Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

05.30.23
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11:40 LRN Sportscast

Postseason baseball will return to Alex Box Stadium this weekend as LSU will host the Baton Rouge Regional which will get underway on Friday afternoon with the Fighting Tigers hosting Tulane at 2 PM. Fifth year Tiger Gavin Dugas is pumped up….
cut 15 (13) “…..this weekend”
The other two teams in the Baton Rouge Regional are Oregon State and Sam Houston State.

Nicholls is in the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time since 1998 as they are the fourth seed in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Colonels Coach Mike Silva hopes Nicholls fans make their way to Alabama for the fun…
cut 19 (12) “…baseball program”
Nicholls will play Alabama at 6 PM on Friday.

UL-Lafayette didn’t win the Sun Belt, but they earned one of the final four at-large bids to play their way into an NCAA Regional. With 4 wins in 5 days in the Sun-Belt Tournament, including two over nationally ranked Coastal Carolina, the Cajuns fought their way through what coach Matt Deggs called an uphill battle the final 6 weeks of the season…
Cut 16 (14) “..haven’t done.”
The Cajuns will attend the Miami regional along with Texas and Maine. U-L Lafayette will play Texas at 1 PM on Friday.

Delgado won its second game at the Division One junior college world series. The Dolphins beat Johnson County Community College 14-to-4 yesterday in five innings. They play Central Florida Community College at 3 PM today. Delgado is 47-12 and the 47 wins matches a school record for most victories in a season.

05.29.23
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6:45 LRN Sportscast

As expected LSU baseball has been awarded one of the 16 regional sites in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are also expected to be a top eight national seed, which means they would be in position to host a super regional.

Who will be in LSU’s regional will be answered today. Two other other Louisiana teams have received automatic berths. Despite only winning 19 games this season, Tulane has received an automatic bid after winning the American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament by beating top seeded East Carolina eight to six yesterday. The victory gave the program its ninth conference tournament win.

Nicholls won its first Southland Baseball Tournament title since 1998 when they defeated U-N-O six to three on Saturday in Lake Charles.

The Ragin Cajuns made it to the Sun Belt Tournament Title game, but lost to Southern Miss six to two. UL Lafayette is 40-22 and they’ll find out today if they’ve done enough to get an at-large bid.
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LSU baseball fans were disappointed to see the Tigers get eliminated in the SEC Tournament on Friday. But Coach Jay Johnson said after the game, they now have a chance to catch their second wind…
cut 22 (22) “…here”
LSU will play Friday against a team to be announced in the opening round of the Baton Rouge Regional.

Delgado avoided elimination in the National Junior College World Series in Colorado with an eleven to five win over Andrew College in Georgia. The win marks the progam’s first World Series victory since 2016. Delgado is now 46-12 on the season and they will play again Monday afternoon.

05.27.23
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07:30 LRN Sportscast

The LSU Tigers were sent home from the SEC Tournament yesterday as they suffered their second consecutive one run loss as they fell to Texas A-and-M five to four. The Aggies scored four runs in the seventh inning to take the lead. LSU relief pitcher Sam Dutton gave up a three-run homer. The Tigers had their chances as they left 12 runners on base and struck out 11 times. The team’s leading run producer, Tommy White, did not play and Coach Jay Johnson was asked why after the game…
cut 19 (09) “…next week”
LSU will find out on Monday who they will host in a regional.

Could Nicholls or UNO be in a regional with LSU? Those two teams will battle it out today in the Southland Tournament Championship game. The Colonels need just one win, while the Privateers need to win two games to secure an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The action gets underway at 1 PM in Lake Charles.

The Ragin Cajuns are still alive in the Sun Belt Tournament after beating Texas State 12 to six. Carson Roccaforte (Rock-uh-fort) drove in five runs. U-L Lafayette will have to beat top-seeded Coastal Carolina twice today to advance to the championship game.

Louisiana Tech’s season is done as they lost to Charlotte four to one in the Conference USA Tournament. After playing in the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons, the Bulldogs finished with a 28-31 record.

Grambling fell to Bethune-Cookman seven to three. The Wildcats and Tigers will play again today at 3 PM to find out who plays in the SWAC Championship game.

The Ragin Cajuns softball team dropped the opener of its Super Regional Series to Washington as they were blanked by the Huskies eight to nothing. Game two is tonight at 6 PM.

The Saints have reportedly brought former Raiders and Buccaneers head coach John Gruden to help new quarterback Derek Carr learn the offense. Gruden coached Carr from 2018 through the first five games of the 2021 season and Gruden knows the type of offense the Saints run.

