Today is LSU’s final day of practice and then they’ll get the weekend off. The players will likely enjoy the time away. The fan base’s frustration over Devin White’s suspension that will see him sit out the first half of the Alabama game has died down a little bit. But it might pick back up next weekend.

Billboards that read hashtag free Devin White have gone up in Birmingham, Alabama, the home of the SEC headquarters. They were paid for by LSU fans. Linebacker Jacob Phillips says White appreciates the love he’s receiving from Purple and Gold nation…
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Sophomore Patrick Queen was seen going through drills with the first team in practice yesterday. Queen and freshman Micah Baskerville are the two candidates set to replace White in the first half.

The Monroe News-Star reports running back DeSherrius Flowers and defensive back Cecil Cherry have left the Grambling State football program.

Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says he’ll make another push in the next legislative session to legalize sports betting in Louisiana. Martiny made the statement after hearing from Mississippi Gaming Commission Executive Director Allen Godfrey, who described how Mississippi casinos are seeing an increase in business since the first sports bets were made last month…
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Nine states have legalized sports betting.

Federal drug enforcement agents raided a home and business office associated with the father of Saints and LSU superfan Jarrius Robertson, who lives in St. John the Baptist Parish. The 16-year-old has received national attention for his battle against a rare liver condition and his mother says the investigation has to with the father’s foundation called It Takes Lives to Save Lives.