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  SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) —  FULL BOWL SEASON RESULTS THROUGH DEC. 24: Cricket Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38 (4OT) LA Bowl: Washington 38, Boise State 10 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13 StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10 68 Ventures Bowl: Delaware 20, Louisiana 13 Xbox Bowl: Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28 Myrtle Beach Bowl: Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6 Gasparilla Bowl: NC State 31, Memphis 7 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Washington State 34, Utah State 21 Boca Raton Bowl: Louisville 27, Toledo 22 New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16 Frisco Bowl: Ohio 17, UNLV 10 Hawaiʻi Bowl: Hawaiʻi 35, California 31 (Christmas Eve) College Football Playoff — First Round Alabama 34, Oklahoma 24 Miami 10, Texas A&M 3 Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10 Oregon 51, James Madison 34

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) — Below is the full 2026-27 schedule for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team: September 5 Clemson at LSU September 12 Louisiana Tech at LSU September 19 LSU at Ole Miss September 26 Texas A&M at LSU October 3 McNeese State at LSU October 10 LSU at Kentucky October 17 Mississippi State at LSU October 24 LSU at Auburn November 7 Alabama at LSU November 14 Texas at LSU November 21 LSU at Tennessee November 28 LSU at Arkansas

  SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) —  ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 on Stuart Scott doesn’t just revisit a career — it holds up a mirror to anyone working in journalism, especially Black journalists who grew up watching him change the language and look of sports media.  The film lands with a mix of inspiration, accountability, and emotion. It forces you to ask: Am I doing everything I can with the platform I have? What stands out most is how the documentary blends his professional rise with the personal archives he recorded over the years.  The old home videos — Stuart joking with his daughters, reflecting privately, or simply being himself — add a human layer that makes the film feel less like a biography and more like an intimate family story we were lucky to be invited into. The documentary makes clear how disruptive his presence truly was. He didn’t just fit into sports media; he reshaped it, giving Black journalists space to sound like themselves without apology....

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) - Here's the bowl schedule in order of playing dates for the 3 Louisiana FBS Football Teams that will be participating in Bowl Season this postseason: Louisiana vs Delware 68 Ventures Bowl - Mobile, AL December 17, 2025 at 7:30PM on ESPN # 11 Tulane vs # 6 Ole Miss College Football Playoff - Oxford, MS December 20, 2025 at 2:30PM on TNT/TruTV/HBO Max Louisiana State vs Houston Kinder's Texas Bowl - Houston, TX December 27, 2025 at 8:15PM on ESPN

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) —  Louisiana’s 2025 alligator season is entering its final weeks, marking the first year hunters have operated under the state’s newly expanded framework that extends opportunities deep into the winter months. The season—traditionally limited to roughly 60 days—now runs through December 31 in both the East and West Zones, following regulatory changes approved earlier this year by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The East Zone opened on the last Wednesday of August, while the West Zone followed on the first Wednesday of September. Since then, hunters across the state have benefited from a much broader window to fill their tags, especially those working around shifting water levels or late-season access challenges. Louisiana’s alligator program remains one of the most tightly managed wildlife systems in the country. Hunters are required to obtain proper licenses and harvest tags tied to specific properties or public-land areas. Whil...

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) -- The stretch of Interstate 20 running across northern Louisiana is quickly becoming one of the state’s most promising economic frontiers. Long anchored by Shreveport–Bossier, Monroe, and Ruston, the I-20 Corridor is now seeing a surge of investment, industrial expansion, and workforce momentum that regional leaders say could redefine North Louisiana’s economic identity over the next decade. What’s driving the shift is a combination of logistics, land availability, and emerging industries. With direct access to Texas to the west and Mississippi to the east, the corridor provides a strategic home for distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and new tech operations. Companies looking for lower costs compared to Dallas or Jackson are increasingly viewing towns like Minden, West Monroe, and Bossier City as ideal middle-market hubs. Higher education is playing a quiet but critical role as well. Louisiana Tech University and Grambling State Univers...

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana ( LAAN 54 ) - Louisiana’s coastline has been shrinking for decades, but for the small towns stretched across the bayous and marshlands, the crisis is no longer theoretical; it’s daily life.  Entire communities that once sat comfortably inland now find themselves one strong storm or one high tide away from major disruption. For many local leaders, the conversation has shifted from long-term planning to short-term survival. Small towns like Jean Lafitte, Dulac, Pointe-aux-Chenes, and Grand Isle sit on the front lines. As marshes erode and barrier islands thin out, these communities lose the natural buffers that once protected them from storm surge. Homes elevate higher every year, insurance rates soar, and families are forced to weigh generational heritage against practical risk. For many residents, erosion isn’t just a land-loss issue; it’s economic. Shrinking wetlands affect fisheries, tourism, oil and gas infrastructure, and even local culture tied to the w...