Arnold Schwarzenegger is teaming up with James Patterson.
The actor and former governor of California co-wrote an upcoming book ******* led The Protector with Patterson, one of the world's most widely read authors. This marks Schwarzenegger's debut as a novelist. It will be published by Little, Brown and Company on Oct. 4, 2027.
The new novel is set in modern-day Los Angeles. It follows a Catholic priest named Father Viktor Brennan, a military veteran who is new to a small parish plagued by violence.
"Father Brennan confronts the criminals threatening the community he's vowed to protect, even as his courageous actions endanger his life, and reveal clues to his mysterious past," according to an official description.
The character of Father Viktor Brennan takes inspiration from both Schwarzenegger and Patterson's Catholic backgrounds.

#father #brennan #james

The autopsy of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, has reportedly been completed following his sudden death at his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday.
The Lafourche Parish Coroner's Office confirmed that the autopsy was done, but said toxicology results are still needed.
Following news of his death, Gypsy Rose shared a statement about Urker, claiming he had not been in a "good state of mind" for a while now.
Instagram | Gypsy Rose Blanchard
The Lafourche Parish Coroner's Office confirmed that Urker's autopsy was completed Friday, October 2.

#autopsy #office #completed #death

Ken Urker was found dead at his home next to drug paraphernalia and a holstered handgun
Urker, who was Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner, died on Thursday, Oct. 1, at his home in Louisiana
A spokesperson for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed Urker's death at 34
New details are emerging following the sudden death of Ken Urker.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner died on Thursday, Oct. 1, at his home in Louisiana, she confirmed to PEOPLE. A spokesperson for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that officers were called to a residence in Raceland at around 6:15 p.m. local time, and Urker, 34, was found "dead upon arrival."

#urker #parish #office

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has spoken out about the death of her fiancé and the father of her child, Ken Urker. He died Thursday, on his 34th birthday.
Blanchard, 35, confirmed Urker's death in a Thursday night statement to TMZ, saying: "Ken was an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved."
She added that he "will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase."
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed in a statement shared with The Independent that police found Urker dead at his Louisiana home after receiving a call at 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Investigators found him next to "a brown powdery substance," a syringe, handgun and two shot glasses.
"At this time, we are continuing the death investigation," a police spokesperson said. "To this point, we have discovered no signs of foul play."

#thursday #time

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner, Ken Urker, has died at the age of 34, a Louisiana sheriff said.
An investigation into his death is underway. Capt. Brennan Matherne of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office told CBS News that there are no signs of foul play. TMZ was first to report the news.
According to police records, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's half-brother and his wife, Dylan and Anita Blanchard, went to Urker's home and attempted to gain access to it. After failing to do so, Anita called the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office and requested a wellness check. She said that Urker was in a "dark place," owned a gun and had threatened suicide, according to the records. Officers were dispatched to the home around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Anita told police that Dylan had knocked at the home's door for an hour with no response. Police said Dylan and another person, Justin Daigle, were eventually able to enter the home through an unlocked bedroom window. Daigle said that he touched Urker's body and realized he was cold and not breathing.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Urker dead in his bed. He "appeared to have been there for an extended period of time," police noted, with the report mentioning his face and arms had turned blue.

#urker #home

Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she believes Ken Urker died from an apparent overdose, but Louisiana authorities have not announced an official cause of death and are continuing to investigate what happened.
Urker, the father of Blanchard's daughter Aurora, was found dead at a residence in Raceland, Louisiana, on October 1, his 34th birthday. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies responded at approximately 6:15 p.m. and found Kenan Urker dead when they arrived.
Blanchard told PEOPLE that she does not know what Urker may have taken or whether any apparent overdose was intentional. TMZ separately reported that Blanchard said an unidentified substance was found where he died, but law enforcement has not publicly identified a substance or confirmed an overdose.
In the hours after his death, Blanchard remembered Urker as a devoted father and someone who would remain her "soulmate" and "red string." She also asked for privacy and compassion for their daughter and both families while the investigation continues.
The possibility of an overdose came as a shock to Blanchard because, she said, she had never known Urker to have a drug problem. She told TMZ that she had never seen him use drugs or other substances and described him as responsible and deliberate about his role as a father and partner.

