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Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana's drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third year in a row, an underwater levee is being built to slow the brackish intrusion and prevent...
Houston Christian routs Louisiana Christian 70-7, coach Jason Bachtel gets first win with Huskies
HOUSTON (AP) — Semaj Brown returned the opening kickoff 83 yards for a score and Houston Christian routed NAIA-member Louisiana Christian 70-7 on Saturday night to give coach Jason Bachtel his first victory with the Huskies. Brown's touchdown was the first of his career and it...
Harlan Dixon runs for TDs of 35 and 23 yards as SE Louisiana beats E. Washington 28-24
HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Harlan Dixon ran nine times for 92 yards and two touchdowns, Eli Sawyer threw two TD passes and Southeastern Lousiana beat Eastern Washington 28-24 Saturday night. Antonio Martin Jr., who redshirted at Georgia Tech in 2022 and ran for 603 yards and five...
Backup QB Bailey helps NC State overcome Louisiana Tech, 30-20
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Backup quarterback CJ Bailey was at the controls for three second-half scoring drives, DK Kaufman returned an interception for a touchdown and NC State rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Louisiana Tech 30-20 on Saturday. Bailey, a true freshman...
NC State QB Grayson McCall exits Louisiana Tech game with injury
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — NC State quarterback Grayson McCall left Saturday’s game against Louisiana Tech with an injury in the second quarter and it was announced he would be sidelined for the rest of the day. Louisiana Tech was leading 7-6 shortly before halftime when the...
Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two days after Hurricane Francine knocked out power for nearly half a million people in Louisiana, Alexandra Canary was still waiting for the electricity in her area to come back online. As her fridge continued to thaw out, the New Orleans resident began to clean...
After storms like Francine, New Orleans rushes to dry out
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Francine rapidly strengthened before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people, flooding a cemetery and dumping rain on New Orleans, a city that relies on a uniquely complicated network of canals and pumps to get...
Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer, Gwendolyn DeLoach Packnett could no longer hold her peace. Each day since the killing on Aug. 9, 2014, she had watched her daughter, Brittany, leave...
Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond. As the...
NC State looks to regroup from Tennessee loss by hosting Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech (1-0) at N.C. State (1-1), Saturday, noon ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: N.C. State by 21 1/2. Series record: N.C. State leads 2-0. What's at stake? N.C. State stumbled badly in its marquee matchup against...
