The LSU football program added to its 2023 recruiting class over the weekend. On Friday night, five-star wide receiver Jalen Brown from Gulliver Prep in Miami announced his verbal pledge to the Tigers. 24-7 sports ranks Brown as the fourth best wide receiver in the country.

And on Saturday, LSU added its 14th commitment for the class of 2023 with a verbal pledge from three-star linebacker Whit Weeks from Watkinsville, Georgia. He’s the younger brother of LSU linebacker West Weeks, who transferred to LSU after appearing in 11 games for Virginia last season.

And LSU could gain another commitment tomorrow from Liberty Magnet running back Kaleb Jackson of Baton Rouge.

The man convicted of killing LSU basketball star Wayde Sims back in 2018 was found dead in his East Baton Rouge Parish jail cell Sunday. An initial toxicology report shows 21-year-old Dyteon Simpson may have overdosed on fentanyl. He was just sentenced to life in prison last week.

Lamar University has decided to return to the Southland Conference a year earlier than scheduled as the school in Beaumont says it will compete as a member of the Southland after spending last season in the WAC. This gives the Southland eight football-playing schools and ten overall as the league has bounced back after losing five teams including the Cardinals last year.

The World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament is underway in Monroe as there are over 600 athletes competing in nine different divisions. President of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Gary Roberts says the Babe Ruth of horseshoe pitching is in northeast Louisiana…
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That tournament runs through July 23rd.