#urker #father #apparent #death

Ken Urker, partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her daughter Aurora, was found dead at a Louisiana home on Thursday, Oct. 1
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office tells PEOPLE that the investigation into his death is ongoing, but they have "found no evidence of foul play" thus far
Blanchard told PEOPLE she believes Urker, who "was not in a good state of mind lately," overdosed
An investigation into the death of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner, Ken Urker, remains ongoing.
Urker was found dead at a Louisiana home on Thursday, Oct. 1, after being discovered by a family member, a source confirmed to PEOPLE. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office also confirmed Urker's death at 34.

#urker #found #rose #blanchard

Ken Urker, the partner of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and father of their child, was found dead Thursday in Raceland, Louisiana. He was 34.
Captain Brennan Matherne of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department said in a statement to Variety, "We responded to a residence at 107 Double H Drive, Lot 4, in Raceland today after receiving a call at 6:15 p.m. Kenan Urker, 34, was found dead upon arrival. At this time, we are continuing the death investigation."
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#raceland #variety #found #dead

Jessica Alba looked better than ever as she showcased her washboard abs in a Y2K-inspired outfit ahead of Paris Hilton's end-of-summer party, with the movie star borrowing clothes from her teenage daughter for the star-studded event.
The 45-year-old donned a beige tank top with gray stars dotted across it and a brown miniskirt that sat low on her hips, à la Y2K. She paired the look with stacked necklaces, a chunky gold bangle, eye-catching earrings and brown knee-high boots, and wore her brown-blonde hair in a half-up, half-down style.
Jessica looked incredible in the miniskirt and tank top (@ Instagram)
"Haven said hold please…When your 15-year-old daughter pulls from her closet to dress you for a Y2K party…thank you Haven," she wrote on Instagram, after revealing the outfit she had originally planned to wear before the teen intervened.
In the Instagram carousel, Jessica included a selfie of her at the party with actress Keke Palmer and co-CEO of Baby2Baby Kelly Sawyer. "A parishilton y2k end of summer party w my girls keke kellysawyer… that's hot," she captioned the photos.

#Instagram #keke #summer

A former No. 9 overall pick from UConn, Kemba Walker put together the strongest career in franchise history to this point. While Walker is famous for wearing the No. 15, he wore the No. 1 during his rookie season with the Charlotte Bobcats. Over his career with the franchise, Walker would play eight seasons in Charlotte, averaging 19.8 points, 5.5 **** ists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks in 605 appearances.
Following his time with the Hornets, he'd land with the Boston Celtics in a sign-and-trade deal that brought Terry Rozier to Charlotte. After two seasons in Boston, Walker would play a season for the New York Knicks and finish his NBA career after nine games for the Dallas Mavericks. In 12 seasons total, Walker played 750 games while averaging 19.3 points, 5.3 **** ists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks. He now works with the Hornets as a player development coach and has opened up "Kemba Walker Sports Academy" in Concord, North Carolina.
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Backup center Ryan Hollins was the fourth player in Charlotte Hornets franchise history to wear the No. 1, doing so for a brief stretch as a member of the Charlotte Bobcats. A former No. 50 overall pick out of UCLA, Hollins played two and a half seasons in Charlotte before being traded along with Matt Carroll to the Dallas Mavericks for DeSagana Diop.
In 105 games for the Bobcats, Hollins averaged 2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.2 **** ists, 0.2 steals and 0.5 blocks. Following his time in Charlotte, Hollins would go on to play seven more seasons, giving himself an impressive 10-year NBA career. In 518 career appearances, Hollins averaged 3.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.3 **** ists, 0.2 steals and 0.5 blocks. Since his playing days, Hollins has served as a basketball **** yst and pundit for a variety of different outlets.
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#hollins #seasons

LSU spent the week before its opener in a Louisiana courtroom and in an exchange of statements with the SEC over the eligibility of former NFL players on college rosters. Lane Kiffin's first team then beat Clemson 51-10 in Baton Rouge on Saturday night, and he brought the argument up himself at halftime.
With LSU ahead 31-3 and holding a 336-54 edge in total yards at the break, Kiffin finished his interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe, started to walk away, then came back to the microphone and said, "Imagine if we had pro players."
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Two days earlier, East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden granted a preliminary injunction barring the NCAA and the SEC from punishing schools that rostered any of the 42 athletes suing for a fifth season of eligibility, which cleared former Ole Miss players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to follow Kiffin to Baton Rouge. The SEC filed its own federal lawsuit against LSU and Kiffin in Alabama that same morning. LSU submitted a 103-man roster on Friday and left the two spots empty.
Kiffin explained that decision on ESPN's "College GameDay" hours before kickoff.

