14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (502+ words) The New Orleans Saints dropped their season opener Sunday, falling to the Detroit Lions 31-30 in overtime at Ford Field. Here are three things we learned about the Saints. New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) scrambles under pressure from Detroit Lions…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (948+ words) UL quarterback Lunch Winfield (7) threw for 212 yards and ran for 91 more in Saturday's loss to USC. The UL Ragin' Cajuns didn't seriously threaten to upset the No. 14-ranked USC Trojans late Saturday during a 49-30 loss at Los Angeles Coliseum. If…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (693+ words) Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, talks to people on the floor at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (951+ words) A quarter of a century has passed since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and to teach that recent history, which many Americans remember experiencing, Louisiana educators start early. Under the state’s “Freedom Framework,” which was implemented in 2022 and emphasizes American exceptionalism and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (750+ words) Madison Prep’s Jacobe Shannon Jr. is in rare company. He’s the first freshman quarterback to start for the Chargers since 2018. The last player to start as a freshman? Zeon Chriss-Gremillion, who’s currently playing for Tulane, and had previous stops at…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (616+ words) The Erath Bobcats are a different football team with Landen DeRouen on the field. Last year, the Bobcats posted a perfect regular season with DeRouen starring at tight end, where he caught four passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (116+ words) The Advocate It's the first Saturday of the month and that means Strong & Calm Warrior Yoga from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the USS KIDD Veterans Museum. It's free, and while you're downtown, catch the monthly Baton Rouge Arts Market and weekly Red…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (215+ words) A Dallas-area real estate firm has purchased an upscale Bluebonnet Boulevard apartment complex for $62 million. The Medve Group of Irving, Texas, bought The Waters at Bluebonnet complex in a deal that was filed Monday with the East Baton Rouge Clerk…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (765+ words) Todd Graves doesn’t consider himself a celebrity. At least, not the red carpet kind. “A chicken finger celebrity,” the Raising Cane’s founder joked as he stood in the doorway of his office outside the Mothership, the nickname for the original…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (767+ words) Students and faculty head to class as they start their school year in the brand new Lafayete High School Thursday, August 7, 2025, in Lafayette, La. Around 28,000 students are enrolled this year in Lafayette Parish schools, representing a huge range of interests…...