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Jacksonville St. uses Hail Mary momentum to topple Louisiana Tech in OT
Tre Stewart ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns and his 11-yard scoring run in overtime sent Jacksonville State to a 44-37 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday. On Louisiana Tech's overtime possession, J-Rock Swain sacked Bulldogs quarterback Evan Bullock on fourth-and-two to end it....
Washington, Davis run for 2 TDs each, Louisiana-Lafayette beats Arkansas State 55-19
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Dre’lyn Washington had 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns on eight carries, Bill Davis added TD runs of 13 and 10 yards and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State 55-19 Saturday night. Louisiana (8-1, 5-0) has won six games in a row since a 41-33 loss to...
Batcho has 28 as Louisiana Tech takes down UT Arlington 92-77
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Batcho had 28 points in Louisiana Tech's 92-77 victory against UT Arlington on Saturday night. Batcho added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-0). Amaree Abram scored 23 points, going 8 of 14 (5 for 8 from 3-point range). William Jeffress Jr. shot 2...
Sawyer threws for 2 TDs, Graham Jr. runs for two as SE Louisiana blanks Northwestern State 41-0
HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Eli Sawyer threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter and Rodeo Graham Jr. ran for two scores in the third as Southeastern Louisiana blanked winless Northwestern State 41-0 in a Southland Conference battle Saturday. The Lions (6-5) now are 5-1 in Southland...
Jackson, Hankins help Texas State rush past Louisiana-Monroe 38-17
MONROE, La. (AP) — Backup quarterback Brad Jackson ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns, Deion Hankins ran for 117 and another score and Texas State ran past Louisiana-Monroe 38-17 on Saturday. Starting quarterback Jordan McCloud threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the...
Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees from a facility in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana, a move celebrated Friday by animal advocates who have been fighting for years to get the animals moved. ...
SE Louisiana takes on UAB following Hines' 21-point game
SE Louisiana Lions (1-0) at UAB Blazers (1-1) Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SE Louisiana plays UAB after Sam Hines Jr. scored 21 points in SE Louisiana's 91-53 win over the William Carey Crusaders. UAB went 12-5 at home last season...
Louisiana Tech visits UT Arlington following Wells' 22-point performance
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-0) at UT Arlington Mavericks (1-0) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: UT Arlington takes on Louisiana Tech after Jaden Wells scored 22 points in UT...
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry's tax cut bills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers advanced bills to flatten the state's income tax rate and repeal the corporate franchise tax in a special legislative session focused on a sweeping tax reform package championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. The session started earlier...
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple lawsuits linked to its high levels of toxic emissions. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC produces...
