Right-handed pitcher Jaden Hill became the first LSU Tiger taken in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. The Colorado Rockies selected Hill in the second round with the 44th pick. Hill continues to recover from a torn elbow ligament in his throwing arm in early April.

In the third round, the Los Angeles Angels selected right-hander Landon Marceaux with the 80th overall pick. The junior from Destrehan went seven and seven this past season at LSU with a 2.54 ERA.

Four LSU signees were also selected during the second day of the M-L-B draft, including right-handed pitcher Ben Kudrna from Overland Park, Kansas. Kudrna has a fastball that’s touched 97 miles per hour. The other signees drafted are left-handed pitcher Brock Selvidge and catchers Carter Jensen and Ian Moller. But right-handed pitcher Cale Lansville who has a mid-90s fastball says he plans on pitching at LSU.

The state is remembering Edwin Edwards today. The former four-term governor died at the age of 93. He helped convince the state legislature to pour millions of dollars into the completion of the Superdome in downtown New Orleans. And he was also the governor when Tom Benson agreed to buy the Saints for 64-million dollars in 1985.

The winningest football coach in Nicholls State history. Sonny Jackson passed away over the weekend. He was 82 years old. Jackson was the head coach at Nicholls from 1981 to 1986 and went 39-28-and-1. Current head coach Tim Rebowe had 38 wins. Jackson also coached at McNeese for three seasons following his time at Nicholls.

Lafayette Christian Academy Defensive lineman Fitzgerald West has committed to LSU. He’s expected to play center in college.

The attorney for former LSU and West Monroe star Barkevious Mingo says it was premature for the Falcons to release him. Mingo was arrested last week by police in Arlington, Texas, and charged with indecency with a child, sexual contact.