Back in 1971, when Frank Syfan was a sophomore at Lafayette High School, he had a schoolboy crush on his geometry teacher.

As the Lake Charles reporter for The Advocate, I am excited to cover stories in the southwest Louisiana community. I'll be ...

Louisiana takes on the Texas State Bobcats after Erica Lafayette scored 22 points in the Ragin' Cajuns' 80-60 win over the UL Monroe Warhawks.

JR Tollett pitched 4.0 innings of solid relief to earn his first collegiate victory and Louisiana used a seven-run, seventh ...

Two people were found hiding out in Beaumont, Texas in attempts to evade alleged armed robbery charges in Morgan City.

Rita Fern Wells, of Batson, Texas, transitioned to her Heavenly Home on Feb. 8, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m., at ...

All-American catcher Reese Atwood hits her first homer of the season as the Texas Longhorns survive a grueling road trip with ...

Texas softball began a season with the highest of expectations with a pair of shutout wins Friday in Lafayette, La. Ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll, the Longhorns (2-0 ...

Pitchers Mac Morgan, Teagan Kavan pick up wins as Texas softball opens the season with a pair of comfortable wins.

Catcher Reese Atwood smacked her first home run of the season against the Ragin' Cajuns, a 2-run line drive over the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas opened its 2025 season with a 2-game sweep, topping both Longwood and Louisiana 8-0 in mercy rule-shortened games Friday in Lafayette, Louisiana. Catcher Reese Atwood ...

LAFAYETTE — Louisiana softball fell to top-ranked Texas on Friday night, dropping their second game of the season and moving to 0-2 overall. The Longhorns took an early lead with a two-run homer ...