The forecast for Fayetteville on Saturday doesn’t look as bad as it did earlier this week. Snow is no longer in the forecast and temperatures will be in the low to mid 30s. LSU and Arkansas kick-off on Saturday night at 7 PM.

The weather should not be that bad tomorrow night in Monroe, where the Warhawks host U-L Lafayette. U-L-M has lost five in a row, the last three games have been decided by a combined 11 points. Coach Todd Berry says even though they’ve had some frustrating losses, he expects his players to give great effort on Saturday as they have not given up on the season…
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For U-L Lafayette, a win on Saturday will give Coach Mark Hudspeth 100 victories for his career.

It will be cold night for high school football fans as they enjoy the first round of the playoffs. In Five-A….ninth-seeded West Monroe hosts Sam Houston. The winner of that game will play the winner between Carencro and Covington.

In Division One–…Teurlings Catholc hosts Holy Cross. The winner of that game will face Rummel in the quarterfinals.

The college basketball season tips-off tonight…Louisiana Tech, who has eyes on making the NCAA Tournament, are in Baton Rouge to face Southern. Northwestern State begins its season against Texas A-and-M. Southeastern Louisiana travels to Oklahoma State and U-L Lafayette faces Louisiana College in the Cajundome.

LSU hosts Gardner-Webb tomorrow and tonight in the NBA…the Pelicans take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. New Orleans is 4-and-3, while the T-Wolves are two-and-five.