The Louisiana legislature is mourning the passing of Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham. He died this morning at the age of 52. Monroe Representative Michael Echols says Bayham was a hard worker right up until the very end, working to pass his constitutional amendment limiting governors to two lifetime terms – an effort that was ultimately successful.
Former Baton Rouge Catholic High School football coach Dale Weiner passed away at the age of 74 last night after a battle with Parkinson’s. Longtime high school sports writer for The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Robin Fambrough, says when Weiner arrived at Catholic, it was the school other teams scheduled for homecoming.
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The LSU community comes together to pay its respects to legendary LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown, who passed away last month at the age of 90. Collis Temple, who in 1971 became the first Black player to play varsity basketball for LSU, said Brown’s dedication to his life went far beyond his playing days.
A Lincoln Parish third grade teacher got quite the surprise this morning – learning that she’s 25-thousand dollars richer.
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Smith teaches English language arts and social studies at A.E. Phillips Laboratory School in Ruston. Because there’s no application process, Smith was taken completely by surprise by the announcement in front of the entire student body. She can use the 25-thousand dollars for whatever she wants.