The Baton Rouge Advocate reports New Orleans area high school coaches will not follow through with a threat of a boycott of LSU. It was reported earlier this week that several NOLA coaches were upset with the dismissal of former Edna Karr Head Coach Jabbar Juluke from the LSU staff. But Orgeron reportedly had a productive meeting with a couple of the coaches and the Tigers head man pledged to provide more communication to the prep coaches.

The Saints have made the decision to hold training camp at the team’s facilities in Metairie. The last three years the boys in Black and Gold prepared for the season in West Virginia. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says the team’s indoor facility in Metairie is one reason why they decided to stay home this year…
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Training camp will kick-off in late July.

LSU basketball will look to avoid its 11th straight defeat on Saturday when they host Arkansas at the Maravich Center. Coach Johnny Jones’ team is 9-14 overall, 1-and-10 in the SEC. During an appearance on the Jim Engster Show, LSU President F King Alexander was asked about whether a coaching change is needed..:
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During the 10-game losing streak, all but two of LSU’s defeats have been by double digits.

Big basketball game in Hammond Saturday as UNO visits Southeastern Louisiana. The Privateers have won two in a row and they’ve moved into first place in the Southland standings. The Lions are 6-and-6 in league play and they’ve lost four of their last five.

At 7:15 inside the Cajundome, UL Lafayette will host Troy. The Cajuns will look to snap a three-game losing streak.

While in Conference USA, Louisiana Tech takes a three-game winning streak to Texas-San Antonio. The Bulldogs are two games back of Middle Tennesse for first place in the league standings.