March 2021

No. 2 Texas A&M in the spotlight as SEC Tournament favorite

(AP) - Caught in South Carolina’s shadow most of the season, No. 2 Texas A&M has stepped into the spotlight as the women’s team to beat in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Cameron leads trio of triple-doubles as LSU swarms Vandy

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cameron Thomas had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and LSU overwhelmed short-handed Vanderbilt 83-68 on Tuesday night.

NBA says $3 million going to HBCUs through All-Star Game

ATLANTA (AP) — The last shot of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game will be worth $300,000 for either the Thurgood Marshall College Fund or United Negro College Fund, the league said Wednesday in revealing how an estimated $3 million in charitable donations from the contest will be distributed.

Dragan Stojkovic hired as Serbia national team coach

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Dragan Stojkovic was hired Wednesday as coach of Serbia’s national soccer team, three weeks before the squad’s first qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup.

Eight Tigers receive NFL Combine invitations

BATON ROUGE - There’s no NFL Combine this year, however had there been one, eight LSU Tigers were on the invite list, the NFL announced on Tuesday.

Kentucky’s Howard repeats as SEC women’s player of year

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kentucky guard Rhyne Howard is the Southeastern Conference women’s player of the year for the second straight season.

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Donelon directs insurers to give customers policies, guidance

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon issued Bulletin 2021-03 reminding insurers of their obligations to policyholders as they work with consumers affected by the devastating 2020 hurricane season and impacted by last month’s extreme winter weather.

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Glen Hetzel and his grandson Hudson Rice Hetzel, 2, were hard at work this weekend on the family farm. Submitted photo

Gov. Edwards eases virus rules, lets bars open indoors

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s bars can reopen indoors, restaurants can hold more customers and churches won’t have capacity limits for worship services, under loosened coronavirus rules announced Tuesday by Gov. John Bel Edwards.