High school sports officials from around Louisiana are getting ready to meet up in the Big Easy, in what is estimated to be the largest event of its type in the state’s history. LHSAA Director of Officials Lee Sanders says Officiate Louisiana is part of the build up to a larger, national event.
Cut 10 (13) “…clinic for 2 or 3 days.”
One of Beyonce’s eight 25,000 dollar national scholarships has found it’s way to Grambling. Communications graduate student Cletus Emokpae received the substantial award from Queen B. The New York native cleared the 3.5 GPA and philanthropic requirements. The Grambling student says he founded the scholarship program, because he feels the media and general public have neglected stories about problems effecting African American communities.
Louisiana has hit a rough patch for weather this summer, but the state’s had a much needed heat reprieve these last few days after a brutal weekend, but forecasts say that’s about to change. State Climatologist Barry Keim says humidity levels are set to spike coming up soon.
Five people from Amite will be taking a trip to federal court, facing charges for allegedly keeping an austic family member of one of the defendants locked in a six by eight chicken cage, beating the woman, taking her SSI payments, and even forcing her to eat dog feces. Raylaine Knope and Terry Knope, and their adult children Birdget lambert, Jody Lambert, and Terry Knope are all facing charges stemming from the abuse that allegedly began in 2015 when the victim’s mother passed away and her care was transferred over to the Knopes.