Louisiana
Louisiana-Monroe doesn’t have any Arch Manning ‘fear’ if he starts for Texas
Texas still hasn’t made a decision on their starting quarterback for Saturday’s game, but if Arch Manning gets the call, Louisiana-Monroe doesn’t feel too concerned.
Quinn Ewers went down with an abdominal strain in last week’s win over UTSA, which included a standout relief outing from Manning in which he threw for four touchdowns and ran for a 67-yard score.
Nevertheless, if it is Manning making his first-ever start against UL-Monroe, the Warhawks aren’t too worried.
Defensive coordinator Earnest Hill said Wednesday a number of his players have experience facing Manning during their high school days.
Manning notably attended the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans before coming to the Longhorns.
“We actually have some kids on our team who played against him in New Orleans, and a couple guys done beat him already,” Hill told reporters earlier this week. So, they don’t hold too much fear against him. So, they’re not going to hold any fear against him coming up here.”
In relief of the injured Ewers, Manning threw for 223 yards in what was his longest look in college thus far.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian opened up this week about his belief in the nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning, saying he has a good “understanding” of the system.”
“Arch has got a really good understanding of what we’re trying to do,” Sarkisian said. “Even though we’re putting in a new game plan, I think he understands the premise of the plays that we have in our system. And then, yes, we’re dressing them up certain ways and different things, but I think he has a good firm understanding of the premise of those plays. And so when he gets in, he can operate them to a high level.”
UL-Monroe, which has started the year 2-0, ranks third in the Sun Belt in scoring defense, yielding just 10 points per contest thus far.
Facing No. 1 Texas, though, will present a whole host of other challenges.
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) – Louisiana insurance officials will hold a press conference Wednesday to acknowledge the retirement of bonds issued after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple and Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation leadership will provide an update on the state-backed insurer as hurricane season begins.
The press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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CALVIN, La. (WVUE) – A small community in north-central Louisiana is working to preserve an important piece of its history.
During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work replanting by hand the state’s only national forest.
The tiny community of Calvin, tucked away in the resulting pine forest, holds only a few other remaining crumbling clues of that work, as Dave McNamara finds in the Heart of Louisiana.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (Gray Louisiana) – Louisiana drivers will soon no longer need annual vehicle safety inspection stickers for most personal vehicles.
Gov. Jeff Landry signed House Bill 1085 into law Tuesday morning, ending the state’s mandatory vehicle safety inspection sticker program for most personal vehicles. The bill was authored by Rep. Larry Bagley, R-Stonewall, who has worked for years to pass the change.
The law replaces the current inspection sticker, often called a brake tag, with a $6 QR code sticker tied to the vehicle’s registration.
Fifty-nine of Louisiana’s 64 parishes will abolish the inspection stickers and use QR codes instead. Drivers in East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Iberville, and Ascension parishes would still need emissions testing under federal law.
The changes are set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
There will be a grace period from June 30 until Jan. 1, 2027. During that time, law enforcement will not issue citations for failing to display an inspection sticker.
Supporters of the bill have argued the inspection process is outdated and inconvenient for drivers. Bagley previously said the QR code would include limited vehicle information, such as the VIN, and would be available to law enforcement through special equipment.
The change will not apply to every vehicle. Some commercial vehicles, school buses and certain farm vehicles would still be subject to safety inspections. Some local governments would also still be able to require local inspections.
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