Two teen girls sent their friends screenshots of sexual messages from a male high school teacher — but the messages were fake, Louisiana authorities said. The teacher at Central Lafourche High School has been cleared of wrongdoing as deputies said phone records revealed the two students tried to frame him.

Built looks to build on his Kentucky Derby credentials Saturday in New Orleans; two of December's heros return to Group 1 action in Hong Kong.

The 1 3/16-mile race, set for March 22, is worth Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale to the top five finishers

Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby and crushed the late Pick 4 on Breeders' Cup Saturday for $5,303, is fading the favorite in the Lecomte Stakes at th Fair Grounds in New Orleans

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has told school boards how to comply with the state’s law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, despite

Expected to provide an athletic option at the tight end position following the early entrance of Ja’Tavion Sanders into the 2024 NFL Draft, former Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Amari Niblack is expected to depart the Texas Longhorns program and enter the NCAA transfer portal after one disappointing season on the Forty Acres,

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall has been actively collecting talent from the 2025 transfer portal to strengthen his roster for the upcoming season. Defensive tackle Trevon McAlpine from Texas Tech, who will have two seasons of eligibility remaining, is the latest addition for Sumrall and company.

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Burger King released its first chicken tenders in the ’80s, and other fast food chains followed suit. In 1996, Todd Graves opened the first Raising Cane’s at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, introducing diners to an entire restaurant that celebrates the tender.

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will serve up a crowded edition of the Lecomte Stakes (G3) to quickly shift into gear as the 42-point qualifying races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby get started.

Louisiana State, Duke, Baylor, Kentucky and Louisville, to name a few, became Mbugua’s new suitors. And the state’s top rebounder each of the last three seasons looked poised to lead the Warriors on another historic campaign as a senior.

MU is in good shape now under head coach Shaka Smart. The Golden Eagles have been ranked in the top-10 of the Associated Press poll for long stretches in each of the past three seasons. And the team wears Jordan Brand sneakers that stay intact.