NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. Michael Cackovic has treated his share of pregnant women. So when Republican lawmakers across the U.S. began passing bans on abortion at what they term “the first detectable fetal heartbeat,” he was exasperated.
Following months of sustained improvement in COVID hospitalizations and an increase in the supply and availability of vaccines, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that some mitigation measures will be eased and, starting Wednesday, April 28, the statewide mask mandate was lifted.
Guys! Guys! Look, your wives, bless their hearts, are having enough trouble putting their children and priorities into proper perspective without you adding to the muddle. Keep it straight, please.
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.
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.
(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:
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana would require the national anthem to be played or sung before any sports competition held at a taxpayer-financed stadium or other venue, under a proposal heading to the full Senate for debate.
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.
