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Monroe-area high school football schedules for the 2024 season

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August 13, 2024

Monroe-area high school football schedules for the 2024 season

Expect a number of feisty contests when the 2024 Louisiana High School Athletic Association football season kicks off Sept. 6 across Northeast Louisiana.

The Monroe area boasted three state champions last fall and two additional semifinalists with at last that many expecting the same finish this fall.

Ruston High, which completed an undefeated season (14-0), returns a bundle of talent for coach Jerrod Baugh, which has a team seeking a third consecutive trip to the Louisiana Superdome. Tulane commitment Josh Brantley, uncommitted Power 5 recruit Aidan Anding and Louisiana Tech commit Zheric Hill give Bearcat fans plenty to smile about.

Union Parish (10-4) also won a state title in Non-Select Division III and Oak Grove compiled an 12-2 record to win Non-Select Division IV. Semifinal finishes came from Sterlington (11-2) in Non-Select Division III and Ouachita Christian (11-2) in Select Division IV.

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Jimmy covers Louisiana sports him for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.

Here’s a look at the 2024 schedules for Monroe area football teams:

Class 5A

West Monroe

Sept. 6 vs. Huntington

Sept. 13 Open

Sept. 20 at North DeSoto

Sept. 27 at Catholic B.R.

Oct. 4 vs. Scotlandville

Oct. 11 at Alexandria

Oct. 18 at Ouachita Parish

Oct. 25 vs. Pineville

Nov. 1 at Neville

Nov. 8 vs. Ruston

Ruston

Sept. 6 vs. Acadiana

Sept. 13 vs. Cabot, AR

Sept. 20 at Longview

Sept. 28 vs. Midland Legacy

Oct. 5 vs. Stephenville

Oct. 11 at Ouachita Parish

Oct. 18 vs. Neville

Oct. 25 at Alexandria

Nov. 1 vs. Pineville

Nov. 8 at West Monroe

Ouachita Parish

Sept. 6 at Captain Shreve

Sept. 13 at Wossman

Sept. 20 vs. Sterlington

Sept. 27 Open

Oct. 4 vs. Franklin Parish

Oct. 11 vs. Ruston

Oct. 18 vs. West Monroe

Oct. 25 at Neville

Nov. 1 vs. Alexandria

Nov. 8 at Pineville

West Ouachita

Sept. 6 vs. Richwood

Sept. 13 vs. Jonesboro-Hodge

Sept. 20 at Winnfield

Sept. 27 at Sterlington

Oct. 4 vs. Caldwell Parish

Oct. 11 at Franklin Parish

Oct. 18 vs. Tioga

Oct. 25 at Wossman

Nov. 1 at Peabody

Nov. 8 vs. Grant

Class 4A

Neville

Sept. 6 at Evangel Christian

Sept. 13 at Southside

Sept. 20 vs. Holmes County Central

Sept. 27 vs. St. Thomas More

Oct. 4 at Sterlington

Oct. 11 vs. Pineville

Oct. 18 at Ruston

Oct. 25 vs. Ouachita Parish

Nov. 1 vs. West Monroe

Nov. 8 at Alexandria

Bastrop

Sept. 6 vs. Wossman

Sept. 13 vs. Booker T. Washington

Sept. 20 at Rayville

Sept. 27 vs. Frederick

Oct. 4 vs. General Trass

Oct. 11 at Green Oaks

Oct. 18 at Carroll

Oct. 25 vs. Sterlington

Nov. 1 at Richwood

Nov. 8 vs. North Webster

Franklin Parish

Sept. 6 at West Jefferson

Sept. 13 vs. St. Frederick

Sept. 20 vs. Calvary Baptist

Sept. 26 at Caldwell Parish

Oct. 4 at Ouachita Parish

Oct. 11 vs. West Ouachita

Oct. 18 at Peabody

Oct. 25 vs. Grant

Nov. 1 vs. Wossman

Nov. 8 at Tioga

Class 3A

Sterlington

Sept. 6 vs. Tioga

Sept. 13 at Rayville

Sept. 20 at Ouachita Parish

Sept. 27 vs. West Ouachita

Oct. 4 vs. Neville

