After a series of meetings that concluded Monday, a task force on NIL deals for student athletes is ready to prepare a series of bills for the upcoming legislative session. Homer Democratic Representative Rashid Young is on the task force and says one central theme that came out of the meetings was the fact that there seemed to be no structure for interactions with amateur athletes.
Sterlington will try to win its second straight state football title tomorrow against Jena. Sterlington boasts one of the top offenses in the entire state, averaging just over 46 points a game. Head coach Lee Doty says a big reason for that is the play of the offensive line, and the coaching staff has done a great job with that unit.
Farmers in Louisiana are in for a financial shot in the arm very soon. Don Molino reports.
Powerball fever is once again gripping Louisiana and the nation. The jackpot for tonight’s drawing is a whopping 930-million dollars. Chrislyn Maher (“mayor”) with the Louisiana Lottery says the jackpot has swelled this high because the last jackpot was won back on September 6th.