#rouge #eligibility #former #clemson

WINNSBORO — The Sterlington Panthers took the first step in making their own history.
After winning back-to-back Division III nonselect championships, Sterlington's ultimate goal is going for a three-peat — something it has never done before. The Panthers, now in D-II nonselect, traveled to Franklin Parish, a top-10 team from last season that fell by one score in the second round to Lutcher.
The Patriots have two Power 4-caliber backs in senior and LSU commit Trey Martin and junior DJ Neal. But Sterlington still took care of business with a 42-30 victory against Franklin Parish on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Patriot Stadium.
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Martin did dominate for the Patriots with a four-touchdown performance, and Franklin Parish had momentum on its side with a chance to win the game in regulation, but a pick-six by junior Keenen Green sealed Sterlington's victory.

#panthers

Florida-headquartered ONE Nuclear Energy said the company has executed a binding letter of intent (LOI) that would provide site control for development of Project Cayman, a 2.88-GW gas-fired power plant and 700-MW/2.88 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) sited alongside a data center complex.The LOI was signed with what One Nuclear in an August 31 news release called a "prominent Louisiana landowner group." The company said the strategy aligns with Louisiana utility Entergy's continuing buildout of regional electricity transmission infrastructure."Project Cayman, with its 2.88-GW power capacity, demonstrates that One Nuclear is committed to supporting the future economic development of one of Louisiana's most important industrial regions," said Richard Taylor, CEO of One Nuclear. "The project will deliver the reliable energy needed to support new investment, create jobs, expand the local tax base and generate additional funding for community priorities and critical infrastructure."
Project Cayman is located near the RiverPlex MegaPark, a 17,000-acre heavy industrial site on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The location is northeast of ****** eX's recently announced $100-billion project to build its largest launch facility yet, called Starbase, Louisiana, in coastal Vermilion Parish. Project Cayman, along with serving data centers, is expected to support regional economic development for other industrial projects.One Nuclear said it will hold a series of public information meetings with local parishes, governmental agencies, and other project stakeholders from now through the end of the year.
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"ONE Nuclear is proud to invest in the region to support the rapidly growing energy needs created by other recently announced developments such as the ****** eX Starbase project and Hyundai's $5.8-billion steel mill," said Taylor. The company did not disclose details about the data center development, including the companies involved.
One Nuclear supports advanced small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology along with utility-scale gas-fired power plants. It currently has projects in Washington state, Texas, and New Mexico. The company has said its strategy is to build natural gas-fired generation to serve industrial sites that could later transition to the use of nuclear power through SMRs.Louisiana officials, unlike those in some other states, have signaled their support for data centers. Several major projects are underway or planned. Tech giant Meta is developing a 5-GW campus in Richland Parish. Amazon Web Services earlier this year said the company plans to invest $12 billion to build data center campuses in northwest Louisiana.Meta last year signed power purchase agreements with Treaty Oak Clean Energy for solar power in Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana in 2024 said it would build gigawatts of new natural gas-fired power generation to support Meta's operations in the sta

Byrd senior running back Christian Maxie set a pair of school records, and a city record, despite his Jackets falling 44-37 to defending LHSAA Non-Select Division I Ouachita Parish in Monroe on the opening night of Louisiana high school football.
Maxie, who continues moving closer to becoming the school's all-time rushing leader, rushed 40 times for 429 yards — both school records. The yards also set a Shreveport city record. The speedster scored three times and averaged 10.7 yards per carry in the contest.
Byrd (0-1) led for most of the first half behind the play of Maxie and quarterback Leo Ezernack, but the hosts built a 15-point fourth-quarter cushion and held on as Byrd scored with just over a minute remaining. The ensuing onside kick was reeled in by the Lions (1-0).
Calvary 48, Huntington 22: The Cavaliers (1-0) opened their 2026 campaign with a dominant win against Huntington (0-1) in the first game of the Stars and Stripes Border Classic, sponsored by the City of Shreveport. The event will conclude Friday with Parkway playing Dunham at 5 p.m. and Evangel testing West Monroe at 8 p.m. at Independence Stadium.
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#school #yards #monroe #huntington