Oct. 11 at Richwood

Oct. 18 vs. North Webster

Oct. 25 at Bastrop

Nov. 1 vs. Carroll

Nov. 7 at Union Parish

Union Parish

Sept. 6 at Union Parish

Sept. 13 vs. Alexandria

Sept. 20 at Airline

Sept. 27 at Green Oaks

Oct. 4 vs. Homer

Oct. 11 at North Caddo

Oct. 18 vs. Calvary Baptist

Oct. 25 at D’Arbonne Woods Charter

Nov. 1 vs. Magnolia School of Excellence

Nov. 7 vs. Sterlington

Carroll

Sept. 6 at Parkway

Sept. 13 Open

Sept. 20 vs. Arcadia

Sept. 27 at General Trass

Oct. 4 at Wossman

Oct. 11 at North Webster

Oct. 18 vs. Bastrop

Oct. 25 Open

Nov. 1 at Sterlington

Nov. 8 vs. Richwood

Richwood

Aug. 30 vs. Oak Grove

Sept. 6 at West Ouachita

Sept. 13 vs. Mangham

Sept. 20 vs. Wossman

Sept. 27 at Tioga

Oct. 4 Open

Oct. 11 vs. Sterlington

Oct. 18 at Lake Arthur

Oct. 25 at North Webster

Nov. 1 vs. Bastrop

Nov. 8 at Carroll

Wossman

Sept. 6 at Bastrop

Sept. 13 vs. Ouachita Parish

Sept. 20 at Richwood

Sept. 27 at Iowa

Oct. 4 vs. Carroll

Oct. 11 vs. Tioga

Oct. 18 at Grant

Oct. 25 vs. West Ouachita

Nov. 1 at Franklin Parish

Nov. 8 vs. Peabody

Class 2A

Mangham

Sept. 6 at Jena

Sept. 13 at Richwood

Sept. 20 vs. Caldwell Parish

Sept. 27 vs. Beekman Charter

Oct. 4 at Madison

Oct. 11 vs. Ferriday

Oct. 18 vs. Oak Grove

Oct. 25 at Ouachita Christian

Nov. 1 vs. Rayville

Nov. 8 at Delhi Charter

Ferriday

Sept. 6 at Vidalia

Sept. 13 at Block

Sept. 20 vs. Delta Charter

Sept. 27 vs. Delhi Charter

Oct. 4 at Beekman Charter

Oct. 11 at Mangham

Oct. 18 vs. Madison

Oct. 24 at Oak Grove

Nov. 1 vs. Ouachita Christian

Nov. 8 at Rayville

General Trass

Sept. 6 vs. Rayville

Sept. 13 vs. Ouachita Christian

Sept. 20 at Madison

Sept. 27 vs. Carroll

Oct. 4 at Bastrop

Oct. 10 at Tensas

Oct. 18 vs. Block

Oct. 25 at Delta Charter

Nov. 1 vs. St. Frederick

Nov. 8 at Delhi

Rayville

Sept. 6 at General Trass

Sept. 13 vs. Sterlington

Sept. 20 vs. Bastrop

Sept. 27 at Oak Grove

Oct. 4 at Ouachita Christian

Oct. 11 vs. Madison

Oct. 17 vs. Delhi Charter

Oct. 25 vs. Beekman Charter

Nov. 1 at Mangham

Nov. 8 vs. Ferriday

Delhi Charter

Sept. 6 Cedar Creek

Sept. 13 at Lakeview

Sept. 20 vs. Jonesboro-Hodge

Sept. 27 at Ferriday

Oct. 4 vs. Oak Grove

Oct. 11 at Ouachita Christian

Oct. 17 at Rayville

Oct. 24 Open

Nov. 1 at Beekman Charter

Nov. 8 vs. Mangham

Vidalia

Aug. 30 at West Ouachita

Sept. 6 vs. Ferriday

Sept. 13 at Delta Charter

Sept. 20 at Block

Sept. 27 at Grant

Oct. 4 vs. Delhi

Oct. 11 at Buckeye

Oct. 18 vs. Jena

Oct. 25 vs. Marksville

Nov. 1 at Bunkie

Nov. 8 vs. Caldwell Parish

Beekman Charter

Aug. 30 at Bastrop

Sept. 6 at Delhi

Sept. 13 vs. Tensas

Sept. 19 vs. Lincoln Preparatory School

Sept. 27 at Mangham

Oct. 4 vs. Ferriday

Oct. 11 at Oak Grove

Oct. 18 vs. Ouachita Christian

Oct. 25 at Rayville

Nov. 1 vs. Delhi Charter

Nov. 8 at Madison

Madison Parish

Sept. 6 at Ringgold

Sept. 13 at Fontainebleau

Sept. 20 vs. General Trass

Sept. 26 vs. Ouachita Christian

Oct. 4 vs. Mangham

Oct. 11 at Rayville

Oct. 18 at Ferriday

Oct. 24 Open

Nov. 1 vs. Oak Grove

Nov. 8 vs. Beekman Charter

D’Arbonne Woods Charter

Sept. 6 vs. Lincoln Preparatory School

Sept. 13 vs. Bearden, AR

Sept. 20 at Grant

Sept. 27 at Calvary Baptist

Oct. 4 vs. Green Oaks

Oct. 11 at Magnolia School of Excellence

