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An LSU gymnastics win 50 years in the making

BY VICKI FERSTEL | Assistant Metro Editor​ ​ ​

Congratulations to the LSU gymnasts on their historic NCAA championship victory.

"This LSU team is unquestionably its greatest, but it stands on some pretty great sequined shoulders as well," Advocate sports columnist Scott Rabalais notes in his latest column.

Advocate staff photojournalist Michael Johnson captures the emotions of the win.

Senior staff photojournalist Hilary Scheinuk was on campus Sunday as the champions returned.


Hundreds of Louisiana homeowners have installed fortified roofs. But consumer advocates are now asking whether Louisiana is doing enough to help customers land meaningful discounts from their insurance companies.

Staff writers Sam Karlin and Sophie Kasakove note the issue is a tricky one.


Here's a sweet story from staff writer Lauren Cheramie, who writes about the swarm of scientists over the years at USDA's Honey Bee Lab in Baton Rouge seeking answers to problems affecting the commercial beekeeping industry.

Their research may lead to healthier honeybee colonies. And that's of the utmost importance to the world's food supply.

Louisiana could make it easier for homeschool students to get TOPS money. Here's how.

Louisiana lawmakers are proposing measures that would benefit homeschool families by making it easier to access state scholarships and removing some state oversight. Read more

Quin Hillyer: Garret Graves dug his own political resting place

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves is fighting for his political life in a redistricting battle, but it may be no great loss if he fails. He has turned out to be a major waste of potential. Read more

 
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Today's Obituaries

Sanchez, Gloria Tullier

Gloria Tullier Sanchez, 96 passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024. She was a native of Brusly and resident of White Castle, LA. Gloria was… Read more

Passman, Beau Charles

Beau Charles Passman was born February 2, 1988, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Charles Stanley Passman, Jr. and Robin Talbot Passman. He pass… Read more

Melancon, Sammie Mary Villenuve

"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8. Sammie Mary V… Read more

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