Few among us know NBA basketball like the players who make up that league. And while that may not come as much of a surprise to most fans of the sport, the fact that recency bias can warp the perception of historical greatness ought to not come as much of a shock either given not all of us (NBA stars or otherwise) are scholars of league history.
So when new Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball paid former Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown near the top of the mountain when it comes to all-time great Celtics on a recent episode of the semi-eponymous "Ball in the Family" podcast, one can hardly blame him, especially considering he was not all that far from the truth. "I have got to see all the accolades," said Ball (h/t to Yahoo Sports' Gautam Varier) with an understandable caveat, "but if you line up Boston's best players ever, he's in my top five."
Now if you were to say top at his position, that would be a more reasonable argument given the existence of players like Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Jo Jo White, Dave Cowens, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett. There are reasonable arguments to rank him three or maybe even four of those names, but after that it gets tough given all these Hall of Fame players accomplished in Boston. Ball seemed to acknowledge this dynamic, shifting the frame to a more positional one.
"Only two wings is better than him is Paul Pierce and Larry Bird," said the Minnesota guard. Hondo and White would like a word, but to be fair neither looms as large in the lore of the wider league as they ought to. Perhaps most interestingly, Ball also thinks Boston dealt their best player to the Philadelphia 76ers.
"I think Brown's a little better," said Ball. "He's low-key frying Bird ... I don't want to be disrespectful… Bird is baking him too, but he's baking Bird. Bird is baking him, too, but he is also getting to it ... Jaylen Brown has a better chance of guarding him than he has of guarding Jaylen Brown."

#bird #jaylen #league

Crystal Palace have signed Netherlands international midfielder Quinten Timber (25) from Marseille, both clubs have announced. Jurriën Timber's twin brother has signed a five-year deal with the Eagles. Palace have struck a reported €20m agreement with OM, who were in dire need to free up funds through player sales. Les Phocéens have gone the entire summer transfer window without making a single signing. Having joined OM from Feyenoord for €4.5m last winter, Timber has made 17 appearances in the white and blue since his arrival.
The 13-capped Netherlands international was part of Ronald Koeman's 2026 World Cup squad, and featured twice for his national side in America this summer. "With vast experience of representing his club and country at the highest level, Quinten is a player whose leadership, tenacity and ability we are confident will flourish in the Premier League", said Palace chairman Steve Parish. Timber could make his Premier League debut this weekend against Fulham FC.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval

#timber #quinten #premier #summer

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. CEO Elon Musk says the company will provide discounted access to its Starlink satellite internet services to residents living close to the upcoming Starbase launch site in Louisiana.
In a post on X on Thursday, the official Starlink handle said that residents of Vermillion Parish would be eligible for discounted prices on the Residential plan. "We are applying a 50% discount to Starlink Residential service plans," Starlink said, according to the official its official website linked in the post.
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#residential #residents #exploration

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) announced Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, that it intends to invest $100 billion in a new Starship campus on 125,000 acres in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, while the company expects the first launch by 2029.
Once completed, Starbase Louisiana is expected to have five launch complexes, each with two launchpads. The company says the site will have facilities for fuel production and storage, power generation, vehicle processing, deep-water shipping capabilities -- even housing and possibly an airport.
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One thing to note is that the site includes sensitive coastal wetlands. **** eX has said it will leave portions undeveloped and will work with state agencies on habitat protection, but the company's environmental record means the project is likely to face stiff opposition from conservation groups. The company is currently facing a lawsuit in Texas over a land swap that would hand it more than 700 acres of a national wildlife refuge, plus lawsuits for its use of gas generators to power its Colossus data center in Mississippi.
Governor Jeff Landry told reporters the project was important to improving the local economy, saying that, "this project means more than just steel, technology, and capital. It represents jobs for our families. It represents momentum for our communities, and it represents protection for our coast." **** eX itself says the project will bring 3,000 jobs to the region.

#project

REV Fiber announced it will bring back its Game of the Week high school football coverage for a 21st season, including 32 games across 11 south Louisiana parishes.
Game of the Week has grown from a broadcast focused on Ascension Parish football into a multi-platform production, according to a REV news release.
"For more than 20 years, Game of the Week has been a way for REV to celebrate schools and student-athletes that make south Louisiana special," REV CEO Josh Descant said in the release. "As REV's footprint continues to grow, we are excited to bring this tradition to even more communities and give families another way to experience high school football together."
REV Fiber's Game of the Week Expanded, produced in partnership Varsity Sports Now, will provide coverage of ten additional games returns for a second year.
Also this year, five select games will be livestreamed on REV Fiber's YouTube channel, while five others will be on VSN's subscription-based platform.

