Governor Landry is expected to announce the construction of a SpaceX launch site in Vermilion Parish today. The area was hit hard by Hurricane Rita in 2005, and Parish President Chad Vallo says SpaceX’s arrival should lead to better protections to avoid a repeat occurrence.
LSU’s celebration of Skip Bertman’s life will be held in the PMAC tonight at 7 p-m. The event honoring the Louisiana legend who passed away at the age of 88 earlier this month is open to the public. Doors open at 6 p-m, with general admission seating around the upper bowl available. Doug Thompson, one of Bertman’s national champion pitchers, says it is a great chance to celebrate an icon.
While LSU football coach Lane Kiffin gains commitments from former NFL players, basketball coach Will Wade just brought a former NBA player to campus. In a case not related to the fifth-year eligibility lawsuits across the country, a Baton Rouge judge granted LSU signee RJ Luis a preliminary injunction to return to college basketball after declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft and signing two professional contracts. Luis never played in a pro game due to injury, and his attorneys argue NIL has blurred the distinction between amateur and professional leagues and compensation.
The LHSAA has seen a 10-percent increase in multi-sport officials from last year, with 926 of its approximately four-thousand officials calling more than one sport. Director of Officials Lee Sanders says they are also working to recruit and train the next generation of multi-sport officials, and a lot of skills needed to officiate one sport can work for another.