Tickfaw native and Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey has been named the LSU Women’s Basketball Team’s new head coach, leaving Baylor after winning three titles with the Bears. The voice of the Lady Tigers, Patrick Wright, says Mulkey can make the Lady Tigers title contenders again
Along with a distinguished coaching record, the 58-year-old has two national titles as a player at La Tech and a 1984 Olympic Gold Medal.
New Orleans Senator Troy Carter defeated fellow Democrat Karen Carter Peterson 55-45 in Saturday’s run-off to represent the state’s Second Congressional district. JMC Analytics Pollster John Couvillon says the difference-maker was the white vote breaking strongly for Carter…
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The state mails over 100,000 residents letters encouraging them to utilize a FEMA mass vaccination site in Baton Rouge that’s equipped to do 3,000 vaccinations a day, but right now is only administering about 100 a day. Governor John Bel Edwards says the low volume at the site is a reflection of the state’s rapid decline in vaccine demand. He says if you’ve been vaccinated, please encourage your friends and family to do the same…
As of today’s update, nearly 1.5 million Louisianans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.