Veterans Upward Bound

Posted 8:09 AM 2/8/2012 by Cecilia Stevenson

UL Lafayette has a program for veterans called Upward Bound. It allows veterans to get secondary education if they qualify!!

For more info: 337-482-5819

For more info visit: gs.louisiana.edu/vub

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Morris Claiborne Receives Thorpe Award, Stays Busy With Draft Prep

Posted 10:52 PM 2/7/2012 by AP

Before Morris Claiborne celebrated his 22nd birthday and was honored as the Jim Thorpe Award at a dinner Tuesday night, the All-American from LSU had work to do. He started his day with 45 minutes of treadmill and pool work. Ken Prude, who was one of Claiborne's high (More)

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Former Saints RB Ricky Williams Retires

Posted 10:50 PM 2/7/2012 by AP

Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL. Again. This time, however, it appears to be for good. The 34-year-old Williams told the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday he won't be back to fulfill the second year of a contract he signed in August. Playing as a backup to (More)

High School Sports

High School Basketball Scoreboard - Feb. 7th

Posted 10:48 PM 2/7/2012 by AP

BOYS BASKETBALL Acadiana 51, Comeaux 46 Arcadia 57, Ouachita Christian 20 Archbishop Rummel 66, King 53 Archbishop Shaw 57, Karr 46 Bossier 54, Loyola College Prep 49 C.E. Byrd 68, Southwood 56 Cade Episcopal 49, Grand (More)

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LHSAA Soccer Playoffs - Acadiana Scoreboard

Posted 10:46 PM 2/7/2012 by LHSAA

LHSAA Soccer PlayoffsBoys Division I RegionalsNew Iberia (8) vs Parkway (9) - WednesdayLafayette (5) vs Captain Shreve (12) - ThursdaySt. Thomas More (4) vs Caddo Magnet (20) - WednesdayAcadiana (7) vs St. Amant (10) - (More)

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UL Garners Top Attendance Increase in Nation

Posted 10:44 PM 2/7/2012 by UL Sports Information

The Ragin' Cajuns football team added yet another honor to its list on Tuesday as the NCAA announced that the University of Louisiana had the top attendance increase for the 2011 season.

"This honor is just a testament to the great fans we have here at UL," head football (More)

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Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade

Posted 3:52 PM 2/7/2012 by AP

NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue (More)

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Vanderbilt next up for LSU

Posted 11:37 AM 2/7/2012 by AP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Vanderbilt men's basketball team entered the season at No. 7 in the preseason polls, the highest preseason ranking for the Commodores since entering the 1965-66 campaign ranked fifth. Festus Ezeli, Jeffery Taylor and John Jenkins, Vandy's version of The Big (More)

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Hornets Collapse Against Kings

Posted 10:39 PM 2/6/2012 by AP

DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings erased an 18-point deficit en route to a 100-92 victory over the slumping New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, when Sacramento took its first lead on (More)

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Super Bowl Draws Record Viewership

Posted 2:26 PM 2/6/2012 by AP

For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl has set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.

The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night. That narrowly beat the 111 million who watched Green Bay's win over Pittsburgh last year.