Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

02.20.26
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06:45 LRN Sportscast

It looked like the LSU women’s basketball team was headed towards a second straight loss as they trailed by 13 points in the third quarter to Ole Miss. But the Lady Tigers outscored the Rebels 24 to 7 in the fourth quarter and LSU left Oxford with a 78 to 70 victory. MiLaysia Fulwiley had a career-high 26 points, 22 in the second half to help lead the come back.

The LSU baseball team is in Jacksonville this weekend for the Live Like Lou Classic. Coach Jay Johnson says he loves playing in tournaments like this early in the season for several reasons.

Cut 19 (14) “…experience in them.”

LSU will play Indiana at 2 PM. The Hoosiers are 1-and-3 as they were swept by 10th ranked North Carolina and beat Bradley on Tuesday.

 

It will be a matchup of one versus two in women’s gymnastics tonight as second ranked LSU faces top ranked Oklahoma. Former LSU coach DD Breaux says tonight’s meet will come down to whichever team stays poised across all four events, and she believes the Tigers are capable of doing just that.

Cut 18 (18)  “…and we’ll win.”

Tonight’s meet is at 8 PM on ESPN 2.

The Lady Techsters won a nail-biter for their 13th straight win of the season last night as La Tech defeated Jacksonsville State 58 to 57. Tech wins despite not making a field goal in the final three minutes.

McNeese clinched a share of the Southland title with a 60-53 win over UTRGV. Tyreona Sibley had a career high 26 points.

02.19.26
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4:45 LRN Sportscast

The seventh-ranked Lady Tigers look to get back in the win column tonight when they take on 17th-ranked Ole Miss in Oxford at 8 p.m. LSU looks to avenge last year’s loss to Ole Miss on senior night. Cory Diaz of the USA Today Network believes LSU will win the remainder of its regular-season games, and if the Tigers do win out, Diaz says it would likely set up a rematch with South Carolina in the SEC Tournament.

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The LSU baseball team defeated Nicholls 12-1 in eight innings yesterday to remain unbeaten. Sophomore infielder John Pearson hit a walk-off three-run homer, and junior third baseman Trent Caraway hit a grand slam in the win. Senior right-hander Zac Cowan picked up the win while freshman right-hander Raegan Ricken earned the save.

The UL-Lafayette men’s basketball team looks to avoid its third straight loss tonight as the Cajuns host Arkansas State at 7 p.m.

“The Fighting Tiger,” a documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built LSU’s program from the ground up. The documentary shows how Breaux fought to keep the gymnastics program alive after several athletic directors threatened to cut the program. LSU gymnastics finally started to get the support it needed when Skip Bertman became athletic director in 2001. Breaux says Bertman supported her when no one else did on campus.

Cut 16 (13) “…just that anchor.”

The McNeese women’s basketball team goes for their 16th straight win tonight as the Cowgirls host Texas Rio Grande Valley at 6:30 p.m.

The Lady Techsters will look to win their 13th straight game tonight when they play Jacksonville State in Alabama at 6:30 p.m. Tech came in as a 13-seed in the latest projected field-of-64.

02.19.26
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11:40 LRN Sportscast

The seventh-ranked Lady Tigers look to get back in the win column tonight when they take on 17th-ranked Ole Miss in Oxford at 8 p.m. LSU looks to avenge last year’s loss to Ole Miss on senior night, and Cory Diaz of the USA Today Network could see it coming down to the wire.

Cut 18 (14)  “…Oxford Thursday night.”

Last night, the Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team defeated Jacksonville State, 77-71 to improve to 15-11 on the year. Junior DJ Dudley led the Bulldogs in scoring with 22 points. Sophomore guard AJ Bates had one of the best games in his career last night after scoring 13 points and dishing out 15 assists.

The LSU baseball team remained undefeated after defeating Nicholls 12-1 in 8 innings yesterday. Junior third baseman Trent Caraway hit a grand slam in the first inning, and senior right-hander Zac Cowan was credited with the win.

