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become a tragic memory or hashtag.” Braud also said she is scared to bring another life into the world not knowing what the future holds. She urges others to continue to “fight for justice” and for the future while also staying safe. After balloons were released at the site, the crowd prayed. Gospel music played to represent the absence of Sterling had not gone unnoticed but that the crowd understood he was in a better place. The first song played was Fred Hammond’s “We’re Blessed.” Sharod McClendon, a University mass communication and African and African American studies junior, said he attended the vigil with friends because they wanted to “stand with the Baton Rouge Community as they seek justice.” “This could have been me, my father,
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on June 24 allowing LSU AgCenter to begin growing medical marijuana under Senate Bill 143. University Vice President for Agriculture William Richardson said it’s unlikely production will begin in 2016, but plans are underway and production could be up and running by 2017. Richardson said he decided to pursue the proposal after considerable soul searching. With 47,000 4-H students across the state, setting the right example and remaining in-line with the values taught to the 4-H students was a top priority, he said. Richardson said he was convinced of the plant’s medicinal value after hearing testimonials from several individuals currently utilizing the drug. Though technically legalized in both 1978 and 1991, current use of medical marijuana in Louisiana is illegal. “It doesn’t cure anything, but it will definitely improve the quality of people’s lives,” he said. “I’m thoroughly convinced of that.” The University’s growth of the plant will be strictly regulated,
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University students attend Alton Sterling vigil Baton Rouge community protests BRPD shooting
BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR Many gathered in front of the Triple S Food Mart on Wednesday evening where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by policemen early Tuesday morning. The streets were filled with both cars and attendees in every direction on N. Foster Drive and Fairfields Ave. Traffic was at a standstill in front of the convenience store where many came together with family and friends for a vigil for Sterling. Sterling was shot and killed by Baton Rouge Police Department officers early Tuesday morning after an anonymous person reported Sterling pointed a gun at someone. State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, was in attendance and took the lead at the vigil next to the mother of Sterling’s children. The representative spoke to the crowd
about the absence of other city officials including Mayor-President Melvin L. “Kip” Holden. The vigil included lighting candles and releasing balloons. The balloons were released for Sterling as the crowd shouted, “Alton Sterling’s life mattered.” The crowd also chanted “We are Baton Rouge,” throughout the streets. University business administration graduate student Vani’Tra Braud joined others in the community at the vigil. Braud said she hasn’t commented on the issue because she has no words for what has happened. “We have to do better, be better people because our world is ending right before us,” Braud said. “I don’t just fear for our black men. I fear for all our people. I fear for all minorities. Hell, I even fear for the majority because we’re getting tired and angry and retaliation is forming … I don’t want another one of our people to
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Transitioning from high school to college is difficult, especially for out-of-state students, but the University’s STRIPES program tries to lighten the load. The LSU First Year Experience Office allows incoming freshman to participate in STRIPES, a program created to help students learn about the campus as well as meet other
first timers. The program started in 2000 and continues to grow in its 17th year. Small group leader Jillian Davis said when she started three years ago there were about 300 students per session, but it has increased since. She said she has also seen the numbers in staff grow as well, from 40 to 60. The program lasts four days and three nights and takes place on campus with students staying
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University alums open first distillery since prohibition
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Baton Rouge liquor fans, the wait is over: Baton Rouge Distilling’s strawberry brandy is now on shelves across the Capitol City and the state. University graduates Ricci Hull and Natacha Krzesaj, the husband and wife duo behind the distillery, said being the first operating distillery in Baton Rouge since prohibition has been a rewarding experience. “It’s something we created that we’re proud of that we can share with people here in Louisiana,” Hull said. “This is something born and bred in Baton Rouge.” Despite the excitement, getting their strawberry brandy on shelves was not
