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Flounder make surprise summer show

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August 10, 2024

Don’t know why this happens, but every summer coastal anglers are blessed with what only can be called “a bonus fish.”

One year it was dolphin, the fish not the mammal, and one year it was black drum. Sheepshead, bull croaker and giant white trout had their turns.

This year it’s flounder.

An abundance of the flat fish was first noticed at the Catholic High Alumni Rodeo in early June. There were years when a single angler with a single fish showed up on that leaderboard. This year the count stopped at 20 weighed flounder.

And, they kept coming.

Grand Isle Rodeo weighmaster Marty Bourgeois said there were more showing up in the granddaddy of all saltwater events this year, but nothing of great size.

Yet, in the Blue Boot Rodeo in Grand Isle last month, a four-pounder took the top prize — that’s a big flounder.

So, why?

Creel limits are relatively new, a 10-fish-per-day limit, along with an Oct. 15-Nov. 30 closed season, and it’s too early to tell if those new regulations have had enough time to affect this year’s catch.

So, when reading up on flounder, it appears a flounder “run” is cyclical, that water temperatures influences the sex of a flounder — the warmer the water the more male flounder in our waters — and since we came through a relatively cold winter maybe we have more female flounder, and more females mean more eggs, which means more little flounder.

No matter the reason, flounder are “in” this summer, and now you just have to be able to afford crabmeat for that stuffed flounder recipe to make tablefare fit for a king — and a queen.

Freezer Day

Hunters for the Hungry director Julie Grunewald is urging hunters to beat last year’s record-setting 21,881-pound collection in the statewide Clean Out Your Freezer campaign. This year’s collection begins next weekend.

While this organization began in the 1990s to urge hunters to clear their freezers to get ready for the upcoming hunting seasons, you don’t have to be a hunter to contribute.

The program’s target is for “…anyone and everyone to drop off properly packaged and labeled frozen goods,” which means packaged meats should be labeled and dated.

That’s because food banks won’t accept the donations that can’t be identified. Vacuum-sealed and those items from professional processor work out best, but they must be frozen.

Volunteers will staff collection sites around the state and will have ice chests to accept donations.

The list of dates, times and locations are listed elsewhere on this page. If you have questions, you can email Grunewald: julie@h4hla.org.

Big reward

State Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have posted a $12,500 reward for information leading to the person or persons responsible for killing an endangered whooping crane found in January this year in Evangeline Parish.

According to these agencies, the juvenile crane was found dead in a pond in Mamou on the south side of Besi Lane. A necropsy found a shot fractured the bird’s spine and led to internal hemorrhaging.

The reward’s total comes from funding by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation, the International Crane Foundation and the Dallas Zoo.

If you have information, call the Fish and Wildlife Service (985) 882-3756 or Wildlife and Fisheries’ Lake Charles Office (337) 491-2588. Callers can remain anonymous.

No dogs?

Last week the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed suit in a Michigan federal court against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with hopes of rescinding a new regulation restricting the importation of dogs into our country.

The two federal agencies cite a need to prevent the spread of rabies to our country as the reason for imposing the new rule.

The foundation says the new rule even applies to countries such as Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy among others are countries “… which the Center for Disease Control classifies as ‘low risk’ or ‘free’ of dog rabies.”

Guess we can be thankful a long-ago waterfowl hunter decided to bring Labrador retrievers into Louisiana.

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Louisiana Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Nov. 8, 2025

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10 hours ago

November 9, 2025

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The Louisiana Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Nov. 8, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Nov. 8 drawing

03-53-60-62-68, Powerball: 11, Power Play: 2

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Nov. 8 drawing

3-2-6

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Nov. 8 drawing

5-6-0-2

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from Nov. 8 drawing

5-6-4-4-0

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Winning Easy 5 numbers from Nov. 8 drawing

06-17-22-30-35

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Winning Lotto numbers from Nov. 8 drawing

16-17-19-23-30-31

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

All Louisiana Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Louisiana Lottery offices. Prizes of over $5,000 must be claimed at Lottery office.

By mail, follow these instructions:

Sign and complete the information on the back of your winning ticket, ensuring all barcodes are clearly visible (remove all scratch-off material from scratch-off tickets).
Photocopy the front and back of the ticket (except for Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, as photocopies are not accepted for these games).
Complete the Louisiana Lottery Prize Claim Form, including your telephone number and mailing address for prize check processing.
Photocopy your valid driver’s license or current picture identification.

Mail all of the above in a single envelope to:

Louisiana Lottery Headquarters

555 Laurel Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70801

To submit in person, visit Louisiana Lottery headquarters:

555 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 297-2000.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.

Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Louisiana Lottery.

When are the Louisiana Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5: Daily at 9:59 p.m. CT.
Easy 5: 9:59 p.m. CT Wednesday and Saturday.
Lotto: 9:59 p.m. CT Wednesday and Saturday.

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Louisiana high school football final scores, results — November 7, 2025

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November 8, 2025

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Louisiana high school football final scores, results — November 7, 2025

The 2025 Louisiana high school football season continued on Friday, and High School On SI has a list of final scores from this weekend.

Louisiana High School Football Scores, Results & Live Updates (LHSAA) – November 7, 2025

A.J. Ellender 31, Morgan City 6

Acadiana 21, Carencro 14

Albany 46, Bogalusa 28

Ascension Catholic 54, East Iberville 16

Ascension Christian 25, North Iberville 24

Assumption 14, South Terrebonne 16

Barbe 70, Sam Houston 49

Beekman 86, Madison 58

Belaire 30, Baker 7

Belle Chasse 55, Kenner Discovery 0

Bonnabel 35, Riverdale 12

Bourgeois 38, East St. John 20

Breaux Bridge 22, Livonia 19

Brother Martin 31, Holy Cross 3

Brusly 6, Istrouma 0

Caldwell Parish 47, Vidalia 0

Calvary Baptist Academy 51, North Caddo 6

Carver Collegiate Academy 36, Fredrick Douglass 14

Catholic – N.I. 42, Houma Christian 8

Central 48, Scotlandville 7

Church Point 49, Ville Platte 6

Covenant Christian Academy 49, Central Catholic 6

Covington 14, St. Paul’s 34

De La Salle 49, Livingston Collegiate Academy 23

Delta Charter 32, St. Frederick 29

Denham Springs 54, St. Amant 26

Destrehan 49, Thibodaux 26

East Ascension 35, Walker 20

East Feliciana 58, Northeast 14

Episcopal 48, Capitol 0

Erath 40, Abbeville 12

Eunice 64, Washington-Marion 50

Evangel Christian Academy 55, Parkway 27

Ferriday 46, Rayville 6

Franklin 22, Delcambre 14

Franklin Parish 61, Tioga 22

Franklinton 41, Archbishop Hannan 17

Green Oaks 58, Magnolia 6

Gueydan 28, Highland Baptist Christian 10

Hammond 35, Ponchatoula 28

Haughton 58, St. Louis Catholic 34

Haynesville 47, Glenbrook 0

Homer 49, D’Arbonne Woods 42

Jeanerette 60, Hanson Memorial 0

Jena 52, Buckeye 0

Jennings 27, Westlake 6

Jewel Sumner 21, Amite 7

John Ehret 27, West Jefferson 0

Jonesboro-Hodge 30, Cedar Creek 0

Kaplan 28, St. Martinville 20

Kentwood 44, Central Private 14

Kinder 48, Avoyelles 6

Lafayette 41, Sulphur 14

Lafayette Christian Academy 13, Lake Arthur 0

Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy 25, Ascension Episcopal 24

