Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games.

The NBA announced today that 112 players have notified the league that they wish to be removed from the list of “early entry” players eligible for selection in the 2022 NBA Draft.

“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy has been arrested after being accused of putting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend’s college dorm room.

Louisiana researchers have identified 14 new species of shrews on an Indonesian island where seven in that genus were previously known.

The U.S. has given full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer.

An associate athletic director at Louisiana State University has filed a $50 million lawsuit accusing university officials of retaliating against her for reporting repeated racist remarks and inappropriate sexual behavior by a former head football coach.

John Bel Edwards reelection victory in the red state of Louisiana, analysts talk of cross-party voters, the get-out-the-vote effort in New Orleans and the Donald Trump factor. And fans of Louisianas two premier football teams definitely have reason to feel good. The Democratic governor exchanges text messages and has developed a friendship with LSU Coach Ed Orgeron and attends some team practices. Edwards greeted Orgeron and the entire LSU team when they arrived home after defeating Alabama. Engster said the exchanges make Edwards seem like a regular Louisiana guy, a hunter and family man who loves football.

Trump attended Game 5 of the series and days later hosted the victorious Washington Nationals at the White House. "I love Alabama," Trump said on Friday. Let's see, it's LSU versus a pretty good team from Alabama," Trump said in Monroe. Saturday will be the second time Trump has attended a college football game as president. Some examples of presidents as football fans: President William Howard Taft attended the LSU game against Sewanee in October 1909 in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, DC President Donald Trump is expected to attend Saturday's college football matchup between the two highest-ranked teams in the nation, Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama. The Federal Aviation Administration is advising that Trump will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the game. It will be the third Trump visit to a high-profile sporting event in as many weeks. Last month Trump attended Game 5 of the World Series in Washington, and Trump traveled to New York on Saturday to watch Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 244 at Madison Square Garden.