Southeastern Louisiana (7-16, 5-10) vs. New Orleans (8-14, 7-7)

Lakefront Arena, New Orleans; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southeastern Louisiana goes for the season sweep over...

Southeastern Louisiana (7-15, 5-9) vs. Central Arkansas (4-18, 3-11)

Farris Center, Conway, Arkansas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southeastern Louisiana goes for the season...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — After three fire deaths in the last day and a blast of cold weather on the way, Louisiana's fire marshal is urging caution when heating homes.

Southeastern Louisiana (6-11, 4-5) vs. Sam Houston (14-6, 8-1)

Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s governor has named a nephew of his to the state board that oversees nine state universities.

Attorney Bradley A. Stevens of Hammond was named to represent...

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LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge has set bond at $11 million for a man facing more than 100 counts of child pornography.

The Office of the Louisiana Attorney General said Janson Taji...

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a $750 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever's responsible for the death of two...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A task force based in Memphis, Tennessee, has sent team members to Oregon to help with the wildfires and to Mississippi to assist in recovery efforts related to Hurricane...

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana contractor has been in a tussle with city officials regarding payments for a demolition project after he accidentally tore down the wrong house.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The sign-up period for the Nov. 3 election continues through Friday. After the presidential race, the top of the ballot will include a U.S. Senate race and all six U.S....

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in a fatal road rage shooting in Mississippi over Memorial Day weekend, authorities said...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eldorado Resorts will have to sell three Indiana casinos by the end of this year as it takes over Caesars Entertainment.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana National Guard plans a helicopter hospital flyover in five cities on Wednesday to honor first responders and healthcare workers.

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police are calling Trooper George Baker's decision to donate his organs a “last act of selfless service.”

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Police say a Hammond teen drowned at Grand Isle on Saturday, with two other family members hospitalized after getting caught in strong currents.

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana deputy was shot and wounded Monday while apprehending a suspect accused of home invasion, authorities said.

Southeastern Louisiana (8-22, 5-14) vs. New Orleans (8-21, 4-15)

Lakefront Arena, New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans goes for the season sweep over Southeastern...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man has been sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to make restitution for receiving more than $240,000 in Social Security benefits illegally while he...

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Utility companies in Louisiana say about 14,000 people don't have power due to damage from Tropical Strom Olga.

News outlets report some Entergy and Cleco customers are...

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INDEPENDENCE, La. (AP) — Authorities say 40 students at two schools in one Louisiana parish have been arrested for fighting this week.

Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's spokeswoman Dawn Panepinto...

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Walmart is hiring about 140 associates for its distribution center in Hammond.

The company, in a news release, says wages for full-time, hourly associates start at $17.55...

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HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a man fleeing a traffic stop dragged a trooper across a roadway and escaped with nearly 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds) of methamphetamines.

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a 15-year-old has died and two children are in critical condition after being thrown from an SUV as it rolled over and over.

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A 13-year-old Louisiana boy is accused of stabbing his babysitter to death.

The Advocate reports Hammond police announced Monday that the boy is believed to have stabbed...

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a man is dead after his car struck a horse on a state highway.

News outlets report 21-year-old Javonte Lamone Johnson was killed early Sunday....

A 40-year-old Louisiana man has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for sex crimes involving children and for child pornography after investigators found thousands of explicit images on his...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana sheriff's deputy has been released from federal custody after he pleaded guilty to federal drug charges last year.

Southeastern Louisiana (16-14, 12-5) vs. Nicholls State (13-17, 6-11)

David R. Stopher Gym, Thibodaux, Louisiana; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST

AMITE, La. (AP) — A 17-year-old inmate in the Tangipahoa Parish jail has died after he complained of having difficulty breathing.

Sheriff Daniel Edwards' office, in a news release, says the...

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Former Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley is transferring to Southeastern Louisiana.

Because Southeastern Louisiana is an FCS program, he will be eligible immediately. The school is in Hammond, Louisiana, about 100 miles from his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. Kelley said on social media he is excited to be "going back home ."

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Matthew Mondesir's tip-in with a second left lifted Central Arkansas to a 73-71 victory over Southeast Louisiana on Saturday.

Brandon Gonzalez's basket tied the game for Southeast Louisiana with 12 seconds left. DeAndre Jones missed a layup but Mondesir was there for the putback for the Bears (6-9, 1-1 Southland).

DeAndre Jones scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting to lead the Bears with Thatch Unruh adding 12.

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana police chief is out and a search for a new one is underway.

Hammond Mayor Pete Panepinto tells news outlets he sat down with Police Chief James Stewart on Thursday to discuss "changes in the department due to our philosophical differences." Panepinto says he had hoped for a smoother transition in leadership, but that Stewart chose to immediately leave his position.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man has pleaded guilty to a robbery that netted him $3,000 at a Louisiana Walmart.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi bank is buying a Louisiana bank.

The First Bancshares Inc. of Hattiesburg announced Tuesday that it's buying FPB Financial Corp. for $86 million in stock. The Hammond, Louisiana-based company owns Florida Parishes Bank, with $383 million in assets and seven offices in the Hammond and New Orleans areas.

NATALBANY, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been reunited with his high school class ring that went missing 32 years ago.

The Daily Star of Hammond reports the ring was found in Wiggins, Mississippi, and recently returned to Natalbany resident Luis Alvarez. Alvarez says the ring commemorating his 1984 graduation from Natalbany Baptist High School went missing in 1986. He says he's not sure how it ended up in Mississippi.

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