Monthly Archives: March 2025

03.01.25
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8:30 am Newscast

Mardi Gras isn’t just for New Orleans – it’s something that the whole state celebrates. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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They’re celebrating the start of phase two of their downtown revitalization project in Monroe.  City leaders broke ground at Fourth and Desiard Streets yesterday.  The project includes a pedestrian experience with landscaping, green drainage, bike racks, wider sidewalks, decorative pavers, and an upgraded crosswalk for  safety.

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Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a time of fun, parades, and celebration, but it also comes with risks—especially head injuries, from. Common causes include tripping on curbs, falling off floats, or getting hit while scrambling for beads. Ochsner Neurology Group Nurse Practitioner Kadyn Brooks says to stay safe, be aware of your surroundings,

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Do you know where your shrimp is coming from?  A study found that in Lafayette, one-third of restaurants sampled that claimed to be serving locally-caught shrimp were actually serving imported shrimp instead. Sherry Blanchard, a board member at the Southern Shrimp Alliance says imported shrimp is a lot less safe.

Cut 3 (14) “…polluted waters.”

03.01.25
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7:30 LRN Sportscast

Thrilling win for the LSU Tigers yesterday in the opening game of the Frisco College Baseball Classic as LSU defeated Kansas State eight to five in ten innings. Josh Pearson had the game-winning hit and Daniel Dickinson drove in six runs. Casan Evans earned the win as he pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen. The Tigers will take on Nebraska this afternoon at around 4 PM.

 

ULM scored seven runs in the ninth inning to erase a four-run deficit and then had to hold on to beat Missouri State nine to eight. Jackson Landry’s home run in the ninth inning was the difference in the game.

 

20th ranked UC Irvine scored three runs in the eighth inning and defeated U-L Lafayette seven to four. Game two of the series is at 3 PM today.

 

Memphis defeated Louisiana Tech seven to two as the Bulldogs fall to 5-and-4 on the season.

 

Southland Conference play started on Friday, Southeastern Louisiana downed Northwestern State six to two and McNeese knocked off Nicholls five to one. The Cowboys are now 7-and-1.

 

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LSU men’s basketball faces another ranked team this afternoon as the Tigers visit 24th ranked Mississippi State. A loss and the Tigers will fall under the .500 mark for the first time this season.

 

Louisiana Tech will try to return to the five-hundred mark in Conference USA play with a win at Sam Houston.

 

In the Southland…McNeese is at Lamar, Nicholls visits Stephen F Austin, Southeastern is at Corpus Christi and Northwestern State hosts Houston Christian.

 

Last night, ULM, UL-Lafayette and the Pelicans all lost. New Orleans saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

 

The Sun Belt released its football schedule for 2025. UL Lafayette will open Sun Belt play on September 27th and will host Marshall in a rematch of last season’s conference title game. ULM hosts Arkansas State on September 27th to begin Sun Belt play. The Warhawks and Cajuns close out the regular season in Lafayette.

 

And second ranked LSU gymnastics posted a score of 198.125 in a win over George Washington at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge.