February 2023

Lady Cards top JSC 58-54 in hard-fought battle

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LACASSINE — The Lacassine High Lady Cardinals (20-15, 3-5) hosted the JS Clark Leadership Academy (JSC) Lady Bulldogs (21-10, 3-5) in a district competition to wrap up their regular season Friday night.

Hounds fall just short in battle with Bell City

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WELSH — The Welsh High Greyhounds hosted the Bell City High Bruins Tuesday night in a nondistrict competition. The Hounds would trail behind the Bruins by 14 points at halftime. However, the gym heated up as the Greyhounds made a second half run that brought the game down to one point at the buzzer. Even though the Hounds didn’t leave with the win, they made an impressive push as they closed the gap falling just short with a final score of 67-68 to the Bruins.

Saints name Woods, Grantham among five new assistants

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints hired Joe Woods as defensive coordinator and Todd Grantham as defensive line coach Wednesday.

Pence says he will fight subpoena as far as Supreme Court

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he will challenge a subpoena by the special counsel overseeing Trump investigations to compel his testimony before a grand jury — pursuing it to the Supreme Court if necessary.

China threatens US entities over downing of balloon

BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

Ohio town takes derailment questions; state considers suing

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment and the intentional burning of some of the hazardous chemicals on board invited affected residents to a meeting Wednesday evening to discuss lingering questions.

Possible La. gubernatorial candidate resigns from DOTD

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, who is considered a possible Democratic gubernatorial candidate, informed Gov. John Bel Edwards Wednesday that he is planning on retiring from his position March 4.

Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds

(AP) — Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some may even skip necessary health care for fear of sinking deeper into debt.

Nevada judge: Texas university can decide to ban defendant

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s up to the University of Texas at Dallas to decide whether to ban a woman from attending classes on campus while she serves house arrest in Texas ahead of trial in a Las Vegas-area stabbing that drew international attention, a Nevada judge ruled Wednesday.

2nd Amendment sanctuary measure overturned in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Local governments in Oregon can’t declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and ban police from enforcing certain gun laws, a state appeals court decided Wednesday, in the first court case filed over a concept that hundreds of U.S. counties have adopted in recent years.