without its challenges, Hull said. After opening the distillery in June 2014, it took a year and a half to get the necessary licenses to begin production, Krzesaj said. Their first batch of strawberry brandy was completed in April and yielded 30 cases, but the distributor dropped the distillery’s line just before its scheduled delivery. The company decided the distillery’s output was too small to carry, Hull said. Fortunately, another company was willing to take a chance on the fledgling distillery, and the strawberry brandy was on shelves by mid-June. Reception so far has been positive, Krzesaj said. Meeting followers of the distillery in person at tastings and having the opportunity to
discuss the product has been exciting, she said. For many people, understanding what a strawberry brandy is has been a struggle. Fruit brandies are less popular in the United States than in Europe, and Baton Rouge Distilling is the only distillery producing the spirit in Louisiana, and one of only two known to Hull in the country, he said. “Not all fruit brandies are aged, and it’s not a vodka, it’s not a flavored spirit, it’s natural flavors,” Krzesaj said. “It’s the true fruit fermented and what you’re tasting is the fruit through the alcohol.” Hull and Krzesaj are working to correct the confusion by partnering with suppliers to host tastings for the fruit brandy. Krzesaj is also reaching out through the distillery’s social media accounts
to raise awareness for the brand and offer recipes and information. Now that their first spirit is on the market, Hull and Krzesaj are planning to shift their focus to developing a whisky and bourbon, which will be the distillery’s flagship product, Hull said. Like with the strawberry brandy, whisky and bourbon production in the state is limited, if not non-existent, he said. While the couple is looking ahead to the future, Hull said they plan to take things slow and allow the business to grow organically. “Right now we’re more concerned about getting out products that we’re proud of, that we like the quality and that the people that follow us and our friends like too,” Krzesaj said.
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Check THE List LSU football players identified as contenders for major awards
2016 football hype overstated MARC MY WORDS MARC STEVENS @MarcStevens_TDR
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From top to bottom, left to right: Junior running back Leonard Fournette scores a touchdown; junior safety Jamal Adams makes a tackle; senior center Ethan Pocic prepares to snap the ball; junior quarterback Brandon Harris celebrates with senior cornerback Tre’Davious White; and senior linebacker Kendall Beckwith tackles a ballcarrier. BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshTDR College football season is still a few months away, but preseason award lists have started to be handed out. For the second straight year, LSU junior running back Leonard Fournette landed on the Maxwell Award watch list, which is awarded to college football’s best player. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound tailback is coming off a season in which he led the nation in rushing yards per game, broke the LSU single season rushing yards record with 1,953 and broke the touchdown record with 22. Fournette was also a consensus first-team All-American last year and rushed for at least 100 yards in 10 games last season. Ole Miss senior quarterback Chad Kelly, Florida State junior running back Dalvin Cook
and Clemson junior quarterback Deshaun Watson were also among the players that made the Maxwell Award watch list. The Maxwell Award has been given out to college football’s best player since 1937. A trio of Tigers on the defensive side of the ball were also named to watch lists. Three LSU players, senior cornerback Tre’Davious White, senior linebacker Kendell Beckwith and junior safety Jamal Adams, were named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, which is handed to the nation’s best defensive player. Adams, a Lewisville, Texas native, was third on the team in tackles with 67, had four interceptions last season and was also named to the All-SEC second team. White and Beckwith return to the Tigers after turning down the NFL for a chance to win a
national championship this upcoming season. Beckwith, who was a semifinalist for the award last season, finished second on the team in tackles with 76 during his 2015 campaign. White earned a spot on the All-SEC second team after recording 38 tackles and seven pass breakups last season, which led the team. Former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu was the last player to win the award for the Tigers back in 2011. Texas A&M junior defensive end Myles Garrett, Alabama senior linebacker Reuben Foster and Auburn senior defensive end Carl Lawson were also among the players that made the watch list. LSU senior center Ethan Pocic was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, which goes to college football’s top center. The 6-foot-7, 309-pound offen-
sive lineman started all 11 games last season and was named to the All-SEC second team. Pocic finished the 2015 season with a team-best 132.5 knockdown blocks, which was the highest total by an LSU offensive lineman since at least 2010, according to LSU Sports Information. Arkansas junior center Frank Ragnow, Ole Miss senior center Robert Crozier and Mississippi State senior center Jamaal Clayborn were also named to the list. The Lou Groza, Ray Guy, Nagurski, Outland, Thorpe, Butkus, Lombardi, Biletnikoff, Davey O’Brien, Doak Walker, Walter Camp award lists will be announced in the coming weeks. Fournette, Pocic, White, Adams and Beckwith are four of the 18 starters that return for LSU next season, which hopes to compete for a national championship.