“The Fighting Tiger,” a documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built LSU’s program from the ground up. The documentary shows how Breaux fought to keep the gymnastics program alive after several athletic directors threatened to cut the program. One of the most dramatic moments in the film comes when Breaux wrote a letter to LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean, requesting better resources to work with. Breaux says she will never forget the assistant athletic director’s response.

Cut 15 (13) “…you’re walking out.”

McNeese State baseball defeated Louisiana Tech, 8-3, last night to improve to 2-2. The Cowboys will host Kansas this weekend and Tech will be in Tennessee to play Memphis and Ohio State.

02.19.26
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6:45 LRN Sportscast

The top ranked LSU baseball team fell behind 1 to nothing to Nicholls and then went on to rout the Colonels 12 to 1. Trent Caraway hit a grand slam in the first inning to quickly erase the Colonels lead…

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The Tigers are 5-0 and will play in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday afternoon against Indiana.

McNeese fell behind two to nothing and came back to beat Louisiana Tech eight to three. Danny Barbero homered and drove in three runs.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball held on to beat Jacksonville state 77 to 71 to improve to 8-and-7 in Conference USA play.  AJ Bates had 13 points and career high 15 assists.

Tough loss for ULM as Troy hit a winning shot in the final seconds to beat the Warhawks 77 to 76.

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The seventh ranked LSU women’s basketball team is at 17th ranked Ole Miss. The Lady Tigers are 22-4 and they are 1-and-3 in games decided by seven points or less. Cory Diaz of the USA Today Network says LSU has been a little passive late in games…

Cut 17 (10) “…approach to this’

Tip off is at 8 PM.

“The Fighting Tiger,” on the SEC Network is a documentary about legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built LSU’s program from the ground up. It highlights Breaux’s passion for gymnastics, which dates all the way back to when she received a balance beam for Christmas as a kid.

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02.18.26
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3:30 LRN Newscast

Some Louisiana schools are moving to four-day work weeks. David Claxton, the executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents and Administrators, says four-day schools will still have to adhere to the state law requiring 63,720 minutes of instruction time per school year.

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As for whether a four-day week has any effect on student achievement in either direction, Claxton says there’s currently not enough data to make a determination one way or the other.

It’s Lent and this is when many Catholics eat a healthy supply of seafood. Harlan Pearch of Harlan’s LA Fish in Kenner says crabs are expensive right now and there is shrimp available, but the supply does not pick up until April and May. He says there is crawfish and prices will go down as we get closer to Easter…

Cut 13 (08) “…us too.”

 

A Rapides Parish woman is convicted in connection with a wildfire west of Glenmora nearly three years ago. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says Carrie Willis was negligent as she was burning household trash on her property.

Cut 6 (14) “…a pine plantation.”

Strain says the guilty verdict will cost Willis almost ten-thousand dollars as part of her sentence.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette athletics is mourning the death of former basketball standout Bo Lamar who died earlier this week in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio at the age of 74. Lamar starred for the Ragin Cajuns from 1969 to 1973 and was one of the best basketball players in the country. Kevin Foote covers U-L Lafayette athletics for the Advocate…

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Lamar averaged 31 points a game during his career and over his final three seasons, the Cajuns were 74-13 and only UCLA had a higher winning percentage.

02.18.26
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LRN PM Newscall Feb 18

One of the greatest athletes to ever play at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette has passed away. Jeff Palermo has more on the loss of Bo Lamar who has died at the age of 74….

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The Lenten Season has arrived and seafood is in demand. Joe Gallinaro on how the supply looks…

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Carnival is over for 2026. As you may know, Carnival is a predominantly Catholic festival, and it was the first for the new Archbishop of New Orleans, James Checchio (CHECK-ee-oh). Coming to New Orleans from New Jersey, Archbishop Checchio says he was welcomed with open arms.

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Archbishop Checchio says he was impressed with all the traditions of Carnival in New Orleans.

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So with the end of Carnival comes the start of Lent, which is a 40-day period of fasting and abstinence in the Catholic church. Checchio says fasting doesn’t always have to refer to refraining from eating food.

