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Greater Baton Rouge State Fair returns with food, rides, fun
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair returns after the COVID-19 pandemic squashed last year's event. “We feel that it is important for us to have an event this year,” Fair Chairman Cliff Barton said. “The COVID virus kept us from opening last...
Johnson passes for 5 TDs, LSU tops Cent. Michigan, 49-21
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU quarterback Max Johnson gave some young, unproven receivers a chance to show what they could do. Their highlight-reel catches gave LSU every reason to keep them involved. Johnson passed for 372 yards and a career-best...
USM prof, Water Institute work to restore Chandeleur Islands
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana-based research organization and a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi are joining forces in a research project aimed at restoring and protecting the Chandeleur Islands in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In a news release...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Abbeville 43, Vermilion Catholic 0 Alexandria 49, Marksville 7 Amite 27, Sumner 7 Ascension Christian School 47, Ben Franklin 22 Ascension Episcopal 32, North Vermilion 0 ...
CMU's McElwain relishes return to LSU's Death Valley
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain and the Chippewas have demonstrated already this season that they can go into an SEC stadium and be competitive. Yet McElwain is reluctant to characterize a visit to LSU’s 102,000-seat Death Valley, where the...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. September 15, 2021. Editorial: FEMA bows to the realities of post-storm aid with chain saws FEMA isn’t usually known for its flexibility, so it has been a pleasant surprise to see the agency make a temporary change in its rules for...
2 more deaths from heat attributed to Ida in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two deaths in the Baton Rouge area have now been attributed to Hurricane Ida, the Louisiana Health Department said Monday. That raises the state's death toll from the storm to 28. Ida came ashore in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 29....
Johnson's 3 TDs help LSU pull away from McNeese in 34-7 win
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron was happy to get his first victory of the season, but still knows there is plenty of work to do. Max Johnson threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns and LSU beat McNeese 34-7 Saturday night. “Not good...
State tax relief available in Louisiana after Ida
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Revenue is granting filing extensions to taxpayers in 25 parishes whose homes and businesses were affected by the impacts of Hurricane Ida. The automatic extension due date is Jan. 3, 2022, for excise, franchise,...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Abbeville 18, Central Catholic 12 Alexandria 59, St. Thomas More 35 Ascension Episcopal 56, Pointe Coupee Catholic 22 Assumption 34, Plaquemine 12 Avoyelles 80, Carroll 28 ...