The 2015 LSU football season started with promise. The Tigers sprinted off to a 7-0 start, before running into a three-pronged buzzsaw — Alabama, Arkansas and Ole Miss — which sent the season spiraling out of control. After the three-game losing streak, coach Les Miles was on his final leg, and it looked like he was all but fired. He wasn’t. The team bounced back with a win against Texas A&M and carried him — literally — into the 2016 season. Now the squad is being portrayed as a national title contender. And I don’t understand why. ESPN’s football power index lists LSU as the No. 2 team in the country. The FPI gives the Tigers the best chance to win the Southeastern Conference with 31.4 percent. Meanwhile, defending SEC and National Champions Alabama have a meager 12.6 percent chance. Many college football experts such as Phil Steele and Tim Brando have said they believe LSU will make the College Football Playoff. I’m sitting here scratching my head. LSU had one of the worst passing offenses in the country. They were ranked No. 108 of 128 FBS teams in yards per game, and it starts with the man under center. Quarterback Brandon Harris wrapped up his sophomore campaign, his first full season as a starter, last season. And it wasn’t anything spectacular. Harris completed 149-of-277 pass attempts, 53.8 percent, for 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. His completion percentage was 11th of the 13 SEC quarterbacks, which started a majority of their team’s seasons, Auburn being excluded as they lacked a consistent starter. All of these stats point to this unit being nothing spectacular, except for one bright spot — now-junior running back Leonard Fournette. Fournette was, without question, the Tigers’ best player a season ago and is one of the Heisman Trophy favorites heading into 2016. This is one of the key issues with the team.
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ice ice baby
Temperatures are high and the sun is beaming this summer in Baton Rouge. Students and residents are beating the heat by cracking open cold drinks, buying shaved ice and heading to ice cream parlors. Here are a few locations to help keep you cool this summer: BY CYNTHEA CORFAH | @lacedincyn
Unlike the nationwide Starbucks chain, Barnes & Noble Cafe, which serves Starbucks coffee, offers a two-for-four deal that allows customers to choose any size iced coffee or tea and pair it with one of the select baked goods, such as muffins or cookies for just $4. In addition to the two-for-four deal, Barnes & Noble Cafe has a wide range of cold beverages both on the menu and custom made.
Insomnia Cookies
Insomnia Cookies offers more than cookies and milk. In addition to their individual and boxed cookies, Insomnia Cookies created the perfect dessert duo making ice cream sandwiches with ice cream and cookies of the customer’s choice. Also available are summer party packages including a six or 12 count of cookies and a pint or quart of ice cream.
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Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the summer, the Dairy Store is a convenient and delicious way to finish your day on campus. Cake cones, waffle cones, milkshakes, smoothies and a variety of ice cream flavors provide students, faculty, staff and visitors with cold treats for the unbearably hot days.
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Fairly new to the LSU area, Everything Philly offers more than pizza slices and philly cheese steaks. One of their fan favorites is their Philly Ice. Coming in flavors such as Banana Daiquiri and Salted Caramel, these smooth frozen desserts provide a refreshing delight for new and regular customers.
Snoballs, Dippin’ Dots, ice cream and more are sold at this small yet popular stand on Burbank Drive. With a list long of flavor options and low prices, customers of all ages stop by the stand after work, swim practices or just for a light snack.
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Museum of Art hires Courtney Taylor as new curator BY DILLON LOWE @ d_lowe96 The LSU Museum of Art recently hired Courtney Taylor as the museum’s new Curator. With this position, Taylor will be responsible for developing and overseeing exhibitions. Taylor has worked in the field since 2008, when she interned for a number of art galleries in her home state of Arkansas. “I curated my first exhibition as an undergraduate student,” she said. “From that experience, I knew that exhibitions were the particular part of the museum field in which I wanted to work.” She went on to contribute on curatorial teams at Gilcrease Museum and Philbrook
Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida, before becoming Curator of the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, where she helped organize 12 distinct exhibitions per year. While a large part of her role at the LSU Museum of Art will focus on selecting works for display and developing ingallery interpretive content, Taylor said the exhibitions don’t stop there. “I’ll work closely with the collections, education and development departments,” she said. “As a team, we’ll develop the permanent collection through acquisitions, plan and implement programming related to exhibitions and work with donors.”
