Louisiana
Monroe-area high school football schedules for the 2024 season
Ruston’s Jerrod Baugh gets an ice bath
Ruston’s Jerrod Baugh gets an ice bath after his team’s victory over Zachary to advance to the Superdome.
Jimmy Watson, Shreveport Times
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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New law makes panhandling illegal on most Louisiana streets
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – A new law currently in effect in Louisiana now makes panhandling illegal on most streets across the state.
While panhandling along interstates in Louisiana has been illegal, ACT 678 includes all public rights of way such as public sidewalks and roads.
“The change from the new law to the old law is when you are coming off the interstate and people are there begging you for money, that is illegal now,” Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory said.
Panhandling in these prohibited areas is punishable by an up to $200 fine. Offenders will first receive a warning, then citations, and could even be arrested if they continue to disobey the new law.
“We are trying not to tie up our jail space or tie up our court system with minor petty crimes like that, but we also don’t want our panhandling to get out of hand,” Guillory said.
Parish and city ordinances also make it illegal to panhandle on private property. Guillory and the Lake Charles Police Department say drivers are welcome to report panhandlers if they are causing a distraction along the road.
The intent of the law is for the safety of the panhandler and drivers.
“It is also better for the drivers now so now they are not distracted and worried about if this guy is trying to get in my car, or ‘Who is this guy, and why is he walking up to my window?’ Eventually, our goal is to match those people who need services with people who can provide those services,” Guilloy said.
Local services and organizations that can help those who may otherwise resort to panhandling include:
Abraham’s Tent
2424 Fruge St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 721-7211
Salvation Army Church
3020 Legion St, Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 721-8068
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Louisiana
Louisiana Oil Filed Workers Discriminated Against on West Coast
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Some Louisiana oil field workers say that they are being discriminated against while doing work on the West Coast.
if you know anyone who works in the oil field, you know that they work hard and they work very long shifts. In addition to that, many work very far away from home, and sadly some now say they are being discriminated against while in their oil field uniforms.
I recently spoke to someone who works in the oil field and he told me that he’s been working on the West Coast, in California, for a few months now because the pay and opportunities with a new company are very beneficial for him and his family.
However, when I asked what he thought about being on the West Coast to work, rather than in the Gulf of Mexico, he said the travel doesn’t bother him, but the people there are not welcoming.
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I asked him to explain, and he told me that those who work in the oil industry are shunned by many of the locals, along the West Coast. He said that because so many in California are in favor of the “Green Mission,” which would all but eliminate oil-based vehicles, they look down upon those there to drill.
The man I spoke to told me that one day he and others were in a ride share when the driver noticed their oil field attire, and that is when the driver of an all-electric vehicle began to chastise them for destroying the environment.
I asked how the conversation ended and the oil field worker told me that after he explained to the driver that about 99% of what he owned is petroleum-based, the driver had a bit of a different outlook on them.
Then, the same oil field worker told me that while in California for work, they could not enter a restaurant with their work attire. He explained some restaurants will not serve those who are there to drill off the West Coast.
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Yes, if you are seen in certain restaurants in California with oil field clothing, you will not be waited on and will be ignored by those who work there.
Sadly, some men and women who leave their homes to make a living elsewhere are being discriminated against and it’s all because of what they do to support themselves and their family.
It became quite clear to me after my conversation with this oil field worker that some in California have put their feelings toward the environment ahead of their hospitality to others.
So, the next time you see someone who works in the oil field, thank them and be nice to them, after all, they too are just trying to make a living.
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Dead Body Found in Louisiana Lagoon on Sunday Morning
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A dead body was found on Sunday morning (August 11) in the Audubon Park Lagoon in New Orleans, Louisiana.
According to New Orleans-based Fox 8 television, their reporters observed authorities retrieving the body of a man wearing a black t-shirt who was facing down in the water.
Melissa Lee, a spokesperson for the Audubon Nature Institute, which operates the park, said she was contacted about the death at around 8:30 am on Sunday by park staff.
Around 10:00 am, New Orleans police and New Orleans firefighters were working at the scene near the jogging trail at Perrier Street and Exposition Boulevard. The scene was cleared by 10:45 am.
Drowning at Audubon Park in New Orleans
Authorities have not released the man’s identity or age, nor have they said if identification was found on the body.
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“Currently, this incident is being investigated as an Unclassified Death. If there are any changes to this ongoing investigation, we or the coroner’s office will let you know,” NOPD PIO James Roberson told WWL Louisiana in an email.
This is a developing story and we will update when new information is released by authorities.
Sadly, nearly eight years ago, a woman’s body was pulled from the lagoon, on October 10, 2016.
Initially listed as an “unclassified death” by police, that woman was later identified as 53-year-old Sheila Freedman of Massachusetts.
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