Louisiana
Southern Miss pulls away late to defeat Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. — Southern Miss used a fast start and a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Louisiana, securing an 83–61 win Tuesday night at the Cajundome in Sun Belt Conference action.
The Golden Eagles set the tone early, opening the game on a 30-point first quarter to take a 30–17 lead after one. Louisiana responded with its best stretch in the second, trimming the deficit slightly, but Southern Miss carried a 44–33 advantage into halftime.
Louisiana continued to battle coming out of the break, outscoring Southern Miss 18–15 in the third quarter to stay within striking distance. However, the Golden Eagles closed the door in the final period, outscoring the Cajuns 24–10 to put the game away.
Southern Miss was led by Carly Keats, who poured in a game-high 26 points, including eight three-pointers, as the Golden Eagles shot efficiently from the perimeter. Meloney Thames added 13 points, while Jakayla Johnson chipped in 11 to give Southern Miss three players in double figures.
The Ragin’ Cajuns were paced by Amijah Price, who finished with 16 points, while Imani Daniel and Kahlen Norris added 15 and 14 points, respectively. Mikaylah Manley also reached double figures with 10 points for Louisiana.
Despite winning the rebounding battle in stretches and generating scoring balance, Louisiana struggled to contain Southern Miss’s perimeter shooting and could not keep pace down the stretch.
The loss drops Louisiana further in the Sun Belt standing making them 4-23 on the season.
————————————————————
Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere.
To reach the newsroom or report a typo/correction, click HERE.
Sign up for newsletters emailed to your inbox. Select from these options: Breaking News, Evening News Headlines, Latest COVID-19 Headlines, Morning News Headlines, Special Offers
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram
Subscribe to our Youtube channel
Louisiana
After redistricting battles, Southern gathers for Juneteenth celebration: ‘Continue the fight’
Hundreds of community members, alumni and students gathered Thursday to observe Juneteenth on the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge.
The theme of the festivities was “celebrating freedom through culture and community,” but weeks after Louisiana’s bitter redistricting battles, the speakers Thursday morning had one message driving their remarks: Get out and vote.
“Freedom does not come in on the wheels of inevitability,” Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice John Michael Guidry said to the crowd. “But it takes the prodigious work and the tireless efforts of those who are willing to continue the fight.”
Great Beginnings summer camper Myni, 4, gets a hello kitty face painting during Southern’s Juneteenth celebration on Thursday, June 18, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Staff photo by Michael Johnson
The speech kicked off a day of discussions and cultural events centered on the holiday of Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Gen. Gordon Granger brought news of emancipation to enslaved people in Texas more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Speakers at Southern emphasized the need for protection of hard-won rights for Black Americans in the context of redistricting. The sentiments followed a contentious state legislative session that ended with the elimination of one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.
“That Voting Rights Act is under attack,” Guidry said. “There’s voter intimidation, there’s voter suppression, there are voter ID laws and all types of laws and legal decisions that are trying to deny us our right to vote, and we are the ones who have to go forward and litigate these issues.”
The day opened with a libation ceremony and a rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Southern University student Claire Floyd.
Southern University alumnus Jeanet Cazenave said she felt it was important to celebrate Juneteenth on campus as not only a relative of the first dean of Southern University but also a descendant of the GU272, a group of enslaved individuals who were sold to plantations in Louisiana in 1838 by Jesuit priests to pay the debts of what is now Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Juneteenth “means everything,” Cazenave said. “It means the past, the present and the future.”
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Governor Landry has officially declared Louisiana under state of emergency.
The state emergency declaration covers Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes.
The declaration was issued Thursday following the impacts of Tropical Storm Arthur, which brough rainfall and strong storms to parts of the state on June 17 and 18.
Officials said the National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes tied to the storm system.
Officials also reported record or near-record rainfall totals in Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes over a 12-hour period.
The order allows the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to coordinate resources and provide assistance to local governments if needed.
Certain state purchasing and bidding requirements have been temporarily suspended to speed up emergency response efforts.
The declaration took effect immediately and will remain in place through July 18 unless it is lifted or extended.
State officials are urging residents to stay weather aware, avoid flooded roadways and follow guidance from local emergency managers.
Latest news
Louisiana
New ATV/UTV task force aimed at reducing the staggering deaths and injuries among young riders
-
Health6 minutes agoVideo: Wii Bowling Takes Over Tulsa Retirement Homes
-
Lifestyle21 minutes ago
This Pride month, teen flicks are recasting familiar tropes with a queer sensibility
-
Technology29 minutes agoNASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars
-
World36 minutes agoBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces potential leadership challenge from newly-elected Andy Burnham
-
Politics39 minutes agoReporter’s Notebook: How Trump’s surprise move on DNI confirmation upended key Senate deal on FISA
-
Health51 minutes agoWeight-loss drugs linked to ‘Ozempic ears’ and other cosmetic complaints, surgeons say
-
Sports54 minutes agoFlorida AG launches civil rights investigation into MLB’s warning to Christian pitchers over Pride Night caps
-
Technology59 minutes agoFox News AI Newsletter: Bezos predicts labor shortage
