Daniel Cormier will be part of another Hall of Fame.

A Lafayette, Louisiana native, Cormier this weekend will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. He is also already a member of the UFC Hall of Fame, National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame and Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Cormier made his mark early in the Louisiana sports world, even before getting to Oklahoma State. He was a three-time state champion for Northside High School, then went to Colby Community College, where he won a pair of NJCAA titles and was 61-0.

Once at OSU, Cormier immediately cracked the starting lineup at 184 pounds in 2000 and 2001. He was 52-10 as a Cowboy, qualifying for the NCAA Wrestling Championships both seasons. Cormier was an NCAA runner-up in 2001, losing to Cael Sanderson in the finals. He also lost to Sanderson twice in the Big 12 finals. Of Cormier’s 10 collegiate losses, six were to Sanderson.

Cormier achieved most of his success after leaving Stillwater, first on the international wrestling circuit. He qualified for the Olympics as a member of Team USA in 2004 and 2008, placing fourth at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Cormier didn’t get to compete in 2008 after having to drop out of the tournament because of illness. He also earned a bronze medal at 96 kilograms at the World Championships in 2007.

Cormier started his mixed martial arts career in 2009 with Strikeforce, becoming the King of the Cage heavyweight champion and winning the 2012 Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. He then joined the UFC and became the second fighter in UFC history to hold belts in two weight divisions at the same time as the champion at light heavyweight and heavyweight. He was the first to have title defenses in two divisions. Cormier was 22-3 in his MMA career.

The 2024 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class features eight other inductees, including former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new study revealed that Louisiana is among the least expensive states to give birth in.

Birth Injury Lawyers Group, personal injury attorneys, looked at data from the Health Care Cost Insitute to see the average cost of different delivery types and to find the average overall delivery cost, according to a news release.

“Whilst bringing a new life into the world is exciting for parents, it is also a shame that, for many, birth also brings a huge economic burden,” said Bob Goldwater from Birth Injury Lawyers Group.

Louisiana was named the sixth least expensive state to give birth in. According to the study, the average cost of delivery in the state is $9,883.

Mississippi was named the least expensive state to give birth in with an average cost of delivery of $7,639, while California was the most expensive state to give birth in with an average cost of $19,230, according to the study.

Check out the top 10 least expensive states to give birth in, according to the study:

1. Mississippi
2. Arkansas
3. Oklahoma
4. Missouri
5. Kansas
6. Louisiana
7. Kentucky
8. Iowa
9. Texas
10. Arizona

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GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 17-year-old Louisiana man drowned in Galveston on Friday, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol.

Authorities said at 2:53 p.m., beach patrol was called to the scene regarding a swimmer in distress on the west side of Tower 25.

When the Galveston Island Beach Patrol supervisor arrived, guards signaled for a missing swimmer.

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Additional agencies were called to assist, and a jet ski was launched to search with multiple guards.

At 3:38 p.m., the beach patrol pulled the 17-year-old from the water.

Galveston police and fire departments conducted CPR on the teenager, and he was taken by Galveston EMS to UTMB, where he was pronounced dead.

The teenager’s identity has not been released by authorities.

The beach patrol confirmed with Eyewitness News that the teenager’s death marked the fifth drowning on Galveston Island this year. Lt. Austin Kirwin said on average, there are about seven to eight drownings a season.

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