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A Rapides Parish woman is convicted in connection with a wildfire west of Glenmora nearly three years ago. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says Carrie Willis was negligent as she was burning household trash on her property.

Cut 6 (14) “…a pine plantation.”

Strain says the guilty verdict will cost Willis almost ten-thousand dollars as part of her sentence.

Cut 7 (13) “…those 27 acres.”

Strain says the incident came at a time when wildfires were rampant in Louisiana and neighboring states due to a historic drought.

Cut 8 (07) “…or from negligence.”

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette athletics is mourning the death of former basketball standout Bo Lamar who died earlier this week in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio at the age of 74. Lamar starred for the Ragin Cajuns from 1969 to 1973 and was one of the best basketball players in the country. Kevin Foote covers U-L Lafayette athletics for the Advocate…

Cut 9 (07)  “…mid major programs.”

Lamar averaged 31 points a game during his career and over his final three seasons, the Cajuns were 74-13 and only UCLA had a higher winning percentage. Foote says Lamar was the catalyst for then-Southwestern Louisiana’s rise from an NAIA program to one of the top programs in the country at the Division One level…

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Lamar scored 3,493 points, which ranks third on the NCAA’s all-time scoring list. The former All-American guard played a few seasons in the ABA and also one season for the NBA Los Angeles Lakers. When his playing career ended, Lamar worked as a color analyst on Cajuns men’s basketball TV broadcasts and he was a high school coach in Lafayette before returning to Ohio.

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As Lent begins and Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday, demand for Louisiana fresh seafood increases.  Harlon Pearce of Harlan’s LA Fish in Kenner says there’s a lot of great seafood to choose from…

Cut 11 (11) “…as well.”

Pearce says the wild catfish caught in Louisiana is amazing…

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Pearce says crabs are expensive right now and there is shrimp available, but the supply of shrimp does not pick up until April and May. He says there is crawfish and prices will go down as we get closer to Easter…

Cut 13 (08) “…us too.”

02.18.26
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2:30 LRN Newscast

As Lent begins and Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday, demand for Louisiana fresh seafood increases.  Harlon Pearce of Harlan’s LA Fish in Kenner says there is a lot of great seafood to choose from…

Cut 11 (11) “…as well”

Pearce says the wild catfish caught in Louisiana is amazing right now and he says give it a couple of weeks and there will be plenty of crawfish.

Lent is a 40-day period of fasting and abstinence in the Catholic church. New Orleans Archbishop James Checchio CHECK-ee-oh says fasting doesn’t always have to refer to refraining from eating food.

Cut 5 (08) “…important things with.”

 

A Rapides Parish woman by the name of Carrie Willis is convicted in connection with a wildfire west of Glenmora nearly three years ago. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says the incident came at a time when wildfires were rampant in Louisiana due to a historic drought.

Cut 8 (07) “…or from negligence.”

The wildfire burned about 27 acres of a young pine plantation and Willis was sentenced to two years of probation and she will have to pay nine-thousand dollars in restitution.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette athletics is mourning the death of former basketball standout Bo Lamar who died earlier this week at the age of 74. Lamar averaged 31 points a game during his career. Kevin Foote of the Advocate says Lamar was the catalyst for then-Southwestern Louisiana’s rise from an NAIA program to one of the top Division One programs…

Cut 10 (12) “…Top Ten teams.”

02.18.26
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11:40 LRN Sportscast

The second ranked LSU baseball team wraps up a five game homestand this afternoon as the Tigers host Nicholls. It’s been a great start to the season for reliever Gavin Guidry. The former Barbe star has struck out a total of ten hitters in his first two appearances and has not allowed a run.

Guidry was one of LSU’s top arms out of the bullpen as a freshman during the 2023 national championship season. He also pitched well in 2024; but just before he was set to make his season debut in 2025, his back started hurting and he missed all of the 2025 season. The Lake Charles native is glad to be pitching again for the purple and gold.

