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Middle schoolers bring big science to Louisiana's state science and engineering fair at LSU
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1102+ words) Eric Crawford and Knox Grover from Edgar Martin Middle School in Lafayette 72nd annual Louisiana State Science and Engineering Fair, junior division. At her home in Baton Rouge, Bliss Barnes crochets stuffed animals. But when the eighth grader at Sherwood Middle…...
Garrett Nussmeier had a goal at LSU pro day. Here's how he accomplished it.
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (638+ words) This was the Garrett Nussmeier everyone expected to see last season. The one rolling out to his right and flicking a ball 45 yards downfield. The one who could drift away from pressure and still place balls along the opposite sideline....
Letters: Ten Commandments posters depicting Mike Johnson should raise questions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) The Advocate Separation of church and state issues aside, a display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana school classrooms is objectionable On one side of the Commandments is Moses, a major Biblical figure, and on the other side, House Speaker…...
Rizzo, of Gonzales, named to University of Arkansas chancellor's list
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) Kate Rizzo, of Gonzales, was named to the University of Arkansas's fall 2025 chancellor's list, the university's highest semester academic honor for undergraduates. Rizzo joins a select group of students who have achieved a 4. 0 grade-point average for the semester while completing…...
Photos: UL hoops hosts Arkansas State
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) The Cajuns" De"Vion Lavergne (6) goes to the hoop as University of Louisiana at Lafayette men"s basketball hosts Arkansas State on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Cajundome. The Cajuns" Jeremiah Evans (0) is defended by the Wolves" Aly Tounkara (13) as University…...
After 20 years of searching, a Lafayette woman reunites with the foster parents she never forgot
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1154+ words) Ginger Cawley (right) with her foster mom Paula Bothner. Now, after searching for them for more than 20 years, a reunion she once thought was impossible came from simply from her stepping out on faith when she posted in a Facebook…...
What's on my tree? Resurrection fern revives to a lush green after rainfall
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (358+ words) Resurrection fern is a remarkably resilient plant. After desiccating to survive dry spells, the plant can rehydrate and turn green within hours of rainfall." Editor's note: This is the final installment of a three-part "What's on my tree?" series about…...
Photos: Acadiana District Livestock Show
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) The Acadiana District Livestock Show is underway at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette. Cayle Carroll, 13, and Olivia La Cour, 12, both students at STEM Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee, give all they've got to get their gray Brahman heifers to budge during…...
Arkansas-Pine Bluff men rally late to take down Southern by one point
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (636+ words) Southern forward Malek Abdelgowad, center, holds onto the ball as Prairie View" forward Corey Dunning, right, tries to knock it away in the first half on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the F. G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Abdelgowad scored 16 points…...
USDA picks Louisiana lawmaker to lead state's rural development efforts. See who it is.
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (303+ words) State Rep. Troy D. Romero, R-Jennings, left, speaks with State Rep. Matthew Willard, D-New Orleans, in the house chamber during legislative session, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. The U. S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced former…...