Oct. 18 vs. North Caddo

Oct. 25 vs. Union Parish

Nov. 1 Open TBA

Nov. 8 at Homer

Class 1A

Ouachita Christian

Aug. 30 at Cedar Creek

Sept. 6 at Caldwell Parish

Sept. 13 at General Trass

Sept. 20 vs. Delhi

Sept. 26 at Madison

Oct. 4 vs. Rayville

Oct. 11 vs. Delhi Charter

Oct. 18 at Beekman Charter

Oct. 25 vs. Mangham

Nov. 1 at Ferriday

Nov. 7 vs. Oak Grove

Oak Grove

Aug. 30 at Richwood

Sept. 6 at Calvary Baptist

Sept. 13 vs. Crossett

Sept. 20 vs. Red River

Sept. 27 vs. Rayville

Oct. 4 at Delhi Charter

Oct. 11 vs. Beekman Charter

Oct. 18 at Mangham

Oct. 24 vs. Ferriday

Nov. 1 at Madison

Nov. 7 at Ouachita Christian

St. Frederick

Sept. 5 vs. Loyola College Prep

Sept. 13 at Franklin Parish

Sept. 20 vs. Jena

Sept. 27 at Bastrop

Oct. 4 vs. St. Mary’s

Oct. 11 vs. Block

Oct. 18 at Delhi

Oct. 25 vs. Tensas

Nov. 1 at General Trass

Nov. 7 vs. Delta Charter

Cedar Creek

Aug. 30 vs. Ouachita Christian

Sept. 6 at Delhi Charter

Sept. 13 vs. Delhi

Sept. 20 vs. Loyola Prep

Sept. 27 at Glenbrook

Oct. 11 at Plain Dealing

Oct. 18 vs. Haynesville

Oct. 25 at Lincoln Prep

Nov. 1 vs. Arcadia

Nov. 8 vs. Jonesboro-Hodge

Delhi

Sept. 6 vs. Beekman Charter

Sept. 13 at Cedar Creek

Sept. 20 at Ouachita Christian

Sept. 27 at Southern Lab

Oct. 4 at Vidalia

Oct. 11 at Delta Charter

Oct. 18 vs. St. Frederick

Oct. 26 at Block

Nov. 1 vs. Tensas

Nov. 8 vs. General Trass

River Oaks

Aug. 16 at Porter’s Chapel Academy

Aug. 23 vs. Magnolia

Aug. 30 at Tensas

Sept. 6 vs. Claiborne Academy

Sept. 13 vs. Franklin Academy

Sept. 20 at Prairie View Academy

Sept. 27 vs. Riverdale Academy

Oct. 4 vs Union Christian Academy

Oct. 11 at Briarfield Academy

Oct. 18 at Tallulah Academy

Tensas Parish

Sept. 6 at Plain Dealing

Sept. 13 at Beekman Charter

Sept. 20 vs. Ringgold

Sept. 27 vs. Montgomery

Oct. 4 at Northwood-Lena

Oct. 10 vs. General Trass

Oct. 18 vs. Delta Charter

Oct. 25 at St. Frederick

Nov. 1 vs. Delhi

Nov. 8 at Block

Delta Charter

Sept. 6 at LaSalle

Sept. 13 vs. Vidalia

Sept. 20 at Ferriday

Sept. 27 TBD

Oct. 3 vs. Cedar Creek

Oct. 11 vs. Delhi

Oct. 18 at Tensas

Oct. 25 vs. General Trass

Nov. 1 vs. Block

Nov. 7 at St. Frederick

Lincoln Prep

Sept. 6 at D’Arbonne Woods Charter

Sept. 13 vs. Magnolia School of Excellence

Sept. 19 at Beekman Charter

Sept. 26 at Jonesboro-Hodge

Oct. 4 at Haynesville

Oct. 11 vs. Ringgold

Oct. 18 vs. Glenbrook

Oct. 25 vs. Cedar Creek

Nov. 1 at Plain Dealing

Nov. 8 vs. Arcadia

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Louisiana has the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the nation. See the parish data.

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Louisiana has the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the nation. See the parish data.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, with an estimated 333,830 new cases and 36,320 deaths projected for 2026 for the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.

In the U.S., there are approximately 116 new prostate cancer cases per 100,000 people annually. Louisiana has the highest prostate cancer incidence rate in the country at 147.2 cases per 100,000 — a rate that has been steadily rising since 2014, according to data from the National Cancer Institute.