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In college baseball last night, the Ragin Cajuns blanked Rice three to nothing Northwestern State outslugged ULM 13 to 10. Also…20th ranked Southern Miss beat Southeastern Louisiana three to one, South Alabama downed Nicholls seven to five, Wiley College over Grambling 11 to 10 and top ranked UCLA beat Tulane 13 to 5.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette athletics is mourning the death of former basketball standout Bo Lamar who died earlier this week in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio at the age of 74. Lamar starred for the Ragin Cajuns from 1969 to 1973 and was one of the best basketball players in the country. Kevin Foote covers U-L Lafayette athletics for the Advocate…

Cut  9 (07) “…mid-major programs”

Lamar averaged 31 points a game during his career and over his final three seasons, the Cajuns were 74-13 and only UCLA had a higher winning percentage.

Another spirited effort by the LSU men’s basketball team last night, but it still resulted in another loss for Coach Matt McMahon’s team. The Tigers trailed by 15 points at halftime to Texas, and cut the lead down to three points, but no closer and lost to the Longhorns 88 to 85. Max Mackinnon had 27 points in a losing effort. The Tigers are now 2-11 in the SEC.

02.18.26
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6:45 LRN Sportscast

Another spirited effort by the LSU men’s basketball team last night, but it still resulted in another loss for Coach Matt McMahon’s team. The Tigers trailed by 15 points at halftime to Texas, and cut the lead down to three points, but no closer and lost to the Longhorns 88 to 85. Max Mackinnon had 27 points in a losing effort. The Tigers are now 2-11 in the SEC.

In college baseball last night, the Ragin Cajuns blanked Rice three to nothing as Sawyer Pruitt pitched four shutout innings for his first win. Northwestern State outslugged ULM 13 to 10. The Demons scored six runs in the eighth inning to improve to 4-and-0 on the season.

Also…20th ranked Southern Miss beat Southeastern Louisiana three to one, South Alabama downed Nicholls seven to five, Wiley College over Grambling 11 to 10 and top ranked UCLA beat Tulane 13 to 5.

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After missing last season with a back injury, LSU right-handed pitcher Gavin Guidry has looked great in his two relief appearances. The former Barbe standout has allowed just one hit in four and a third innings and has struck out ten. Guidry admits he had doubts about whether he would pitch again after having back surgery last April.

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LSU hosts Nicholls today at 1 PM.

In other action today…Louisiana Tech looks to improve to 5-and-0 as the Bulldogs host the McNeese Cowboys. Southern and UNO meet in Baton Rouge.

In college hoops…ULM hosts Troy. The Trojans are 9-5 in the Sun Belt, while the Warhawks are 1- 13. Louisiana Tech hosts Jacksonville State. Jax State beat the Bulldogs twice last season. Tip off is at 6:30/

02.17.26
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4:45 LRN Sportscast

It is an understatement to say LSU right fielder Jake Brown is swinging the bat well. His bat is red hot as he hit two more home runs in Monday night’s in ten to seven win over Kent State.  Brown has hit four home runs over the last two games. Gavin Guidry looked good again and earned the save as he threw 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball. Guidry, who missed last season with a back injury, says he is ready to pitch whenever Coach Jay Johnson calls on him…

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LSU concludes its five game homestand by hosting Nicholls at 1 PM tomorrow.

The Colonels are in action tonight as they host South Alabama. Southeastern Louisiana takes on 20th ranked Southern Miss in Hammond. The Cajuns are in Houston to take on Rice and Tulane visits top ranked UCLA.

 

Starting this fall, all of LSU’s athletics uniforms will don a patch containing the logo of Woodside Energy. The Australian-based energy company was given the option to have its logo only on football uniforms, but executive vice president Daniel Kalms says they decided to support all 21 sports on LSU’s campus.

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While Woodside Energy’s logo is red, the logo patch will match LSU’s traditional purple and gold.

Tonight the LSU men’s basketball team faces Texas at 8 PM. Senior shooting guard Max Mackinnon is expected to return after missing last Saturday’s loss to Tennessee with a knee injury.

Last night, the Ragin Cajuns gave up 49 points in the second half and lost to Old Dominion 83 to 72. McNeese beat Northwestern State 75 to 64 as Tyshawn Archie had 24 points. Nicholls lost to Houston Christian by four.