Pixley made one point clear — volleyball will continue to be a focal point in her life. “I still have the same love, passion and fire for volleyball that I have always had,” Pixley said. “That won’t change. What this does is give me more flexibility personally.

Calling it a (high school) career: Dunham coach ready for different volleyball chapter

The 38th Wearin’ of the Green Parade took place late Saturday morning through the streets of Baton Rouge. The St. Patrick's Day parade was attended by thousands who braved cooler weather for the annual event.

Photos: 38th Wearin’ of the Green

Lead teacher Candace O'Neal lead a line of dancing 2-year-olds around in a loose circle as an upbeat, marching-style song played in the background, going through the letters of the alphabet. "H …, I …, j …, k …, l, m, n, o, p," the voice on the radio sings...

Why is child care so expensive in Baton Rouge? Here's what the data, experts say.

Alabama State

Kentwood, LA

A retired high school educator, a small church community and a university geographer have joined forces to shine a light on the forgotten victims of a haunting 1903 train wreck in the tiny Tangipahoa town of Kentwood. Accounts of the fiery crash involving two northbound passenger trains and the subsequent...

30 train wreck victims were buried in a mass grave. Now Kentwood is righting the wrong.

A Baton Rouge man, already in jail for another count, has been arrested for his involvement in the improper disposal of the body of Nathan Millard, the Georgia man who went missing last month, Baton Rouge Police said. New details: Missing Georgia man likely died of overdose in a home...

Baton Rouge man accused of dumping missing Georgia man's body, police say

Ascension Parish, LA

Gonzales, LA

Voters will decide the fate of three school tax renewals Saturday. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Three separate ballot items to renew for 10 years existing property taxes that fund the parish public school system:. 21 mills for employee salaries, generating $26.1 million a year.

Around Ascension for March 22, 2023

The Georgia man who vanished in Baton Rouge last month likely died of a drug overdose in a home days before his body was dumped in a deserted lot, Baton Rouge police said Monday. Derrick Perkins, 45, was arrested Monday on a count of unlawful disposal of remains and other...

Missing Georgia man likely died of overdose in a home before his body was dumped, police say

West Feliciana Parish, LA

Saint Francisville, LA

The free seventh annual Tunica Hills Music Festival and Jam will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in St. Francisville. Bring an instrument to join a jam, or listen to the many groups. Food vendors will be on site. Bring chairs, blankets and coolers. Baseball registration open. Registration...

Around the Felicianas for March 22, 2023

A legislative committee Monday agreed to allow the state to borrow as much as $850 million from the federal government to pay for higher than expected costs to widen Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge. The change lifts a previous $650 million cap on federal borrowing for that project, and was...

Louisiana lawmakers approve more money for I-10 widening

Denham Springs, LA

MANCHAC — Age-group results from the Junior Southwest Bassmasters-Denham Springs’ March monthly tournament held from North Pass Landing with anglers, their hometowns, number of bass weighed in parentheses (five-bass limit), total weight in pounds and big-bass winners:. 15-18 Age Group: 1, Destin Morales, French Settlement (5) 9.43 pounds....

Check out fishing results from the Junior Bassmasters-Denham Springs tournament

In outdistancing the other candidates in fundraising and endorsements, Jeff Landry has established himself as the early front-runner in this year’s governor’s race. Landry, the state’s attorney general and a Republican, has sought in recent days to fortify his pitch as the inevitable winner by publicizing the support of two big GOP donors and the backing of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Party.

Stephen Waguespack is an obstacle in Jeff Landry's path to the Governor's Mansion

Lafayette, LA

Anita Begnaud is an action-oriented, results-driven leader who is passionate about building an authentic, diverse and welcoming downtown district that serves as the economic and cultural engine for the City of Lafayette and Acadiana Region. As the leader of the Downtown Development Authority and its partner 501(c)(6) nonprofit, Downtown Lafayette...

How one community builder ignited a spark to make a better downtown

In a move apparently intended to keep more young people involved with their faith; Most Rev. J. Douglas Deshotel, Catholic bishop of Lafayette, has decreed that Catholics in the diocese — which includes eight civil parishes and 121 churches — may begin celebrating the sacrament of confirmation at an earlier age — eighth grade instead of 11th, which is the practice now.

Lafayette Diocese to move confirmation sacrament to eighth grade, bishop says

MollyJoy Joiner, 9, caught an onion Saturday during the inaugural St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Antique Village in Denham Springs. Denham Springs Mayor Gerard Landry served as a grand marshal of the parade, which rolled down North Range Avenue in the Antique Village in Denham Springs.

Inaugural St. Patrick's Day parade rolls in downtown Denham Springs

Abbeville, LA

A Denham Springs man was arrested after accusations he went to his ex-girlfriend’s Abbeville residence with a gun and raped her, police said. Abbeville police officers responded to a residence on Schlessinger Street after a report around 1:08 p.m. Sunday that a woman was held at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend. Officers made contact with the woman, who said her ex-boyfriend, 33-year-old Mathew Scott of Denham Springs, arrived at her home with a gun and then raped her, Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy said in a statement.

Armed Denham Springs man accused of raping ex-girlfriend in Abbeville

Chevron's Gulf of Mexico Business Unit on Monday donated six acres of land on the Vermilion River to Lafayette Consolidated Government. The land is near Heymann Park and includes preliminary plans to create walking trails. The property is unique for the area because it includes gently rolling hills and creeks,...

Chevron donates land along Vermilion River to Lafayette. The six acres will become walking trails.

Carencro, LA

Carencro native Jean Paul Angelle has been given a lot of chances. Angelle has battled with addiction since his teens, after his mother’s death when he was 13 sent him down a path of fear, anxiety and depression that led him to alcohol and drug abuse. He was desperate to escape those feelings, he said.

‘My duty’: Local father who’s battled addiction fighting opioid crisis with new foundation

Hammond, LA

Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery's Juried Student Exhibition runs through April 5. The exhibition will be juried by visual artist and ceramicist Chris Pate and designer Ofir Mizrahi. Every year, the gallery invites two jurors from the artistic community to Southeastern’s campus to select from a pool of submissions...

Contemporary art galley at SLU hosts student exhibition

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Inside Kim Mulkey's closet: 171 pairs of shoes, 35 championship rings, 29 glittery jackets

Kim Mulkey is a study in contrasts. Much like Mulkey herself, her Baton Rouge closet has a larger-than-life feel to it. The clothes on the left...

Inside Kim Mulkey's closet: 171 pairs of shoes, 35 championship rings, 29 glittery jackets

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