March 2022

SEE YOU AT THE CHATEAU

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Musicians of all ages and proficiencies are invited to a Cajun music jam from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Gator Chateau, located at the I-10 Park. The event is free and open to the public and aims to carry on the tradition of Cajun music and the French language for future generations. Submitted photo

SLVC to host burial honors for six veterans

Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery (SLVC) will host burial honors for six indigent veterans at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22 and the public is invited to attend to honor those who sacrificed so much for the freedoms of all Americans.

Local church brings back women’s worship group

WELSH — A local church is hosting a women’s worship group after a long hiatus due to the global pandemic.

Pointer receives USBWA All-American Third Team honors

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BATON ROUGE – LSU’s Khayla Pointer picked up her third All-American honor of the year Thursday morning, being named to the USBWA All-America Third Team.

Transgender woman posts top time in 500 prelims at NCAAs

ATLANTA (AP) — Lia Thomas moved one step closer to becoming the first known transgender woman to win a NCAA swimming championship by posting the top time in the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries on Thursday.

Weathers lifts SMU over Nicholls State 68- 58 in NIT

DALLAS (AP) — Michael Weathers had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Marcus Weathers recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds as SMU got past Nicholls State 68-58 in the NIT first round on Wednesday night.

South Alabama edges SE Louisiana in The Basketball Classic

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Franklin made a layup with 44 seconds remaining to give South Alabama the lead en route to a 70-68 win over Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of The Basketball Classic on Wednesday night.

Study: SUVs, pickups hit pedestrians more often than cars do

DETROIT (AP) — Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study.

Ex-parish commissioner sentenced to nearly four years

SHREVEPORT (AP) — A former government official in a north Louisiana parish was sentenced to nearly four years in prison Tuesday for defrauding a federal summer feeding program for children.

In New Orleans, police probe five shootings within 10 hours

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police are investigating five shootings within a 10-hour span amid a deadly surge of gun violence. The recent spate of shootings have left three people dead, WWL-TV reported. The first shooting happened Wednesday evening, when police officers found a man dead inside a vehicle in the Central City neighborhood. Later Wednesday, a man was found lying in a street in New Orleans East and was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound. Then, shortly before dawn Thursday, a shooting on Lafron Drive left one person dead.