05.26.23
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4:45 LRN Sportscast

There was a celebration this afternoon at the White House for Kim Mulkey and the LSU Lady Tigers. Even President Joe Biden is impressed with how quickly this group came together to win the school’s first national title in women’s basketball….
cut 12 (12) “…laughter”
Mulkey has seen five presidents in the executive mansion. Four as a head coach and once as a former Olympian after the US Women’s basketball team won a Gold Medal in 1984.

Southern was eliminated from the SWAC Tournament as they fell to Bethune-Cookman 10-6. Bethune-Cookman advances to play Grambling tonight.

Nicholls has advanced to its first Southland Tournament Championship game since 1998 as the Colonels defeated U-N-O five to three today.

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U-L Lafayette fans are getting ready for a late night tonight so they can watch the Lady Cajun softball team battle Washington in game one of a super regional series. First pitch from Seattle is at 9 PM. The 22nd-ranked Cajuns have won 50 games this year, while the Huskies are 41-13 and ranked fifth in the country. U-L Coach Gerry Glasco says there will be a lot of talent on the field during this best-of-three series
Cut 16 (16) “..hard-fought series.”

And the U-L Lafayette baseball team will look to survive in the Sun Belt Tournament. The Cajuns will face Texas State tonight after losing to top-seeded Coastal Carolina last night. U-L Lafayette has won five straight over the Bobcats including a six to one win on Wednesday.

05.26.23
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11:40 LRN Sportscast

LSU’s ace pitcher Paul Skenes was not on the top of his game and the Tigers’ bats were held in check yesterday as the Bayou Bengals dropped into the loser’s bracket of the SEC Tournament with a five to four loss to Arkansas. Skenes gave up five runs in 3.2 innings and Arkansas left-handers Hagen Smith and Hunter Hollan combined to strike out 17 hitters. Tigers Coach Jay Johnson…
cut 28 (08) “…very, very well”
So LSU will face Texas A-and-M at 3 PM in an elimination game. The Aggies will be playing in their fourth game in four days.

The Ragin Cajuns and Louisiana Tech were also sent to the loser’s bracket in their respective conference tournaments. McNeese and Northwestern State face each other this afternoon in an elimination game in the Southland Tournament. Grambling is 2-0 in the SWAC Tourney after beating Southern seven to three last night.

The 50-win U-L Lafayette softball team makes its first appearance in a Super Regional series tonight since 2016 when the Cajuns face Washington in game one of a best of three series. The Cajuns won the Baton Rouge regional despite committing five errors in the championship game against LSU. Coach Gerry Glasco says they need to keep the errors to a minimum this weekend…
Cut 18 (19) “…all aspects”
First pitch tonight is at 9 PM.

At one o’ clock this afternoon, the LSU women’s basketball team will be honored for winning the national championship with a ceremony at the White House. President Biden will celebrate both the Lady Tigers and the national champion UCONN men’s basketball team.

05.26.23
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11:30 LRN Newscast

Republican Senator Fred Mills from St. Martin Parish says he has no regrets about voting against a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth despite the criticism he’s receiving from conservatives. The pharmacist says the legislation restricted a physician from prescribing certain FDA-approved hormonal medications.
Cut 3 (09) “…to me.”
The bill failed in Senate Health and Welfare when Mills sided with Democrats on the committee and voted against the bill to break a tie.

New details have been released in the death of an interim manager at an Arby’s in New Iberia. 63-year-old Nguyet Le (New-wet Lee) was found dead inside a walk-in freezer on May 11th, but she tried to get out….
cut 14 (10) the floor”
That’s attorney Paul Skrabanek, he’s representing Le’s family in a lawsuit against the operator of the restaurant. Skrabanek says Turbo Restaurants knew the freezer door had a faulty handle.

LSU’s annual “Louisiana Survey” of public opinions shows residents’ Number One concern is CRIME. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
Cut 1 (31) “…Kevin Gallagher.”

According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the number of people employed during the month of April was the highest ever recorded in the state’s history. The number of not seasonally adjusted employed individuals last month was 2,043,806, an increase of nearly 25-thousand from April 2022.

05.26.23
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9:30 LRN Newscast

For the first time in the history of the Louisiana Survey crime is the biggest concern among residents. LSU runs the Louisiana Survey which asks hundreds of Louisiana residents every year about issues impacting Louisiana. Doctor Michael Henderson says crime is an issue that’s hitting closer to home…
cut 6 (05) “….last four years”
New details have been released in the death of an interim manager at an Arby’s in New Iberia. 63-year-old Nguyet Le (New-wet Lee) was found dead inside a walk-in freezer on May 11th, but she tried to get out….
cut 14 (10) the floor”
That’s attorney Paul Skrabanek, he’s representing Le’s family in a lawsuit against the operator of the restaurant. Skrabanek says Turbo Restaurants knew the freezer door had a faulty handle.