Leesville 56, LaGrange 24

Liberty 30, Woodlawn-B.R. 21

Lincoln Prep 51, Arcadia 28

Loreauville 15, West St. Mary 14

Loyola College Prep 28, Northwood 27

Lutcher 42, South Lafourche 3

Mamou 58, Pine Prairie 0

Mandeville 42, Fontainebleau 20

Mansfield 28, Many 10

McDonogh 35 56, Eleanor McMain 18

Metairie Park Country Day 42, Collegiate Academy 0

Minden 42, Southwood 0

Natchitoches Central 27, Benton 13

Neville 31, Alexandria 14

Newman 28, South Plaquemines 0

North Webster 31, Bastrop 0

Northlake Christian 57, Independence 15

Northwest 45, Iota 14

Patterson 28, Donaldsonville 19

Pickering 15, Plain Dealing 6

Pine 48, Springfield 12

Rayne 42, Crowley 27

Red River 54, Oakdale 18

Richwood 36, Carroll 14

Ringgold 40, Bolton 0

Riverside Academy 1, Crescent City Christian 0

Rosepine 40, East Beauregard 34

Ruston 49, West Monroe 44

Sacred Heart 42, Berchmans Academy 6

Salmen 28, Chalmette 24

Slidell 42, Northshore 3

Southside 65, New Iberia 7

St. Augustine 55, John Curtis Christian 28

St. Charles Catholic 24, Archbishop Shaw 0

St. Helena College and Career Academy 34, Pope John Paul II 24

St. James 63, Berwick 0

St. John 35, White Castle 6

St. Martin’s Episcopal 46, Varnado 28

St. Mary’s 58, Lakeview 0

St. Michael 52, McKinley 0

St. Paul’s 34, Covington 14

St. Thomas More 55, North Vermilion 7

Terrebonne 52, Central Lafourche 25

Teurlings Catholic 36, Northside 6

The Willow School 12, Abramson 8

University Lab 42, Port Allen 6

Vinton 21, DeQuincy 17

Washington 40, Woodlawn-Shreveport 14

West Feliciana 48, Tara 0

West St. John 46, Centerville 0

Westminster Christian Academy – Lafayette 20, Vermilion Catholic 19

Winnfield 20, Lakeside 6

Wossman 29, Peabody 20

Young Audiences Charter 36, Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy 0

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LSU women’s basketball suffocates SLU, Johnson duo shines

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November 7, 2025

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LSU women’s basketball suffocates SLU, Johnson duo shines

When the Tigers played their first game on Tuesday, Houston Christian scored 27 points in the first half to LSU’s 53.

On Thursday, when Southeastern Louisiana came to town, the Lions were held to just six points at the break while LSU had 61.

LSU women’s basketball made history during its second game of the season, allowing the fewest points in any half all-time, holding the Lions to only six points.

The swarming Tigers’ defense continued their dominance in the second half, limiting the Lions to 10-for-52 (19.2%) shooting from the field and propelled themselves to victory, defeating Southeastern Louisiana 115-26.

Head coach Kim Mulkey has always built her teams through tenacity, grit and defense, and it was on full display Thursday night. The Tigers recorded 19 steals and three blocks, shutting down any offensive rhythm the Lions hoped to gain.

LSU turned those hustle plays into points, scoring 42 points off turnovers

It wasn’t just the defense that was clicking on all cylinders; the offense had no trouble finding its footing with almost every single Tiger contributing to the score.

Depth has been one of the selling points of this year’s team, and with five players scoring more than double-digit points and totaling 25 assists as a team, the Tigers have shown they have multiple options.

“Just share the ball,” Mulkey said. “Good things are going to happen and certainly we’ve got players that can go 1-on-1, and can entertain you, but at the end of the day, when you get to SEC play and good games, you’re going to have to reverse the ball, you’re gonna have to share the ball and let everybody, as they like to say, eat.”

It was an extremely efficient night for LSU as it finished the game shooting 50-for-74 (67.6%) from the field and 8-for-18 (44.4%) from three.

Senior Flau’Jae Johnson led by example, finishing with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.

However, the freshman ZaKiyah Johnson also showed why she’s one of the best freshmen in the country, scoring the second-most points for the Tigers. She has drawn comparisons to other LSU greats, such as Aneesah Morrow, for her relentless effort on the boards.

After recording a double-double in her first game, Johnson once again put up another solid performance, finishing with 16 points, five rebounds and four steals on 8-for-11 (72.7%) from the field.

The Johnson and Johnson duo has begun to take shape as the season begins, and with solid post moves from ZaKiyah and Flau’Jae, being able to score and make plays, the two complement each other very well.

The Tigers had the size advantage against the Lions and attacked the inside all night long. The Tigers scored 74 points in the paint and shot 29-for-40 (72.5%) on layups.

Not only were they able to feed the ball to their bigs such as Kate Koval, Grace Knox and Amiya Joyner, but they were also able to attack downhill and get to the basket.

The fast and twitchy guards of MiLaysia Fulwiley and Kailyn Gilbert showed that they could score inside without dumping it off to their bigs down low.

Even on the rare occasion when LSU missed near the basket, Koval cleaned the boards on the offensive end, hauling in four offensive rebounds.

After a quiet debut with the Bayou Bengals, scoring only seven points, Koval got going early, scoring points in the first half and finishing with 17 while also adding nine rebounds to the stat sheet.

Outside shooting has always been a rollercoaster for Mulkey’s teams, but freshman guard Bella Hines may have found a way to help out.

Hines finished the game with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals, but shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc. Not only did she attempt the most threes on the team in this game, but she also made the most.

She didn’t shoot the ball a lot on Tuesday during the victory against the Huskies, only attempting and making one, but it’s clear that once she gets going, she can shoot the ball from deep.

Hines and her other talented freshman teammates have proven early that they belong at this stage.

“They’re confident,” Mulkey said. “They will guard anybody on the floor. They might get abused, but they’re still gonna come back, and they’re gonna try and do their best.”

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