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Can LSU “contain” National Player of the Year Catilin Clark?. That’s the question Tiger defenders hope to answer with a definitive ‘YES’ in Sunday’s National Championship Game. Hear from Kim Mulkey and the team by clicking the video above.

Leave it to an LSU cheerleader to come up with the best assist of the Final Four.  On Friday night, Virginia Tech guard Cayla King's shot got stuck behind the backboard. What happened next was entertainment in its purest form.  A male cheerleader for LSU lifted up a female cheerleader who ...

BATON ROUGE - Officials are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-12 late Thursday night. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday night. A large police and fire department presence shut down a portion of the Interstate eastbound past Sherwood Forest Boulevard as they investigated the crash.

NIL and transfer rules have changed the state of college basketball in 2023, and the NCAA tournaments have reflected that this season. One of the interesting shifts is that the women’s side of March Madness has more star power than the men’s this year. And while some of that is due to Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark, don’t sleep on LSU Women’s basketball forward Angel Reese, aka “Bayou Barbie,” who has more NIL deals than any player in either tournament.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana’s Laine Hardy may be singing a different note now that his legal trouble could be behind him. The French Settlement native could see his criminal charges in East Baton Rouge Parish wiped from his record as long as he meets certain conditions of a pre-trial program through the District Attorney’s Office.

DALLAS – Immediately after LSU women’s basketball’s Final Four victory Virginia Tech inside American Airlines Center Friday night, Leon Barmore texted his former star player, assistant coach – and, oddly enough, boss – Kim Mulkey two words. “Unbelieve. Amazing.”. It took Mulkey, who won three...

The Tigers guard believes the Hawkeyes defensive strategy on Sunday will not be the same as it was against South Carolina.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – There wasn’t a dry eye in the Wilson-Wooddale funeral home Friday, as friends and loved ones said goodbye to 11-year-old Matthew Fortenberry. His father Michael Fortenberry said his son with always be with him. “My son is gone but he’s not forgotten. He’s...

Since arriving in Baton Rouge, LSU Women's Basketball coach Kim Mulkey has been making a lot of statements, and not all of them have been on the court. "I've got outfits, man. They give me outfits to wear and I'm just, like, loving it, so I don't have to spend a dollar," Mulkey said.

Iowa and LSU will meet Sunday to decide the 2023 NCAA women's basketball national championship

BATON ROUGE - Officials say a shooting that took place near Plank Road left one injured Saturday morning. According to authorities, the shooting happened on Winnebago Street, near Plank Road. The victim went to a nearby Hi Nabor Supermarket on Winbourne Avenue for assistance. This is a developing story.

Coming into Friday, the March Madness Final Four on the women’s side of things was all set. The last teams remaining were South Carolina, LSU, Virginia Tech and Iowa. In the first game of the day, LSU defeated Virginia Tech to reach the first championship game in school history. Not only that, LSU was down 13 points in the third quarter and rallied back to snatch the victory. Following the game, LSU head coach Kim Mulkey revealed what she said to the team to get them fired up to complete the comeback.

There is new blood in the Women’s NCAA Tournament National Championship game and it has done its job of infusing storylines, entertainment value, star players, and anticipation. The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the LSU Tigers on Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT in Dallas, Texas. The matchup features the No. 2 seeded Hawkeyes and the No. 3 seeded Tigers who have each earned their way to this point with stellar performances. Iowa dethroned the previously unbeaten No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 77-73 in a historic Final Four stunner. LSU took down No. 1 Virginia Tech in a game that saw them...

DENHAM SPRINGS - First responders swarmed a trailer park in Livingston Parish after an abandoned home reportedly burst into flames late Thursday night. The fire was first reported around 10 p.m. on Caliente Avenue. The neighborhood lies off Vincent Avenue, south of I-12. Officials with Fire District 5 told WBRZ it appeared squatters had been living on the property, which had no electricity or water.

LSU women's basketball is facing Iowa in the 2023 NCAA championship game on Sunday. After defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies 79-72 in the Final Four, LSU advanced to the national championship game for the first time in program history. Alexis Morris led the team with 27 points while Angel Reese scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds. ...

BATON ROUGE - A woman was detained Friday after allegedly shooting a man at an apartment complex along South Flannery Road. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened at the Acadian Place Apartments around 2 p.m. Police said the woman shot the man in the midsection. The...

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters in Livingston Parish responded to a late-night mobile home fire Thursday, March 30. It happened at Eastover Mobile Homes in Denham Springs. Officials report a squatter had been living at the abandoned building and was using a candle as a light source. They reportedly...

The Advocate's writers predict the outcome of LSU's matchup with Iowa in the NCAA championship game on Sunday in Dallas:. Offense sells tickets and defense wins championships — except when that ticket-selling offense is led by a generational talent like Caitlin Clark, who has captured the imagination, if not Angel Reese-like NIL dollars, of the nation. Even LSU coach Kim Mulkey suggested she'd never seen a player like Clark, who is like a female Pete Maravich.

No. 1 LSU (24-3, 6-2 SEC) clinched its SEC series against No. 9 Tennessee (20-8, 3-5 SEC) with a 6-4 victory Friday at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers won the series opener, 5-2, on Thursday. The series finale is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+)...

LIVINGSTON PARISH - Outside of the Livingston Parish School Board, teachers lined the street asking for support. They waved signs and wore T-shirts proclaiming "I'm not worth a penny, help us get our voice heard." It comes just days after Livingston Parish voters shot down a one-percent sales tax that...