Sports

Paul Byrd - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

LSU’s Byrd didn’t look or act the part of an ace pitcher, until he took the mound By JOE MACALUSO, Written for the LSWA It’s late summer 1988, and the latest crop of freshmen were stepping onto the LSU campus.

Bruce Brown - 2023 LSHOF inductee

Willingness to take unconventional paths led to Brown’s iconic sportswriting career By KEVIN FOOTE, Written for the LSWA For Bruce Brown, the world’s view of the biggest thing out there was never a guiding light for him.

Alana Beard - 2023 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee

By JIMMY WATSON, Written for the LSWA Once offered a live goat in appreciation of her basketball prowess, Alana Beard was a generational athlete who won nearly every award imaginable for a women’s basketball player during an incredible career that took her across the world.

St. Ed’s trainers prepare for season

The importance of safety when swimming in pools

Backyard pools provide families with ample opportunities for recreation. It’s easy to be distracted by all the fun when swimming in a backyard pool, but it is crucial that homeowners take steps to ensure everyone is safe when spending time in the pool.

LSUE drops men’s basketball program

LSU Eunice will suspend the Men's Basketball program effective immediately for the upcoming 2023-24 season, the school recently announced on their website.

2023 top athletes named

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Their high school careers will be remembered for their accomplishments as stellar athletes and quality individuals. The Eunice News 2023 Athletes of the Year are Eunice High’s Gabby Mitchell and Hayden Darbonne along with St.

Summer workouts key to success

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor With high school football pre-season practices set to begin in a few weeks, the local teams are winding down the summer workouts. “I would grade us an A+ at this point,” St. Edmund head coach James Shiver said of the summer workouts.

Interesting facts about ice cream

Perhaps no food is as universally beloved as ice cream. Though people may dispute which ethnic cuisine reigns supreme or which region produces the most delicious barbecue or which city makes the best pizza, ice cream inspires no such debate.

Family race track developed

Richard Loveless initially wanted to construct a race track on about 150 acres of property that is on the Red River in Alexandria. But, as is the case in most instances, life had a different plan. “I said we could have a four-wheeler track kind of like Mud Fest,” Loveless stated.