The museum’s current exhibition, the Hunt Slonem: Antebellum Pop! exhibition, sees New York-based painter Hunt Slonem’s strong ties to Louisiana art and culture come to life in a setting evocative of a plantation home. This exhibit will be open through August 5. Two additional exhibitions are scheduled for the remainder of 2016. First, Japanese artist Iwasaki Tsuneo’s work will be displayed, based on research by LSU professor of philosophy and religious studies Paula Arai. This exhibition will feature Tsuneo’s scroll paintings, which merge traditional Japanese art with Buddhist scripture, as well as a Zen garden and opportunities for yoga and meditation.
Later in the year, an exhibition featuring the imaginative paintings of Elliott Daingerfield will be held. “The LSU Museum of Art holds one of the largest university-held collections in the South,” Taylor said. “It’s a great resource for students interested in a range of art from Chinese jade to decorative arts and early American portraits to contemporary art.” Some galleries have recently been reinstalled to the museum’s permanent collection, focusing on decorative and fine art of Louisiana from the colonial era to today. In addition to Taylor, the museum also recently hired Brandi Simmons as its Communications Coordinator and Brian Morfitt as Preparator.
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Alton Sterling’s death should serve as a wake-up call to students JUST JOSHIN’ JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshTDR Baton Rouge is making headlines for something other than LSU football, and it’s not for something positive. On July 5, Alton Sterling, 37, was killed by Baton Rouge Police Department officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II. Police were called on the scene after an anonymous call was received about Sterling pointing a gun at someone. Six shots killed the father of five after he was already detained by officers and was rendered motionless. We’ve heard about other tragic deaths in the past years, something that some of us may have grown numb to. But this happened right here in our backyard, and you can’t ignore it. The chilling 48 second video of Sterling being shot and killed at point blank range was brutal, disgusting and inhumane. There
aren’t enough words to describe it. People who think that Sterling wouldn’t have been killed if he wasn’t outside selling CDs are missing the point. The issue is that excessive force and gruesome deaths at the hands of an officer of the law has sadly become common in Louisiana. In 2014, Victor White III somehow shot himself after Iberville Parish officers said White shot himself while being handcuffed in the back of a police car, but that isn’t physically possible. In November 2015, 6-year old Jeremy Mardis lost his life after two Marksville deputy marshals fired at least 18 rounds into Christopher Few’s car. Few was also unarmed and chased by police for an unknown reason. Excessive force used by Louisiana police officers isn’t new, but video cameras and social media are. Our generation has been gifted with the use of technology and Twitter and other social media sites. Often times police officers aren’t condemned or criticized
when their actions are out of line. They have a job just like everyone else, to serve and protect — not to abuse power or take advantage of civilians. While there have been pieces of legislation passed to require officers to wear body cameras to create transparency, for Sterling, the body camera footage might not be as good as they hoped, after the cameras became dislodged from the officers, according to Baton Rouge Lt. Johnny Dunham in an Advocate story. As a young college student, it sickens me to realize this is the world we live in. After four long years of hard work in college and entering the “real world,” is this what we want to settle for? Just as many LSU students came together and fought for higher education to be saved, we can fight for this issue to be addressed. Police reform may be needed across the country, but we need to start here in Louisiana. As LSU President F. King Alexander stated in an email to students, part of LSU’s
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People chant “Black lives matter” outside the Triple S convenience store where Alton Sterling, 37, was killed on Tuesday by Baton Rouge police. responsibility is to educate the next generation of leaders and thinkers. We as students should take that advice and push for
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Joshua Thornton is 21-yearold communications studies senior from Jacksonville, Florida.
