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Will Wade's return to coaching has meant heady times for resurgent McNeese State

Mar. 11, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

Hiring former LSU basketball coach Will Wade came with no small measure of risk for McNeese State athletic director Heath Schroyer. “I had a lot of people email me and tell me I was crazy, that I hired someone that’s a criminal," recalled Schroyer, who wasn't even sure when he...

$15,000 reward offered for information about person who killed a whooping crane in Louisiana

Mar. 11, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

MAMOU, La. (AP) — A $15,000 reward is now being offered to find out who killed a whooping crane in south Louisiana in January, officials said. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a news release, announced last week that $5,000 is available for information regarding the...