Eastbank from River Ridge in suburban New Orleans is Little League World Series champs after blanking Curaco eight to nothing in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Marshall Louque started the scoring with an RBI double. His seven doubles is a tournament record. Reece Roussel had 17 hits in seven games, also a tournament record. Head Coach Scott Frazier says it’s unbelievable to say his team is the best in the world…
cut 19 (24) “…my life”
The team returns to Louisiana later today. There’s a celebration planned at Louis Armstrong Airport after their flight lands at 4 PM.

The Saints have one more preseason game to play before they start the regular season. They ran their preseason record to 2-and-1 on Saturday with a 28-13 win over the New York Jets. Drew Brees threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Michael Thomas and Deonte Harris returned a punt 78-yards for a touchdown. The defense held the Jets to 300 total yards. Coach Sean Payton liked what he saw…
Cut 16 (17) “…touchdown”
The final preseason game is Thursday when New Orleans hosts the Dolphins.

It’s game week for Louisiana college football teams. The LSU Tigers will host Georgia Southern for the first time on the gridiron. Louisiana Tech opens the season in Austin, where they’ll take on the Texas Longhorns. Also, the Ragin Cajuns face Mississippi State in the Superdome and ULM will take on Grambling State at Malone Stadium.