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Louisiana High School Girls Basketball Final Scores, Results – December 2, 2025
The 2025 Louisiana high school girls basketball season continued on Tuesday, and High School On SI has a list of all the final scores from tonight’s slate of action.
Abbeville 45, Westgate 42
Albany 56, Mandeville 49
Alexandria 45, Northwest 36
Archbishop Chapelle 58, Thibodaux 36
Baker 41, Tara 35
Basile 50, Gueydan 32
Ben Franklin 40, Kenner Discovery Health Science 32
Benton 55, Woodlawn – Shrev. 24
Berwick 50, Northside Christian 20
Bolton Academy 40, Westminster Christian – Lafayette 9
Bossier 59, Magnolia School of Excellence 22
Broadmoor 45, Central – B.R. 39
C.E. Byrd 30, Red River 28
Caldwell Parish 41, Delta Charter 17
Calvary Baptist 53, Loyola Prep 33
Calvin 60, Doyline 6
Castor 64, Converse 45
Central Catholic 56, Comeaux 34
Central Lafourche 51, Morgan City 15
Chalmette 44, St. Mary’s Academy 18
Choudrant 61, Weston 29
D’Arbonne Woods Charter 40, Lincoln Preparatory School 20
David Thibodaux 34, South Cameron 27
Delhi Charter 57, Forest 40
Denham Springs 62, Edna Karr 26
Destrehan 67, McDonogh #35 32
Dodson 42, Grace Christian 9
Dominican 36, Archbishop Hannan 27
Downsville 28, Georgetown 26
Doyle 71, Maurepas 22
Dunham 44, Central Private 31
Dutchtown 60, East Iberville 17
E.D. White 39, Acad. of Sacred Heart – N.O. 34
East Ascension 41, East St. John 34
Eunice 40, Crowley 23
Evans 53, Pickering 41
Fairview 76, Glenmora 32
Florien 53, Hicks 47
Fontainebleau 38, Loranger 26
Franklinton 42, Academy of Our Lady 5
Franklin Parish 54, Ferriday 32
GEO Next Generation 46, Glen Oaks 44
Grand Lake 44, Kaplan 27
Green Oaks 43, Evangel Christian 21
Hackberry 59, DeQuincy 11
Hammond 60, Jewel Sumner 13
Hanson Memorial 47, Delcambre 33
Hathaway 79, Welsh 25
Haynes Academy 66, Fisher 24
Hornbeck 51, Montgomery 14
Independence 47, Kentwood 27
Iota 51, Port Barre 11
John Curtis Christian 52, Natchitoches Central 42
Johnson Bayou 38, Sabine Pass – TX – UIL 13
LaGrange 63, Beau Chene 18
Lake Charles College Prep 47, Port Allen 0
LaSalle 33, Monterey 24
Liberty 65, West Jefferson 4
Live Oak 50, Plaquemine 47
Mangham 64, General Trass 11
McKinley 49, Collegiate Baton Rouge 33
Merryville 70, East Beauregard 33
Midland 84, Lacassine 50
Minden 61, Lakeside 15
Mt. Hermon 55, Bogalusa 29
Negreet 51, Ebarb 33
Neville 67, Bastrop 40
North Vermilion 59, St. Thomas More 40
Northshore 53, Belle Chasse 32
Northside 53, Jennings 42
Northwood – Shrev. 61, Many 38
Oak Grove 54, West Monroe 43
Oakdale 55, Leesville 27
Opelousas Catholic 42, Ascension Episcopal 24
Ouachita Christian 61, Harrisonburg 11
Parkway 48, Carroll 29
Pine 58, Varnado 16
Pineville 48, DeRidder 27
Pitkin 51, Claiborne Christian 9
Plain Dealing 44, North Caddo 39
Plainview 54, Elizabeth 40
Providence Classical Academy 50, Glenbrook 4
Quitman 48, Jonesboro-Hodge 46
Rapides 40, North Central 31
Reeves 75, Kinder 59
Richwood 61, Delhi 24
Rosepine 57, Pleasant Hill 53
St. Amant 70, Assumption 20
St. John 43, Capitol 17
St. Joseph’s – Plaucheville 40, Northwood – Lena 31
St. Joseph’s Academy 65, St. Michael the Archangel 31
St. Martinville 46, Jeanerette 39
St. Scholastica 31, Northlake Christian 27
Salmen 57, Booker T. Washington – N.O. 20
Sam Houston 65, Lake Arthur 50
Scotlandville 47, Family Christian 12
Simpson 71, Oak Hill 62
Singer 40, Stanley 32
Slaughter Community Charter 38, Belaire 10
Slidell 65, Terrebonne 54
South Lafourche 27, Mt. Carmel 22
