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Payton pleased with McAllister The Advocate Metairie — Deuce McAllister is back as a significant part of the New Orleans Saints offense. McAllister got his first substantial playing time of the season in the Saints’ 31-17 victory...
Deuce gives Saints jolt of energy The Advocate When the New Orleans Saints had 13 players who missed practice or had limited participation Wednesday when they began their preparations for Sunday’s game, right tackle Jon Stinchcomb...
Louisiana Tech Student Charged With Shooting Another Student WAFB 9 A Louisiana Tech University student is charged with negligent injury and illegally discharging a firearm after an alleged accidental shooting that sent another student to a...
Evangel quarterback sets record The Advocate Shreveport — Evangel Christian has had a parade of quarterbacks put up gaudy numbers since the early 1990s. But on Friday, Dez Duron did something no Evangel quarterback has ever done before. ...
Ike Pummels Louisiana-based Restaurants Insurance Journal Article Reprints Three years after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans' restaurant industry to its knees, Hurricane Ike has delivered a crippling blow to three New Orleans area restaurant families.
Thibodaux defense puts on strong showing The Advocate Thibodaux — If the first two games are any indication, scoring against Thibodaux could be a challenge this season. After having two games canceled because of Hurricane Gustav, Thibodaux...
Walker wins thriller over Denham Springs The Advocate Walker improved to 4-1 in district play Monday with a thrilling five-game win over Denham Springs, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-10. Walker (11-4, 4-1 in Division I, District 3) was led by Mina...
ULL builds confidence despite another loss The Advocate Lafayette — The fact that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette football team is 1-3 through its first four games is no big surprise given the Ragin’ Cajuns’ strength of schedule...
SWAC baseball tournament to stay in BR The Advocate The Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament will be staying in Baton Rouge for this season, SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp confirmed Monday. The conference had considered breaking from...
Lee draws compliments from quarterbacks The Advocate Triggering a memorable comeback victory in a stadium where LSU had seemingly forgotten how to win probably earned Jarrett Lee a good chunk of the popular vote among Tiger fans, and maybe even his...
Gonzales gets last permits to build turn-lane project The Advocate Gonzales — The city received its last permit last week from the state needed to clear way for the construction of turn lanes at six intersections. Gonzales leaders have designated $1.4 million...
Nicholls St. reports record enrollment The Advocate Thibodaux — Nicholls State University recorded an enrollment increase again this fall, officials reported. The enrollment of 6,926 tops the fall 2007 figure by 44 students, and the number of...
Wetlands Restoration Not A Panacea For Louisiana Coast Science Daily Counting on wetlands restoration projects to protect storm buffeted infrastructure along the Louisiana Coast is likely to be a “losing battle” that provides “false...
Southern Jags get big road win The Advocate The Southern Jaguars earned a road victory over the weekend. Running back Silas Gibbs was named SWAC Newcomer of the Week after rolling 99 yards on just seven carries.
Rams fire Linehan; Haslett interim coach The Advocate St. — The winless St. Louis Rams fired coach Scott Linehan on Monday, the morning after a fourth straight lopsided loss to start the season. Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, once...
Lee wins SEC award The Advocate Lsu quarterback Jarrett Lee has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Tigers’ 34-24 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Lee, a redshirt...
Gustav and Ike Blasted Louisiana Insurance Journal Article Reprints Louisiana agriculture, forestry and fisheries suffered an estimated $950 million in losses and damages in this month's hurricanes, according to the Louisiana State University...
Greats face youth in women The Advocate It may not quite be the final four that was expected when the round of 16 began in the United States Women’s Open, but when the taped finals are shown Sunday on ESPN it will feature two of...
Southern banged up after victory The Advocate Southern quarterback Bryant Lee did not participate in a brief, light practice Sunday, a day after getting knocked out of a game at Alcorn State by a helmet-to-helmet shot in the fourth quarter. Lee...
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