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These parishes had the highest rates, in cases per 100,000, of prostate cancer from 2018 to 2022, in descending order:

West Feliciana Parish with 218.6 cases per 100,000;
Iberville Parish with 182.3 cases per 100,000;
Bienville Parish with 179.7 cases per 100,000;
West Baton Rouge Parish with 179.4 cases per 100,000;
Vermillion Parish with 176.5 cases per 100,000;
Iberia Parish with 173.8 cases per 100,000;
East Baton Rouge Parish with 173.6 cases per 100,000;
East Carroll Parish with 172.9 cases per 100,000;
East Feliciana Parish with 166.3 cases per 100,000;
Tangipahoa Parish with 166.2 cases per 100,000;
St. Martin Parish with 166 cases per 100,000;
Jackson Parish with 165.3 cases per 100,000;
and Lincoln Parish with 165.1 cases per 100,000.

These parishes had the lowest rates, in cases per 100,000, of prostate cancer from 2018 to 2022, in ascending order:

Cameron Parish with 101 cases per 100,000;
Evangeline Parish with 102.7 cases per 100,000;
Union Parish with 106.9 cases per 100,000;
Winn Parish with 108.2 cases per 100,000;
Vernon Parish with 109.4 cases per 100,000;
Grant Parish with 109.7 cases per 100,000;
Franklin and La Salle parishes with 111 cases per 100,000;
St. Bernard Parish with 113.9 cases per 100,000;
Tensas Parish with 115.2 cases per 100,000;
Terrebonne Parish with 117.5 cases per 100,000;
Washington Parish with 121.1 cases per 100,000;
Livingston Parish with 122.8 cases per 100,000;
Sabine Parish with 122.9 cases per 100,000;
Bossier Parish with 123.7 cases per 100,000;
and La Fourche Parish with 124.8 cases per 100,000.

Data represents an annual average for all stages of prostate cancer.

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Shavers leads ULM past Louisiana 79-63

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March 5, 2026

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PENSACOLA, Fla. — Marcavia Shavers posts 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead ULM Warhawks women’s basketball past Louisiana 79-63 in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

ULM (15-15, 7-11 Sun Belt) took control early, outscoring Louisiana 17-7 in the first quarter and extending the lead to 41-21 by halftime. The Warhawks never trailed and led by as many as 28 points in the second quarter.

Shavers anchored the inside for ULM, finishing 9-of-15 from the field with 13 rebounds. Jazmine Jackson added 17 points off the bench, knocking down four 3-pointers, while J’Mani Ingram scored 16 points and dished out six assists.

ULM shot 46.9% from the field and held a 42-27 advantage on the boards. The Warhawks also converted Louisiana turnovers into 29 points and scored 26 second-chance points.

Louisiana (5-26, 2-16 Sun Belt) was led by Mikaylah Manley with 18 points and Imani Daniel with 17 points and seven rebounds. Amijah Price chipped in 12 points.

After struggling early, Louisiana shot better in the second half, scoring 42 points after the break. However, the early deficit proved too much to overcome.

ULM advances in the Sun Belt tournament, while Louisiana closes its season with the loss.
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State Treasurer John Fleming accuses Jeff Landry of interfering in Louisiana Senate race

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State Treasurer John Fleming accuses Jeff Landry of interfering in Louisiana Senate race

BATON ROUGE (KNOE) – Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming is accusing Governor Jeff Landry of interfering with the state Senate race, which Fleming is a part of.

Fleming took to social media to accuse Landry of working “behind the scenes” to get Congresswoman Julia Letlow elected to the Senate.

According to Fleming, Dr. Ralph Abraham offered him the position of Deputy Director of the CDC shortly before announcing he was stepping down. Fleming said he politely declined.

A week later, news broke that Abraham is now leading Letlow’s Senate campaign.

“We know that Jeff has been heavily lobbying the Trump campaign team for the endorsement, he is pressuring the Republican Party of Louisiana and the Republican Executive Committees to support and endorse Letlow as well,” Fleming wrote on Facebook. “And, he is personally calling his donors to raise big money to save the Letlow campaign.

Landry formally endorsed Letlow for the U.S. Senate on March 4. Letlow also has the endorsement of President Donald Trump.

“We need a warrior who stands with the President to Make America Great. And there’s no greater warrior than a Louisiana mom,” Landry wrote on Facebook.

Fleming continued his commentary, asking when Landry will stop interfering with the state’s Senate race.

“Who is best to decide who represents you in Washington? Jeff Landry, or YOU?” Fleming asked.

Also in the heated race is incumbent Bill Cassidy, M.D.

Party primary elections in Louisiana are set for May 16, 2026.

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