 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Peach peril: Ruston is known for its peaches. But fewer and fewer acres are devoted to peach growing these days, rural issues reporter Faimon Roberts writes. What’s to become of the iconic “Ruston peaches” brand?
Our next meal: Sure, we might have just finished polishing off the last of the turkey, but that won’t stop us from talking about food, right? Our Ian McNulty dishes (get it?) the latest on some well-known eateries that have been in the news lately.
Drew Brees’ right arm: The Saints head to Atlanta for a game Sunday against the Falcons. Yeah, them. Columnist Rod Walker tells us what the Saints must do to beat the Falcons. Speaking of the Black and Gold, Saints QB Derek Carr is out of the concussion protocol. That means he could be available for Sunday’s game.
The first Bayou Classic: The Bayou Classic football game is the central part of an annual Thanksgiving weekend party that fills New Orleans with Southern University and Grambling State fans. Today, Doug Williams, perhaps Grambling’s most famous athlete, tells us about the first game and the men behind what has become a 50-year tradition.
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