#games #school

Bossier High defensive coordinator Marcus Hudson received the ultimate honor for a Bossier Parish ****** istant coach Monday, Aug. 24 during the annual Bossier Lions Club Coaches Dinner at Airline Baptist Church. He was awarded the Kevin Black Bossier Parish ****** istant Coach Award joining an ever-growing list of quality ****** istants.
Hudson, doubtless, will be standing a little taller Friday at the Bossier Lions Club Jamboree.
"I am extremely honored to win this award," Hudson said. "This award means a lot to me as a person who grew up in Benton, a Bossier Parish kid. God has blessed me to be able to do what I love every day."
Hudson was nominated by Bearkat football coach Gary Smith.
"Marcus is very professional," Smith said. "Players love him and he is in the profession for the right reasons. He will be a successful head coach."

#parish #marcus

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — RJ Luis Jr., a former St. John's standout who recently signed with LSU after spending time with two NBA clubs, was cleared by a court Monday evening to start practicing and potentially play for the Tigers this season.
Luis, who briefly was under contract with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics but never played in an NBA game, hugged LSU coach Will Wade after the ruling by East Baton Rouge Parish District Court judge Ronald R. Johnson.
After a five-hour hearing, Johnson granted the player's request for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, which had argued Luis was unlikely to win reinstatement after leaving college to turn pro in 2025.
"This is precedent. It's monumental," said Baton Rouge-based attorney Tony Clayton, who represented Luis along with Elliot Abrams of Raleigh, North Carolina. "This allows him to go practice, go play and we'll let the legal process work itself out."
The timeline for that process was not immediately clear.

#luis #process #Monday

The Windsors are closing ranks. Just days after word broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are returning to the UK, the royal family made its first public appearance since the news landed — and it was very nearly a full house.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving for a service at Crathie Kirk Church on August 23, 2026 (@ Getty Images)
On Sunday morning, August 23, King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended church at Balmoral, joined by Prince William and Kate Middleton with their three children, the Duke and **** ss of Edinburgh and their daughter Lady Louise, and Princess Anne with her husband. It was the family's first collective outing since Wednesday, August 19, when reports first surfaced that the Duke and **** ss of Sussex would be relocating back to England.
The occasion was Sunday service at Crathie Kirk, the small parish church near Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire where the Windsors spend their summers. William and Kate had arrived at the estate with their three children just two days earlier, though no images of the family had emerged publicly until this outing.
Charles and Camilla were the first to arrive, greeted by a guard of honor formed by troops from Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. William followed behind the wheel of his own car, with Kate and their children, George, Charlotte and Louis, inside. A separate vehicle carried Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, along with the Duke and **** ss of Edinburgh and their eldest daughter, Lady Louise.

#william #duke #church

Kate Middleton unveiled her latest hairstyle during the royal family's summer stay at Balmoral. The Princess of Wales rocked her new look as she joined Prince William for Sunday service at Crathie Kirk. For the unversed, it is the royal family's go-to parish church near their private Scottish retreat.
Kate Middleton recently turned heads at Balmoral, debuting her lightest hairstyle.
Photographed on August 23, the Princess of Wales traveled to Crathie Kirk in a Range Rover with Prince William at the wheel and their children in the back. The Waleses joined fellow royals for the Sunday service amid their ongoing summer break at Balmoral, the family's longtime late-summer haven in the Scottish Highlands.
As reported by InStyle, Middleton's outfit was mostly out of sight, but her radiant, sun-kissed complexion and blonder locks were unmistakable. Her ensemble included a white blouse with a high neckline, a tweed blazer, a dark hat, and statement gold earrings.
The Wales family has been at Balmoral since August 20, including Prince William, Princess Catherine, and their children – Prince George, 13; Princess Charlotte, 11; and Prince Louis, 8. Their arrival came one day after reports emerged on August 19 that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, would be returning to the U.K. soon for an undisclosed period.