Southern Lab 67, Ponchatoula 44
Southwood 57, Booker T. Washington – Shr. 52
Sterlington 64, Haughton 49
Teurlings Catholic 47, Acadiana Renaissance Charter 13
Tioga 67, Avoyelles 35
University Lab 71, Brusly 19
Vandebilt Catholic 34, West St. Mary 18
Vermilion Catholic 49, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy 23
Vidalia 55, Madison 20
Ville Platte 57, Avoyelles Public Charter 11
Walker 38, H.L. Bourgeois 34
West Feliciana 66, Rayne 45
West Ouachita 63, Beekman Charter 11
West St. John 40, Frederick A Douglass 14
Westlake 63, Jena 34
White Castle 60, Donaldsonville 47
Winnfield 67, Lakeview 53
Woodlawn – B.R. 66, Istrouma 36
Wossman 61, Ouachita Parish 44
Zachary 55, Madison Prep 49
Zwolle 57, Anacoco 48
Hopefully Ryan Coogler has a U-Haul on standby. The 39-year-old movie director may need a moving van March 15 to bring the Oscars home for his horror film, “Sinners.”
The movie, which grossed $369 million in worldwide box office receipts, is up for a record 16 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Song.
This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Ryan Coogler, center, accepting the award for cinematic and box office achievement for “Sinners” during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
“Sinners” is already a winner for putting the spotlight on the blues and at least three Louisiana musicians who shaped the sound. Much of the vampire thriller is set in Southern juke joints of the 1930s, makeshift dancehalls that shook with sounds that poured the foundation for rock ‘n’ roll, soul, R&B, rap, country and more.
Coogler illustrates that past and future in a scene with the original song, “I Lied to You.” The 1930s scene drifts to visions of the coming decades of rock, rap, break dancing and funk.
Buddy Guy uses a drum stick to play a Jimi Hendrix tune at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4, 2023.
Buddy Guy, an 89-year-old native of Pointe Coupee Parish, appears briefly in the movie as an aging version of the character Sammie “Preacher Boy” Moore. Born in 1936 in Lettsworth, Guy was a product of this “Sinners” era with skills that heavily influenced Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others considered guitar gods.
A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Kennedy Center honoree, Guy is still going strong with a tour of Australia set for April.
Fellow blues senior and Homer native Bobby Rush has also enjoyed “Sinners” notoriety, along with the late harmonica legend Little Walter of Marksville. Rush, 92, wasn’t seen in the movie, but his harmonica was used for the character “Delta Slim.”
Bluesman Bobby Rush, 92, right, performs with Kenny Wayne Shepherd in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Saturday, May 3, 2025. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
Guy and actor Miles Caton performed the Little Walter original, “Juke.” The song has more than 2.2 million streams on Spotify and nearly 750,000 plays on YouTube.
Like Guy, Rush is not resting in his senior years. Between now and end of May, Rush has gigs stretching from the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans to the Ribs & Blues Festival in the Netherlands.
Similar to Guy, Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs in 1930, left Louisiana for Chicago, where he recorded “Juke,” “My Babe” and more groundbreaking harmonica blues. Renowned as an alcoholic with a short fuse and numerous fight injuries, Walter only lived to the age of 37.
