Calling them the densest he’s ever seen, LSU AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson was startled to find invasive apple snail egg masses in St. James Parish, but said preventative measures, and a little help from Mother Nature, can mitigate the spread and potential damage to the crawfish industry.
(AP) - There are once again a host of playmakers in the Southeastern Conference. While there is going to be several quarterback competitions to keep an eye on heading into preseason camps, here’s a look at non-quarterbacks players in the Southeastern Conference this spring who are poised to have standout seasons this fall:
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and more than 20 Republican senators in introducing the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act, which would explicitly prohibit abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood, from receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit filed by eight southeast Louisiana Democrats says a New Orleans judge should prepare now to redraw the state’s congressional district map because the Democratic governor and a majority Republican Legislature won’t be able to agree on a plan in time for the 2022 elections.
Funeral services for Mr. Doris Francis, Sr., 89, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, at St. Paul Baptist Church, located at 1502 S. Main St. in Jennings, with Rev. Pernell R. Trent, Sr., officiating.
The No. 23 Jennings Bulldogs fought their way into the second round of the Class 3A playoffs here at Bulldog Diamond Tuesday night with a close, 2-1 victory over the Union Parish Farmers. The Bulldogs will now hit the road to square-off with No. 7 Brusly in a best-of-three series begining on Friday evening.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday partially lifted Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak, limiting the face covering requirement to schools, hospitals, clinics and other specific locations.
WELSH – The 2021 baseball season came to a tough end for the No. 10 Welsh Greyhounds this week, as the No. 23-seeded Vinton Lions came into Sportsman’s Park and slipped past the hosts by a final of 12-11. In a game that saw multiple highs and lows for both squads, it was the Lions who built a 9-4 lead through four innings of play after a 9-run third inning. However, the Hounds would never throw in the towel and battled to the very last out in hopes of moving on. The Hounds would trim the Vinton lead to 10-9 in the bottom of the fifth inning to get well within striking distance, however Vinton would again answer with a pair of runs of their own in the top of the seventh to up the lead to 12-9. Like they had done all evening long, Welsh answered back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to make it 12-11. However, Vinton pitcher Lucas Bunting got a pair of strikeouts to end the game with the tying run standing 180-feet away on second base.
The No. 19 Lacassine Cardinals baseball squad made history Tuesday night by earning the first playoff win in school history when they traveled to Stanley and defeated the No. 15-seeded Panthers by a final of 2-1. The Cardinals trailed 1-0 heading into the top of the sixth inning, however a run in the top of the sixth and another in the top of the seventh gave Lacassine the 2-1 victory. Lacassine pounded out 7 hits in the win, while junior hurler Jace Bageux went the distance on then mound, allowing only one run on four hits and struck out 11.