#william

BATON ROUGE – That didn't take long.
Roughly 24 hours after Judge Will Jorden granted a temporary restraining order that gave several former college student-athletes a fifth year of eligibility, LSU football and Lane Kiffin have, as of now, reaped the benefits.
Per multiple reports, LSU has earned a commitment from former Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka out of the transfer portal Aug. 21. Tuihalamaka was among the 16 athletes listed as plaintiffs in the petition that was filed in an East Baton Rouge Parish court Aug. 20.
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Last season for the Fightin' Irish, Tuihalamaka recorded 12 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack. The 6-2, 255-pound had played all four years at Notre Dame, tallying up 61 career stops with 4.5 sacks in 54 games.

#kiffin #tuihalamaka #former #year

You know high school football is around the corner when teams are suiting up for scrimmages and jamborees.
After months of practice and 7-on-7 camps, it's time for teams across the 337 area to get a taste of what's to come in the upcoming 2026 season. From the 74th Annual Kiwanis Jamboree, to cross-town state powerhouse matchups, the week leading up to the 2026 season will be one prep football fans won't want to miss.
The Daily Advertiser has got you covered with a roundup of the high school football scrimmages and jamborees happening across the Lafayette Parish and its surrounding area. All games are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. unless noted within the list.
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you don't see a scrimmage or jamboree that's happening within Lafayette, Acadiana, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion and Iberia on this list please reach out to sports reporter Shannon Belt at sbeltgannett.com.
(Games listed in chronological order)

#school #scrimmages

Why, ****** o there friend. Come, sit down, let's have a natter. It's been a while, eh?
So, here we are at the dawn of a new season. The second in the Rob Couhig reign. The first proper season for Leam Richardson and his evolving coaching staff.
Out has gone Rob Kelly, replaced by John Coleman, once of the parish of Aldershot, from where I write this and all of my missives. (And yes, it is the 'hole you're thinking of in your head.)
Like many of us fans, we're obviously thinking how this season is going to pan out and where we'll be at the end of it. I am, for my sins, one of those happy to simply have a club to support, so maybe that puts me in the camp of being less ambitious than some.
When Couhig et al took over, I felt it would be a slow burn. An evolution rather than a revolution. Exorcising the demons of Dai Yongge would take quite some time to achieve and much longer than one summer or even two.

#john #aldershot

Crystal Palace co-owner and chairman Steve Parish contacted Dwight McNeil's partner before the midfielder's move to the club on Tuesday.
McNeil has completed a move to Palace and signed a four-year contract in a swap deal that involved Brennan Johnson moving to Everton.
McNeil, 26, nearly moved to Selhurst Park in the January transfer window when Palace agreed a loan-to-buy deal.
That deal would have turned into a £20m permanent move, only for the transfer to fall through when the required paperwork could not be completed in time, even though McNeil had already passed a medical.
After the deal fell through, McNeil's partner Megan Sharpley was critical of Palace, writing on Instagram: "We live in a world where everyone is aware of how big a problem mental health is.

#mcneil

The Ascension Parish Little League 12U baseball team ended its journey with a 4-1 loss to Texas West in The Southwest Region Championship Game in Waco, Texas.
The Texas team jumped out to a four-run lead in the first inning, but the Louisiana team continued to battle until the final out, as noted by an AP Baseball post.
When the team departed from Gonzales to head to Waco, they were already state champions, region finalists and one of the final teams to compete for an opportunity to represent their region in Williamsport.
"These boys took an entire community on an unforgettable ride," the post read. "They represented Ascension Parish and the state of Louisiana on the regional stage with toughness, heart, sportsmanship and pride."
Michael Tortorich is a journalist for the USA Today Network in Louisiana.

#team #waco #Baseball

A judge approved a $106 million settlement Thursday that ends a yearslong legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans.
The 18-story hotel project partially collapsed in October 2019, killing three people and damaging nearby property. A grand jury ultimately decided against indicting anyone in the deadly collapse, but lawsuits were filed, including one brought by the City of New Orleans in August 2020 naming the building owners, their partners and contractors.
The various lawsuits were consolidated into one case that includes a total of 490 plaintiffs, such as injured workers and businesses affected by the collapse, against 21 defendants, according to Mark Glago, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs. The case has been pending for more than six years, Glago noted.
The combined $106 million settlement was approved by Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese on Thursday, according to Glago and Court records.
"This will be an honor to, you know, these claimants that have been through so much," Glago said of the settlement. "We are very, very happy with this $106 million."

#glago #thursday #court #hotel