The most recent ALICE Report, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed from the United Way indicates more than half of Louisiana households are struggling to make ends meet. President of the Louisiana Association of United Ways, Sarah Berthelot says the Bayou State ranks second in the country, just behind Mississippi…
Cut 10 (05) “…survival budget. ”
Berthelot says the cost of lifving is changing, but pay is not.

Louisiana law enforcement from around the state are participating in the Click It or Ticket It campaign. State Police, deputies and officers will be targeting drivers and passengers who are not buckled up. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Greg Fischer says state law requires every person in a motor vheicle must wear a seat belt and it will save lives…
cut 8 (13) “…buckled up”
An observational survey shows only 57-percent of back-seat occupants wear their seat belts.

05.26.23
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8:30 LRN Newscast

The family members of a Houston woman who died in a walk-in freezer at an Arby’s in New Iberia has filed a lawsuit against Turbo Restaurants, who owns the franchise.
cut 15 (09) “….to file it”
That’s attorney Paul Skrabanek who represents the family of Nguyet Le, who was found dead inside the freezer earlier this month. Scrabanek says Le was found with blood on her hands from pounding on the door.

Louisiana law enforcement agencies are paying closer attention to see if you are buckled up as part of the click it or ticket it campaign. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Gregory Fischer says the state’s seat belt usage rate is 86-percent and lower for pickup truck drivers…
cut 9 (12) “….their seatbelts”
Seat belt usage rate for pickup truck drivers is 79-percent in Louisiana.

LSU’s annual “Louisiana Survey” public opinion poll shows crime is residents’ top concern. The survey is done by LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs to gauge public opinion of life, government and policies. Study lead Michael Henderson says the yearly telephone interview survey of over 500 random statewide residents got a surprising result…:
Cut 4 (11) “…folks named ‘crime’”
80-percent say that crime has increased over the last few years.

The Louisiana Association of United Ways releases a new report that says 900-thousand households, 51-percent of all families, can’t afford life’s basic necessities, an increase of nearly 23-thousand families. President of the Louisiana Association of United Ways, Sarah Berthelot, says stagnant wages and inflation are to blame…
cut 11 (11) “…really tough”
The report also shows one-third of Louisiana households earn more than the federally designated poverty level, but less than the cost of living in their area.

05.26.23
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7:30 LRN Newscast

LSU’s annual “Louisiana Survey” of public opinions shows residents’ Number One concern is CRIME. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
Cut 1 (31) “…Kevin Gallagher.”

Republican State Senator Fred Mills from St. Martin Parish says he has no regrets about his vote as chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that resulted in the defeat of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender children. Mills says statistics show this is not a problem in Louisiana and it’s ridiculous to create legislation that impacts a few dozen people.

Family members of the 63-year-old Houston woman who died of hypothermia at the New Iberia Arby’s on May 11th are suing Turbo Restaurants, the Texas-based company that owns the franchise. Attorney Paul Skrabanek says Nguyet Lee (New wet Lee) was the acting manager when she was found dead in the walk-in cooler.
Cut 13 (11) “…thing broken.”
Skrabanek says Le tried to force her way out and was found with blood on her hands. Turbo Restaurants has not commented on the incident.

The Louisiana Association of United Ways released a report that says 51-percent of Louisiana households struggle to afford the basics, an increase of nearly 23-thousand families. President of the Louisiana Association of United Ways, Sarah Berthelot, says the 11-percent increase in inflation is making it extremely difficult on so many families.
Cut 12 (11) “…concluding.”
A link to view the ALICE report can be found on the LouisianaRadioNetwork.com

05.26.23
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6:45 LRN Sportscast

A four-run fifth inning by Arkansas resulted in a five to four win for the Razorbacks over the LSU Tigers in the SEC Tournament yesterday. LSU’s starting pitcher Paul Skenes walked the lead-off hitter in the fourth inning, gave up three singles, issued another walk, before being pulled for Riley Cooper. Arkansas caught a break on a catcher’s interference call that helped the Hogs score five runs in that inning. Skenes suffered the loss as he gave up five runs in 3.2 innings. He credits Arkansas’ approach at the plate as they worked long counts…
cut 23 (15) “…too”
LSU will play at 3 PM today against Texas A-and-M in an elimination game.

The Ragin Cajuns also have an elimination game tonight after losing to top-seeded Coastal Carolina six to three. U-L Lafayette will take on Texas State at 6:30.

Louisiana Tech has an elimination game today at 2 PM against Charlotte after falling to Middle Tennessee seven to six.

U-L Lafayette softball begins its Super Regional series tonight at Washington. Both teams enter the best of three series on an emotional high. The Cajuns beat their in-state rival LSU twice on Sunday, while Washington had to rally from six-runs down in the seventh to beat McNeese and win its regional. Cajuns Coach Gerry Glasco says getting off to a good start will be a key…
cut 17 (15) “…mentally”
First pitch is at 9 PM.