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Tulane Track & Field Boasts Pair of Winners on Final Day of Louisiana Classics

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4 months ago

March 22, 2026

Tulane Track & Field Boasts Pair of Winners on Final Day of Louisiana Classics

Tulane closed its opening event of the outdoor track and field season Saturday at Home Bank Soccer and Track Complex with 16 top-10 finishers. Highlighting the Green Wave’s success in the Louisiana Classics were Cara Salsberry and Nahema Dumonteil Cabanas, who each picked up wins Saurday in the hammer throw and 400 meter hurdles, respectively.

TU Field Events Do Well

Salsberry entered the program’s all-time top 10 Friday in the discus, and she followed up with an even better day on Saturday. She opened the day for Tulane with the hammer throw, boasting a mark of 57.97m to win the event and place second in program history. She now trails only the program record of 58.27m, set by Jacqueline Esmay in 2018. Not to be outdone, Dumonteil Cabanas earned a win on the track for the Wave in the 400 meter hurdles. She ran a 1:00.81 to top the field and rank ninth all-time in program history.

They were two of Tulane’s 16 total top-10 finishes across all events. In the field competitions, Dumonteil Cabanas shined again with a personal best of 1.62m in the high jump to place fourth. Camille Cummings notched a pole vault mark of 3.15m to finish sixth, and Sofie Groeninger was also sixth in the long jump with a mark of 5.56m.

Wave Track Leads the Way

Tulane shined brightest on the track. For the women, Eliza Brand and Morgan Matthews each finished in the top 10 of the 1,500m. Brand was second with a time of 4:40.66, and Matthews placed sixth with her clip of 4:48.08. In the men’s 1,500m, the Wave accrued a quartet of top-10 placements. Samuel Cohen and Paul James Pam each ran personal bests to place second and third, respectively. Cohen posted a mark of 4:00.23 with Pam at 4:00.37. Roman Schrader was right behind with a 4:01.39 in fourth, and Jalen St. Fort finished seventh with a clip of 4:02.72, a new personal best.

In the women’s 400 meters, Marissa Gordon recorded a personal best of 56.59 to finish seventh. Zaria Parker was eighth in the 100 meters with her time of 11.76, and Brand secured her second top 10 of the day in the 800 meters with a clip of 2:19.26 to place sixth.

Tulane’s last two top-10 finishes were in a pair of women’s relay races. In the 4×100 meters, the team of Bella Carroll, Parker, Cosette Fleury, and Brianna Brand ran a 47.51 to finish fourth. In the 4×400 meters, Caroll, Groeninger, Parker, and Bryanna Fears placed sixth with a mark of 3:57.09.

With the outdoor season now underway, Tulane returns to action next weekend with a trip to Raleigh, North Carolina, for the Raleigh Relays. The three-day event is hosted by North Carolina State and begins on Thursday, March 26, and runs through Saturday, March 28.

Portions Courtesy Tulane Athletics

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DeRidder man found dead in Sabine River

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12 hours ago

July 12, 2026

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NEWTON COUNTY, Texas. (KPLC) – A DeRidder man reported missing was found dead in the Sabine River Sunday morning, according to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.

Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard said Jordan Jamal Allen was located around 7:50 a.m. on July 12 with help from Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens, the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office, and 409 Search and Rescue.

Authorities say the body was recovered not far from where Allen went under Friday night near the U.S. 190 bridge east of Bon Wier at the Texas-Louisiana state line.

The sheriff said that Allen and a woman were said to be wading across the river Friday when the current began pulling the woman.

The sheriff said Allen tried to help her, but went under around 8:45 p.m. and wasn’t seen again. He said the woman made it back to land safely.

We will have more in this story as it develops.

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Check out the Outdoors calendar for fishing events

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22 hours ago

July 12, 2026

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Check out the Outdoors calendar for fishing events

MONDAY

RED STICK FLY FISHERS PROGRAM: 7 p.m., Bluebonnet Regional Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Email Brian Roberts: roberts.brian84@gmail.com. Website: rsff.org

WEDNESDAY

FLIES & FLIGHTS: 7-9 p.m, Rally Cap Brewing, 11212 Pennywood Ave., Baton Rouge. Casual fly tying. Open to public. Email Chris Williams: thefatfingeredflytyer@gmail.com

THURSDAY

ACADIANA FLY RODDERS PROGRAM: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Open to public. Email Darin Lee: at cbrsandcdc@gmail.com. Website: acadianaflyrodders.org

FRIENDS OF NRA/SOUTHWEST LA BANQUET: 6 p.m., Riverside Bar & Grill, 3748 Louisiana 3059, Lake Charles. Call Brack Cole 337-912-1620. Email: jbcoleair@yahoo.com

ONGOING

STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS RODEO/S.T.A.R.: Through Sept. 7, Coastal Conservation Association’s summer-long fishing event. Tagged redfish, coastal/offshore species categories & youth division. CCA membership required. Website: ccalouisiana.com/star

LOTTERY HUNTS

DOVE/TEAL: July 27 application deadline for dove hunt on Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area and teal hunt on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. Website applications only on Wildlife & Fisheries/Louisiana Outdoors License, Permits and Tags webpage. Fee $8.50. Details: dove hunt, David Hayden at dhayden@wlf.la.gov; teal hunt, Lance Ardoin at lardoin@wlf.la.gov

AROUND THE CORNER

JULY 21 — LAFAYETTE KAYAK FISHING CLUB MEETING: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Call 337-232-5854. Website: lafayettekayakfishing.com

JULY 21-22 — GULF COUNCIL SHRIMP COMMITTEE MEETING: Gulf Council office, 4107 W. Spruce St., Tampa, Florida. In conjunction with Scientific and Statistical committees. Website: gulfcouncil.org

JULY 23 — ACADIANA BUGS & BREWS: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Casual fly tying and local beers provided. Open to the public. Email Darin Lee: cbrsandcdc@gmail.com. Website: packpaddle.com

JULY 23-25 — International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, Grand Isle Marina & Otto Candies Pavilion, Grand Isle. Website: tarponrodeo.org

JULY 24-25—BASSMASTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: Kentucky Lake, Paris, Tennessee. Website: bassmaster.com

JULY 26 — SOUTH LOUISIANA HIGHPOWER CLUB MATCH: 8:30 a.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. NRA XTC & F-Class match rifle or service rifle, 200-yard/50-rounds match course. Fee $15 members, $20 nonmembers, $5 juniors. $25 annual club (first match free) and Civilian Marksmanship Program membership (allows purchases from CMP). Call Mike Burke, 337-380-8120. Email: SouthLAHighPower@hotmail.com

FISHING/SHRIMPING

SHRIMP: Spring inshore season closed except for Breton/Chandeleur sounds; all outside waters open.

OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Private recreational red snapper; gray triggerfish; flounder; lane, blackfin, queen and silk snappers and wenchmen among other snapper species; all groupers except closed for goliath and Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.

CLOSED SEASONS: Greater amberjack; bluefin tuna; gag, goliath and Nassau groupers in state/federal waters. Commercial greater amberjack season closed.

LDWF UPDATES

Closed: Roads on Pomme de Terre, Richard Yancey & Bogue Chitto WMAs (flooding)

Drawdowns: Saline Lake (Natchitoches/Winn parishes through Oct. 5); Iatt Lake (Grant Parish through Oct. 5).

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LSP: Ascension Parish resident dies in two-vehicle crash

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1 day ago

July 11, 2026

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LSP: Ascension Parish resident dies in two-vehicle crash

Louisiana State Police reported an Ascension Parish resident died in a fatal crash in Livingston Parish.

According to an LSP Troop A news release, 68-year-old Gwendolyn Blank of St. Amant died in the two-vehicle crash along Highway 1032 near Debbie Lane around 3:30 p.m. July 11.

Per the release, the preliminary investigation found that a 2016 Toyota Avalon was traveling south on the highway when, at the same time, a 2023 Dodge Ram was traveling northbound.

For reasons still under investigation, the Toyota crossed the center line in a left-hand curve and collided head-on with the truck, troopers reported in the realease.

Blank, who was the front seat passenger in the car, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital, where she later died, according to LSP.

Troopers reported the driver of the car sustained moderate injuries, and a juvenile rear-seat passenger had minor injuries, while the driver of the truck received minor injuries.

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