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Friday 3rd September, 2010

    • Oil platform explodes off Louisiana

    Los Angeles Times

    Gulf of Mexico and workers plucked from the sea. But Thursday's fire on an oil production facility 100 miles off the Louisiana coast appears to have ended without disaster. None of the 13 workers o...

    • NCAA Football Preview - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

    Sports Network

    By Gregg Xenakes, Associate College Football Editor Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2009 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Bulldogs entered the 2009 season with promise and optimism under head coach Derek Doo...

    • DSU lineman looks to lead by example

    The Advocate

    Delaware State defensive lineman Andre Caroll on reluctance of taking charge: ‘At first, I was a little uncomfortable, because I’m not really used to telling people things.’

  • Tulane holds off SLU, 27-21

    The Advocate

    NEW ORLEANS — If Tulane coach Bob Toledo is going to stick with his plan to have a committee of halfbacks this season, he may have found his committee chairman. Orleans Darkwa became the first ...

  • Time Out for September 3, 2010

    The Advocate

    The moment every NFL player looks forward to came Thursday night for the New Orleans Saints: the end of the exhibition season. While the drudgery of training camp and dreaded two-a-day practice routi...

  • Commercial fishermen get welcome news

    The Advocate

    Commercial fishermen who’ve worked the waters east of the Mississippi River got good news Thursday when Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham said the state finally is abl...

  • Around Ascension for September 3, 2010

    The Advocate

    Anyone dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease is invited to attend “Sharing The Journey: Resources 101.” The program will be presented Sept. 13 and Sept. 27 by Alzheimer’s Services ...

  • Georgia on LSU’s mind

    The Advocate

    The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game offers LSU national exposure, a quality opponent to open the season and the stage of the Georgia Dome, home of the Southeastern Conference championship game. Beyond that,...

  • Ascension council OKs sewer pact

    The Advocate

    DONALDSONVILLE — The Ascension Parish Council approved an agreement Thursday allowing the town of Sorrento to use a parish contractor to clean town sewer lines because of “a serious emerge...

  • Bears start fast in win

    The Advocate

    As good starts go, Catholic High and Istrouma had very different viewpoints Thursday night when they got the 2010 season under way at Olympia Stadium. The Bears scored touchdowns on four of their fir...

  • St. James to seek grant for project

    The Advocate

    CONVENT — The St. James Parish Council has agreed to apply for a $99,000 state grant to help fund its courthouse renovation and expansion project. The grant money would come from the state&rsqu...

  • St. John runs past Belaire

    The Advocate

    PLAQUEMINE — St. John of Plaquemine gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff, then came back behind a deliberate ground game to defeat Belaire 34-20 at Green Devil Stadium on Thursday night. ...

  • Witnesses: Shots fired at Baton Rouge hospital

    WAFB 9

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - An apparent shooting at a Baton Rouge hospital caused a frenzy of police activity early Friday morning. According to witnesses, the shooting happened at Baton Rouge General M...

  • Darkwa rushes Tulane past SE Louisiana 27-21

    The Miami Herald

    NEW ORLEANS -- Freshman Orleans Darkwa rushed for three touchdowns, the last after a fourth-quarter turnover, to lead Tulane to a 27-21 win Thursday night over Southeastern Louisiana.Darkwa's last sc...

  • LSU Notebook for September 2, 2010

    The Advocate

    More than one team playing in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will take the field Saturday short-handed. LSU tight end Deangelo Peterson, who suffered a foot injury during practice this week, will not m...

  • Driver killed as 18-wheeler overturns on I-12

    WAFB 9

    DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (WAFB) - The driver of an 18-wheeler was killed Thursday night when his truck overturned on I-12. According to reports, the truck was leaking diesel and engine oil into the ditch o...

  • 5 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Teenagers Remember the Storm

    PBS

    Hurricane Katrina in 2005, approximately 1.5 million people throughout the Gulf Coast were displaced from their homes, including 163,000 children. Some of those were young people who became separated ...

  • Tigers launch social media for games

    The Advocate

    Cheerleaders fire up fans waiting for the LSU Band on Sept. 12, 2009, prior to LSU's game against Vanderbilt in Tiger Stadium. LSU is launching social media experiences for fans on Facebook and Twitte...

  • Jury sides with officers in suit over man's death

    WAFB 9

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal jury has rejected a civil lawsuit's claims that a New Orleans police officer choked a man to death following a traffic stop. The jury's decision Thursday ended a ...

  • Deadly shooting on Blvd. De Province

    WAFB 9

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A 37-year-old man is dead following a shooting Thursday morning. Police say Derrick Lucas had been shot multiple times in his apartment around 10:15 a.m. in the 1700 block of...

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