Sports

Agents cite 5 for duck hunting violations

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited five subjects for alleged migratory game bird violations in Jefferson Davis and Evangeline parishes in two separate cases.
 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries map showing three locations of chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries map showing three locations of chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Deer in St. Landry Parish pen test positive for CWD

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is alerting the public of three additional chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). The recent detections in Concordia, St.
Junior guard Caroline Lavergne drives to the hoop last week against Sacred Heart. Lavergne again led the Lady Jays in scoring with 16 points in a 54-22 win over Catholic-Pointe Coupee on Tuesday night in District 5-1A play to improve St. Ed’s record to 20-3 on the season. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Junior guard Caroline Lavergne drives to the hoop last week against Sacred Heart. Lavergne again led the Lady Jays in scoring with 16 points in a 54-22 win over Catholic-Pointe Coupee on Tuesday night in District 5-1A play to improve St. Ed’s record to 20-3 on the season. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Jays, Lady Cats split in district action

The St. Edmund Lady Jays and Eunice High Lady Cats split their district action on Tuesday night, with the Lady Jays dominating on the way to their 20th win of the year while Eunice High struggled to get anything going against LaGrange in District 3-4A. Lady Jays 54, Catholic-P.C. 22 St.
St Edmund Blue Jay wrestlers competed at the Lafayette Metro Wrestling meet on Saturday. Henry Summerlin received second place in his weight class and Cooper Berzas took home third place in his eight class. From left, are Summerlin, Coach Shane Lebleu, and Berzas. (Submitted photo)

St Edmund Blue Jay wrestlers competed at the Lafayette Metro Wrestling meet on Saturday. Henry Summerlin received second place in his weight class and Cooper Berzas took home third place in his eight class. From left, are Summerlin, Coach Shane Lebleu, and Berzas. (Submitted photo)

Winners in Lafayette meet

St Edmund Blue Jay wrestlers competed at the Lafayette Metro Wrestling meet on Saturday. Henry Summerlin received second place in his weight class and Cooper Berzas took home third place in his eight class. From left, are Summerlin, Coach Shane Lebleu, and Berzas. (Submitted photo)
The Lady Jays powerlifting team delivered another impressive performance at the Elton High School Invitational. Freshman Brylee Brown led the way with a total of 500 lbs, improving her total by 55 lbs and securing third place in her weight class. This was their final meet before heading into regionals later this month. (Submitted photo)

The Lady Jays powerlifting team delivered another impressive performance at the Elton High School Invitational. Freshman Brylee Brown led the way with a total of 500 lbs, improving her total by 55 lbs and securing third place in her weight class. This was their final meet before heading into regionals later this month. (Submitted photo)

Powerlifting win

The Lady Jays powerlifting team delivered another impressive performance at the Elton High School Invitational. Freshman Brylee Brown led the way with a total of 500 lbs, improving her total by 55 lbs and securing third place in her weight class.
Eunice High and St. Edmund baseball head coaches Scott Phillips and Nick Trosclair are pictured with Perry Pitre Ford’s Perry Pitre as the schools prepare to co-host Saturday’s Perry Pitre Ford Jamboree at their home baseball fields. (Photo by Casey Charlie)

Eunice High and St. Edmund baseball head coaches Scott Phillips and Nick Trosclair are pictured with Perry Pitre Ford’s Perry Pitre as the schools prepare to co-host Saturday’s Perry Pitre Ford Jamboree at their home baseball fields. (Photo by Casey Charlie)

Tournament launches high school baseball season

The curtain raiser on the high school baseball season has arrived with the annual Perry Pitre Ford beginning today at Eunice High with a junior varsity schedule. The event, played over three days, is co-hosted by Eunice High and St.
St. Edmund’s Caroline Lavergne drives past Sacred Heart defenders as the Lady Jays win 56-38. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund’s Caroline Lavergne drives past Sacred Heart defenders as the Lady Jays win 56-38. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund, Sacred Heart split wins

The rivalry between Sacred Heart and St. Edmund never fades or goes out of style. It’s a matchup that both teams anticipate and look forward to. To quote a cliche, you can throw the records out when they match up. It was the case again last Friday as the two teams met up on St.
Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo bu Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo bu Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Seafood testing campaign raises awareness of foreign shrimp use

A new round of genetic seafood testing conducted for a state advisory panel detected foreign shrimp that was falsely presented as domestic in a small percentage of the restaurants sampled in New Orleans, despite a new state law that forbids the practice.
An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video capture)

An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video capture)

Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7B, study finds

New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching the Environmental Protection Agency’s goals.

LDWF assessing winter saltwater fish kills

After the recent freezing temperatures, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received numerous reports of fish kills.