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Hughes kicks 54-yard field goal as time expires, Appalachian State tops Louisiana-Monroe 41-40
MONROE, La. (AP) — Michael Hughes kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired to lift Appalachian State to a walk-off 41-40 win over Louisiana-Monroe in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both schools Saturday night. Joey Aguilar threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns and set up...
Tarleton State gets the most out of early touchdowns, defeats Southeastern Louisiana 14-13
HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Blake Smith returned an interception for a touchdown, Kayvon Britten ran for another score, and Tarleton State edged SE Louisiana 14-13 on Saturday. Smith intercepted a pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown three minutes into the game. After Bauer Sharp...
Minnesota ends two-game slide by beating Louisiana-Lafayette 35-24
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Jackson caught a pair of touchdown passes Saturday and Minnesota pulled away in the second half to beat Louisiana-Lafayette 35-24 and end a two-game slide. It was a somewhat solid bounce-back performance for Minnesota, which blew a 21-point fourth-quarter...
Smoke Harris punt return TD highlights Louisiana Tech's 24-10 win over UTEP
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Smoke Harris returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown, Louisiana used several breaks en route to a key score on the first play of the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs defeated UTEP 24-10 on Friday night. Louisiana Tech went 65 yards in five plays to open the...
Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant' help, study says
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated...
Louisiana citrus farmers are seeing a mass influx of salt water that could threaten seedlings
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive. The latest hurdle comes from a slow-moving threat...
Appeals court blocks hearings on drawing a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge’s plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines giving Louisiana a second majority-Black district was blocked Thursday by a divided appeals court panel. Supporters of establishing a second such district had hoped a...
Gophers seek to rebound from late collapse in homecoming game vs. Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana (3-1) at Minnesota (2-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) Line: Minnesota by 11½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Minnesota leads 3-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Gophers badly need to bounce back in their...
Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state's drinking water
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance is available for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the southern part of the state. ...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. September 26, 2023. Editorial: Losing health coverage not a winner for families, Louisiana Because of John Bel Edwards’ first decision as governor, since 2016 Louisiana’s people have lived longer and better lives. His expansion of...
