After spending a long summer waiting and wondering, LSU football recruit Brad Wing had no idea what to expect when the NCAA Clearinghouse reached a decision. So when his cell phone rang early Friday...

Got one wave of predictions out of the way earlier this week. So what better time than to throw out a forecast for the 2010 Southeastern Conference football season. How they’ll finish… ...

New Orleans Saints cornerback Patrick Robinson breaks up a pass intended for wide receiver Larry Beavers during the Saints’ first practice of the season on Friday...

Less than a week before the start of fall practice, the football coaches at LSU continue to score points on the recruiting trail. The Tigers picked up their 15th commitment for 2011 in Carrollton,...

Southern University announced Friday former two-sport athlete and 2008 United States Olympian, Brian Johnson, has been named interim head track and field coach. “With our cross country...

LSU’s men’s basketball team will play Wichita State on Dec. 18 at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, LSU spokesman Kent Lowe said Friday. Tip-off is tentatively at 7 p.m. It’s...

Former Christian Life Academy boys basketball coach Carlo Maggio wants to set the record straight about his seemingly abrupt resignation. Maggio, who has been staying with relatives in Vinton, said...

LAFAYETTE — A total of 84 players — by far the largest number in modern-day history — will tee it up today in the opening round of the City of Lafayette Golf Championships. The...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reopens three oyster harvesting areas east of the Mississippi River, including Lake Borgne (born) in Orleans Parish.Secretary...

Holt Webb revs the engine of a borrowed four-wheeler. "We're headed to the only natural beach on Grand Isle." A gulf breeze whips through the artist's hair as he stops his ride on a bare...

For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A multi-car crash that sent five people to the hospital and closed down I-10 West Friday afternoon was allegedly caused by a drunk driver. Police say Leroy Fisher's...

www.ksfcounsel.com ), a nationally recognized Louisiana-based law firm with offices also in New York, and KSF partner Charles C. Foti, Jr., former Attorney General of Louisiana, announce that a class...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge man is facing charges after allegedly threatening to kill a murder witness. Marcus Hasten, 24, is accused of calling the witness and a friend of the witness...

KENTWOOD, LA (WAFB) - A 35-year-old Kentwood man has been arrested after narcotics agents intercepted a package containing 22 pounds of marijuana being sent to him. According to reports, Markcalus...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - One suspect has been arrested and another is still on the loose after a deadly shooting Thursday afternoon in the 1900 block of Mariner.Jordan Daigre, 20, was arrested...

BILOXI, MS (AP) - BP's incoming CEO said it's time to scale back the massive effort to clean up the oil spill, but added the commitment to make things right is the same as ever. Bob Dudley...

RAMAH, LA (WAFB) - Investigators said the driver of an 18-wheeler that overturned on Interstate 10 Thursday, causing the roadway to shut down for about 12 hours, may be to blame for the crash. ...

What Is Extreme Heat? Temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average high temperature for the region and last for several weeks are defined as extreme heat. Humid or muggy conditions,...

HOLDEN, LA (WAFB) - Authorities believe a man whose body was found inside a truck Tuesday evening in Holden may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to stay cool in the recent high...

LAKELAND | The SPCA of Lakeland expects to receive another 14 dogs this afternoon from the Louisiana SPCA. The dogs have been displaced by the economic effects of the oil spill off the Louisiana...

METAIRIE (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have signed their first-round draft choice. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel says Patrick Robinson has agreed to a five-year contract and is expected to...

The Saints will close their afternoon practices today and Saturday to the public because of a heat advisory issued. Those practices will be moved from the outdoor fields at the team's practice site...

-6.38% ) said Friday it swung to a second-quarter profit of $22 million, or 16 cents a share, from a loss of $29 million, or 28 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The building products...

WALKER, LA (WAFB) - Authorities said a man mysteriously passed out while allegedly trying to break into the home of an elderly woman late Thursday morning. According to the Livingston Parish...

Cypress Tees, LLC joined forces with America's WETLAND Foundation’s Conservation Corps to help with Louisiana’s oil-damaged marshes. By donating 30% of the proceeds from the sale of all ‘Bird...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin said that third-round draft pick Chad Jones of LSU, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident in late June in New Orleans...

LSU unveiled its 2011 baseball schedule Thursday, a slate featuring a home weekend series with perennial powerhouse Cal State Fullerton and the Southeastern Conference opening weekend at Alex Box...

When he transferred from Bethany Christian to Zachary High during the 2009-10 school year, all Almann Snowden wanted to do was play baseball. Snowden got his wish when a Louisiana High School...

Hosanna Christian boys basketball player D’Quincy McGuire recently signed with Southwestern Assembly of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. McGuire averaged 18 points, six rebounds, four...

Christian Life coach Carlo Maggio celebrates with Langston Galloway after the Crusaders won the Class 1A championship in March. Maggio e-mailed his resignation last...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Tim Tebow missed some practices but none that counted before agreeing to a contract with the Denver Broncos on Thursday. The two-time national champion from Florida and 25th...

At the Football Championship Subdivision level, Simmie Yarborough is a matchup nightmare. Put an FCS defensive back on the 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior, and Southeastern Louisiana may opt to take...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Two men were seriously injured in a shooting Thursday night, but they are expected to recover from their wounds. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the victims...

RAMAH, LA (WAFB) - Louisiana State Police reopened all lanes of Interstate 10 early Friday morning after an overturned 18-wheeler caused a shutdown for several hours. The tractor trailer overturned...