Despite popular opinion, Durant made right choice JUST JOSHIN’ JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshTDR Kevin Durant made the right decision, whether you like it or not. After one trip to the NBA Finals in 2012 and four Western Conference Finals appearances, it was time for a change. Sure, Durant could’ve returned to Oklahoma City and still been a title contender in the Western Conference. But why wouldn’t Durant go to a team that’s favored to win it all? This isn’t your granddad’s NBA when super teams were built on drafting players and trades, so deal with it. The Boston Celtics started this trend back in 2007. Not only will the Warriors have the last three MVP’s on the same roster, but they’ll have a top-five shooting guard and a
small forward who probably wouldn’t be scared of Goliath. To most people it seems like Durant took the “if you can’t beat them, join them” approach, but that’s not true. Rumblings of Durant signing with the Warriors started back in December 2015 when ESPN’s Chris Broussard took to Sportscenter to discuss that league executives thought Durant’s move to the Warriors was possible. And The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported back in February that the Warriors were a threat to poach the former NBA MVP. No one knows what type of relationship Durant had with Russell Westbrook or if he felt Westbrook wouldn’t commit to Oklahoma City long-term. At least Durant cares about winning more than anything. Durant could have taken millions from Oklahoma City with
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a lower chance of winning championships. He could easily ended up like Karl Malone, who was is an all-time NBA great that stayed in Utah for 18 years, and ended up with no championships to show for it. Durant isn’t weak. If anything, he’s brave. Brave enough to actually go through with this signing knowing all the flak he would receive from fans, the media and players around the NBA. To also say Durant’s departure is another loss for small market NBA teams is ludicrous. The Thunder are still a top five team in the West and still have a superstar, who some would argue is better than Durant. Oklahoma City tried its hardest to keep Durant. The Thunder were constantly active at the trade deadline, but all of those moves still didn’t get him a championship. Durant’s decision is slightly different than LeBron
James’. Durant wasn’t seen as the chosen one for Oklahoma City nor was he born and raised there. While the Warriors set the NBA regular wins record last year, Durant isn’t joining that same team. Harrison Barnes, Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli won’t be back. The Warriors will probably have to tweak a few things with their system to accommodate Durant. So please save the “I’m no longer watching the NBA” nonsense. This team is going to be must-see tv, the NBA will be fine. There’s a reason the NBA has something called free agency, and at the end of the day, Durant is a grown man that can make his own decisions.
Joshua Thornton is a 21-year old communication studies senior from Jacksonville, Florida.
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MARIJUANA, from page 1 Richardson said. The growing facility will not be located on or adjacent to campus, and University undergraduate students will not be allowed to work in the facility. No University or state funding will be allotted to support the growth program, he said. Instead, the program will be run through a foundation separate from the University and funding will be acquired from third parties. The plants will be grown indoors to prevent contamination from pesticides that can occur with outdoor growing, Richardson said. Ensuring the safety of the products and patients is a top priority, he said. Richardson and his team are currently reviewing warehouse facilities in the Baton Rouge area and already have several properties in mind as potential growth
HYPE, from page 3 Your best player is a running back in an offense without a viable passing threat. Unless Harris improves, teams will follow the blueprint Alabama used when they held Fournette to 31 rushing yards. Miles has proved to be somewhat stubborn with play calling in the past. After the debacle where he nearly was fired, he changed some offensive scheme heading
VIGIL, from page 1 brother, uncle or friend and for that it scares me to know that this happened so close to me,” McClendon said, “and it angers me to see police officers abuse their power once again and murder a black man while being detained.” The Atlanta, Georgia native said attending the vigil opened his eyes to being more involved in fighting for justice. Different attendees came forward to speak in front of the crowd. Their speeches included spoken word, giving condolences and speaking on how the incident affected their lives. A memorial for Sterling could also be found in front of the store. It consisted of balloons, teddy bears, signs and other items. University political science senior Terri Smith was also in attendance. Smith said that attending the vigil was indescribable. “It was one thing watching the videos, but being there at the site of the incident felt unreal,” Smith said. “It was great to see how much support Alton had. So many people were there expressing their anger, passion, and desire for change. We’ve been watching this happen in other places … But this time we
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Alumni can get involved in an event called “Passing the Torch.” This event is the representation of leadership getting passed down from the alum to the incoming Tigers. There are three sessions with registration ending on July 17. Session one starts on July 25,
session two on August 1, and session three starts on August 8. Campus life coordinator Kolby Ledbetter said he wasn’t able to participate before his freshman year, but his interest was peaked as he heard more and more people discussing the program.
