Friday 3rd July, 2009
Fewer big names on LSU baseball slate
The AdvocateLsu’s baseball schedules of the future will include some bigger names than recent seasons, but not as many or as often as in the past. And the Tigers aren’t likely to hit the road for...
Georgia prep back ready to be a Tiger
The AdvocateSince the turn of the century, LSU’s football team has played eight games in Georgia. It has won six of them, including last year’s Chick-fil-A Bowl triumph. Yes, the Tigers know how to...
Bull sharks take to Louisiana swamp
WAFB 9... email Bass, catfish, and perch make for a great fish fry down on the bayou, but lately, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has found sharks in inland waters of...
LSU golfer Loupe falls in quarterfinals
The AdvocatePinehurst, N.C. – LSU sophomore Andrew Loupe saw his run as the No. 64 seed at the 109th North & South Amateur Championship end Thursday with a 2 and 1 loss to Florida’s Tyson...
LSU, SU not scheduled to play game in 2010
The AdvocateSouthern baseball coach Roger Cador, left, jokes with LSU coach Paul Mainieri as Southern practices for an NCAA regional tournament game against the Tigers at Alex Box Stadium.
Capitals travel to Florida for 2
The AdvocateComing off yet another heartbreaking loss, the Baton Rouge Capitals celebrate Fourth of July weekend in the Florida panhandle. The Capitals (1-7-1) face Panama City (4-3-3) at 7 p.m. today. The...
Elmer’s Island owner protests state’s move
The AdvocateThe attorney for the owner of Elmer’s Island has protested the state’s move to open the island’s beaches to vehicular access today for the Fourth of July holiday weekend and...
Ceremony set for new bridge
The AdvocateState highway authorities and area public officials plan to join on Tuesday morning in marking the opening of the new La. 1 bridge over Bayou Lafourche in Leeville. Louisiana Transportation...
Several topics discussed at LWFC meeting
The AdvocateIncreased boating safety enforcement, changes in the 2010 spring turkey season, dates for the early migratory bird seasons and the use of deer to hunt dogs on Kisatchie National Forest lands...
Ascension authorizes fireworks in some areas
The AdvocateGonzales — While a ban on open burning remains in effect for Ascension Parish, some burning and use of fireworks for the Independence Day holiday are permitted within certain areas and...
Around Ascension for July 3, 2009
The AdvocateStuff the Bus set Volunteer Ascension’s 12th annual School Tools Program and the Ascension Parish School Board are partnering with WBRZ’s Stuff the Bus project Wednesday to collect...
Session Successful for Insurance Bills
Insurance JournalArticle Reprints Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says the recently adjourned 2009 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature was a success when it came to insurance legislation. ...
Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. Names Scholarship Recipient
Insurance JournalArticle Reprints Mary K. Stelly of Arnaudville, La., has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship, awarded annually by the Louisiana Workers' Compensation...
LSU catcher Gibbs named to Gold Glove squad
The AdvocateLsu catcher Micah Gibbs has been named to the 2009 Rawlings NCAA Division I Gold Glove Team. In conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association, Rawlings annually honors college...
New Hornets, ex-Tigers set for summer league
The AdvocateNew ORLEANS — Former LSU players Marcus Thornton and Terry Martin are two of the 14 players on the roster of the New Orleans Hornets Las Vegas Summer League team which will play five games July...
LSU's Loupe upsets top seed in match play
The AdvocatePinehurst, N.C. — LSU sophomore Andrew Loupe kicked off match-play competition at the 109th North & South Amateur Championship on Wednesday with a 5 and 4 win over No. 1 seed and defending...
All-Williams Wimbledon final expected again
The AdvocateWimbledon, England — Pretty much everyone is impressed by the way Venus and Serena Williams dominate at Wimbledon. Even Roger Federer, who knows a thing or two himself about success at the...
LSU’s Spencer earns postgrad scholarship
The AdvocateFormer LSU women’s tennis player Staten Spencer has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the NCAA announced Wednesday. Spencer, who competed in 2009 as a fifth-year senior, has...
Glass artist fired up over craft
The AdvocateGregory ‘Skip’ Goldstein stands in his studio, flanked by compartments filled with sheets of colored glass. Goldstein works with warm glass, a rare artistic medium in Louisiana.
Mentors, kids grow together
The AdvocateGonzales — Before this summer, the last time businessman Orhan McMillan had seen Robert Arias — the student he once mentored — had been five years ago, and Arias had just finished...
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