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Independence Bowl should be another thriller
When you think of BCS champions, the Independence Bowl may not be the first bowl game that pops into your mind. But the Shreveport bowl has entertained fans from teams who were on their way to a B...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cajuns and New Orleans a perfect fit
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette was involved with the New Orleans Bowl before the Cajuns’ back-to-back bowl bids to the Cresent City. Due to damage by Hurricane Katrina to the Superdome, ...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Championship games matched power rankings
All the years I have been covering high school sports in St. Landry Parish, there have been two major arguments concerning football. Some public school coaches count the number of private schools t...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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The highs and lows of bowls
Fans from two Louisiana schools are happy about their bowl bids. Two others are ticked about how it all panned out. The University of Louisiana at Monroe earned its first-ever bowl opportunity as t...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Give me games, not hurricanes
I was born in Mobile and raised in the Florida panhandle so I have always been around hurricanes. My high school mascot was a dolphin, but we could have also been named the Hurricanes with as many ...
Aug 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 70 70 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thankful for our freedom
When you think of the Fourth of July, the birthday of our nation’s independence is what we celebrate all around the country. While many national holidays have been moved to a Monday, I think Indepe...
Jul 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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Title IX still important 40 years later
Title IX, also known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act became law on June 23, 1972. It states (in part):that "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be ex...
Jun 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
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McAllister heads 2012 Hall of Fame
NATCHITOCHES – Five football standouts, led by star NFL running backs Deuce McAllister of the New Orleans Saints and Baton Rouge native Warrick Dunn, are among the eight 2012 inductees who will ent...
Jun 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Happy Father’s Day to dads everywhere
Happy Father’s Day - I hope today is a great day for dads everywhere. Minnesota Twins’ star and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew once told this story about his dad: “My father used to play with my br...
Jun 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Director’s Column: 2012 Prep Classic Poster Contest
Director's Column By: Kenny Henderson, Executive Director Each December many spectators, coaches and athletes pack the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to watch the last 10 teams standing compete for the L...
Jun 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Special memories for Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to mothers everywhere. As we celebrate our moms today, I have to give credit to my mother and grandmother for helping mold me into what I have become. Grandma Monie (Rosa Lee was...
May 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Athletes – your school’s ambassadors
By Kenny Henderson LHSAA Executive Director An ambassador is someone who represents an organization or movement; it is someone who is the face of a greater entity or thing. Athletes are their scho...
Mar 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 60 60 recommendations | email to a friend
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