Art director Tim Davis helped create the church in “Sinners,” and fans have analyzed its design. Miles Caton plays preacher boy Sammie in the film.
Yet the blues of Walter, Rush and Guy live on, thanks to “Sinners,” introducing a new generation to the foundation of American music.
Herman Fuselier is executive director of the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission. A longtime journalist covering Louisiana music and culture, he lives in Opelousas. His “Zydeco Stomp” show airs at noon Saturdays on KRVS Public Media.
Louisiana State Police released updated information regarding an officer-involved shooting March 5 in Ascension Parish.
According to an LSP news release, the preliminary investigation found that a Gonzales Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop at around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of South John Street and Orice Roth Road.
In the release, LSP identified the driver of the vehicle as 21-year-old Anthony Talbert of Baton Rouge, who was accompanied by a female passenger.
During the stop, Talbert allegedly reached toward a firearm that was inside the vehicle, per the release.
The officer responded by discharging a department-issued firearm one time, which grazed both Talbert and the unidentified female, the release continued.
According to police, Talbert then fled the scene, exceeding 100 miles per hour and disregarding multiple traffic controls.
Troopers reported Talbert was taken into custody following a short pursuit.
He was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on charges of aggravated flight, reckless operation, obstruction of justice and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, police said in the release.
Per troopers, the female was transported to a hospital and was treated for minor injuries.
LSP’s initial news release reported no officers were injured.
According to police, the investigation remained active and further information would be released as available.
Michael Tortorich is a journalist for the USA Today Network in Louisiana.
Gonzales Weekly Citizen and Donaldsonville Chief, part of the USA Today Network of Louisiana, cover Ascension Parish and the greater Baton Rouge area. Follow at facebook.com/WeeklyCitizen and facebook.com/DonaldsonvilleChief.
Louisiana’s ‘largest’ ever earthquake rattles home security camera
A security camera captured the moment a 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook homes in northwest Louisiana.
Thursday’s earthquake that shook furniture and rattled pipes in the Shreveport region may have some property owners wondering whether they should consider buying insurance to cover them from potential stronger movement in the future.
The 4.9 magnitude earthquake that struck just north of Coushatta at 5:30 a.m. March 5 was the strongest onshore event in Louisiana history.
No structural damage has been reported from Thursday’s earthquake so far, but the strength of the movement may have been enough to raise concern.
“If people are concerned they should call their insurance agent and explore pricing and options,” Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said in an interview with USA Today Network.
“It’s not an issue that has come up often in Louisiana, but if coverage can alleviate anxiety and risk it’s absolutely something homeowners and property owners should consult their agent about,” he said.
Earth movement or subsidence insurance is generally excluded from homeowners’ policies, as is flood insurance, but property owners can secure the coverage through their insurers as an add-on, called an endorsement.
Eugene Montgomery, owner of Community Financial Insurance Center in northern Louisiana, said a subsidence endorsement to cover earthquake damage would generally be inexpensive in Louisiana because of the low risk.
“The coverage itself is inexpensive, but the deductible would be high,” Montgomery told USA Today Network.
That’s the case for one Shreveport homeowner who asked not to be identified. The homeowner secured a subsidence endorsement following Thursday’s earthquake that cost $120 per year after discounts with a 10% deductible.
Republican state Sen. Adam Bass, who also operates an Allstate agency in Bossier, said most people won’t buy an add-on that’s not required by their mortgage holders no matter how inexpensive it is.
Bass said he hasn’t had any inquiries about earth movement insurance during his career.
But Montgomery said he remembers a temporary spike in those policies in 1990 when climatologist Iben Brown predicted a major earthquake would strike the New Madrid Fault in Missouri on Dec. 3 of that year, a forecast that flopped.
“It really created a little bit of a panic,” Montgomery said. “Everybody wanted insurance for a short period of time.”
Montgomery doesn’t expect a similar run on earthquake after Thursday’s event, but said he won’t be surprised if some level of interest increases.
“When people can actually feel the earth moving it gets their attention,” he said.
Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.
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