Ledbetter said this is his third year with the program, and he now serves on one of five positions on the executive board. “I think the biggest goal of the STRIPES program is to make students feel more at home on campus because a lot of people who come are from out of state
or students who are still kind of iffy about their decisions coming here,” Ledbetter said. “So we put them with small group leaders, and try to give them a community of students that they can work with and they get a fresh start in their first year of college.”
sites. The selected building will likely be between 20,000 to 50,000 square feet, but there’s flexibility depending on the estimated production output needed, he said. Security on the site will be extensive, Richardson said. Employees will submit to thorough background checks and will likely be required to change out of their personal clothes after entering the building. The marijuana plants will be monitored by security cameras, and each plant will be barcoded and the products weighed and inventoried, he said. Current production is limited to oil, in the form of lotions, capsules, sprays, transdermal patches and other delivery methods approved by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, he said. Richardson said he hopes the Board will consider the possibility of expanding
into edibles, as younger children may be resistant to pills or other treatments. Patients will not need a medical card to gain access to the products, according to Senate Bill 271. The bill, an amendment to SB 143, was signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards in May and allows doctors to recommend medical marijuana products to approved patients instead of issuing a formal prescription. The patients can then purchase the products from a state licensed dispensary. The bill also expanded who can benefit from the medical marijuana legalization. SB 271 expanded the covered disease states to include patients suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, wasting syndrome, seizure disorders and spasticity, Crohn’s disease, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis. While more people can now
gain access to the eventual product, determining how that product and its revenue will be handled is another hurdle University officials will be assessing in coming months. “I’m not about to put two of my student workers in a van delivering marijuana to places and bringing back $30,000 in cash,” Richardson said. The Board of Pharmacy will oversee the product’s distribution and a third party distributor may need to be contracted to transport the medical marijuana from the growing facility to the state licensed dispensaries. Armored transport vehicles will also be used as necessary. If the program is heavily funded through cash transactions, the AgCenter will have to assess where the money will be handled, he said. Richardson said national
banks have been concerned about banking regulations when dealing with the cash-heavy industry in Colorado because of the drug’s illegal status nationally. Several state banks have already expressed interest in handling the money, Richardson said. The amount of revenue generated by the sale of the medical marijuana is hard to predict, Richardson said. The income to the University could be significant or could fall well below expectations, he said. Regardless, a certain amount of the products’ revenue will cover program expenses, while other percentages will be paid to investors and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Richardson said. Richardson said his team is hoping to have some of these questions answered during a visit to Advanced Grow Labs in West Haven, Connecticut next week.
into the team’s bowl game. But I don’t think that will last. Miles has a play style and he sticks with it. As the saying goes, a Tiger can’t change his stripes, and Miles’ offenses will never be an air-it-out type of passing attack. Last year’s stretch of losses proved Fournette cannot carry the team on his own. But offense wasn’t the sole issue. The defense ranked 25th in yards allowed, but in its three-loss
streak, LSU allowed 435 yards per contest. They were No. 41 in points allowed per game in Division I and were 10th in the SEC. Despite the lack of production, the Tigers’ schedule could be their undoing. In addition to the tough SEC West slate, LSU has non-conference contests against Wisconsin, Jacksonville State, Southern Mississippi and South Alabama. I say all of this and haven’t even addressed the elephant in the room – Alabama.
The Tigers haven’t defeated their conference rival since 2011 and lost the last seven of the last nine games against the Crimson Tide, including five straight. Alabama coach Nick Saban and company always reload and have been the standard in college football. Until LSU can top Alabama, I have no reason to think they’ll win it all this year.
Could I be wrong? Of course, it happens occasionally. But I’m quite confident on this one, so get ready Tiger fans. Unless Harris improves, the defense steps up and the team can get over the hurdle represented by Alabama, LSU will not compete for a SEC title. And they most certainly will not contend for a championship.
are the story. And I hope we make it a good one.” Attendee Patrick Holmes was one of the protesters expressing his “anger, passion and desire to change.” “I relate to [the incident] because I’ve been beaten by the police a couple of times,” Holmes said. “I feel like they do
a lot of things they don’t have to and they prey on young black men.” There will be a sign making and info meeting Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the LSU African American Cultural Center. On Sunday, there will be a peaceful protest at 4 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Police Department Building.
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