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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 2

LSU hosts Alabama Saturday; storms could reach Baton Rouge Election Night

Plus, LSU basketball opens Tuesday and a Nolan Wells march drew Baton Rouge walkers Sunday.

The Daily Baton Rouge team6 stories24 sources8 min read

LSU FootballTop story

LSU hosts Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 7, to start a four-game November

LSU holds at No. 15 in the AP poll, below Alabama and Texas

The AP Top 25 poll released Nov. 1

15thof 25

LSU
Alabama 9thTexas 10thTennessee 16th
Alabama 9thTexas 10thTennessee 16th
1 No. 1No. 25 25

Sources: WAFB, WBRZ, Louisiana First News

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PlaceRank of 25
Alabama9th
Texas10th
LSU15th
Tennessee16th

If you're planning your weekend around LSU, the Tigers come off the bye week at 6-2 after a 38-17 win at Auburn. They're still No. 15 in the AP Top 25 poll released Sunday, holding that spot ahead of Week 10 and going into the Alabama matchup. They're also 4.5-point favorites over Alabama, according to BetOnline Sports & Casino. Both teams have two losses, so a third would sting.

Alabama is the first of four November games. Texas comes to Baton Rouge on Nov. 14, then LSU travels to Tennessee and Arkansas. The Reveille's look at the stretch says Alabama is the target game for linebacker Whit Weeks' return from injury.

  • Kickoff: Sat., Nov. 7, under the lights at
  • A November sweep would leave LSU at 10-2
  • Two November losses would leave LSU at 8-4

LSU's November has four games, starting Nov. 7 against Alabama

  1. Nov. 7Alabama visits LSU at
  2. Nov. 14Texas visits LSU in Baton Rouge
  3. Nov. 21LSU plays at Tennessee's Neyland Stadium
  4. Nov. 28LSU plays at Arkansas in Fayetteville, the Battle for the Golden Boot

Source: The Reveille

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Weather

Storms could arrive late on Election Day, with cooler weather behind the front

If you're voting Tuesday, we suggest going earlier in the day. WAFB says the latest trend has low pressure moving farther north, leaving a chance of rain and a few isolated severe storms Tuesday night and early Wednesday, mainly north of the I-10/12 corridor.

40 to 50%chance of rain Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning

Gusty winds and brief heavy downpours are the main concerns, and precipitation will be hit and miss.

Source: WAFB

WBRZ says forecast guidance has pushed the stronger part of the system northward, so most locations should get less than a half inch of rain. Statewide, KPEL reports the Storm Prediction Center has most of Louisiana at a marginal risk for severe storms Tuesday.

  • Monday: cloudy and muggy, high near 80, low near 70
  • Tuesday: showers could start in the northwest by afternoon
  • After the front: highs in the 70s, lows in the 40s and 50s
  • Next weekend: another cold front is coming

Monday is quiet, and the front moves through overnight Tuesday into Wednesday

  1. Nov. 2Cloudy and muggy, with a high near 80 and a spotty shower possible
  2. Nov. 3Showers could start in the northwest by afternoon, with storms possible at night
  3. Nov. 4The front moves through early, and showers may linger in the morning before moving east

Sources: WBRZ, WAFB

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LSU Basketball

LSU basketball opens Tuesday with five of six players with eligibility questions able to play

Coach Will Wade called it a "calculated risk" to build a roster with six players who weren't guaranteed eligibility. It mostly paid off: five of them have nothing preventing them from playing in the season opener against LSU New Orleans on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Five of six LSU players with eligibility questions can play the opener

5 of 6

  • have nothing stopping them
  • 1 Gilad Levy, 7-foot-3, not cleared

Source: The Advocate

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have nothing stopping them583%
Gilad Levy, 7-foot-3, not cleared117%

UCLA fifth-year transfer guards Donavan Dent and Skyy Clark got there through the courts. Dent was among more than 70 plaintiffs granted a preliminary injunction. On Friday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals denied the NCAA's request for an emergency stay in Clark's case. Attorney Emily Staker says nothing stops the NCAA from trying the same in Dent's.

  • Dent: restraining order Aug. 18, injunction Oct. 20
  • Clark: Kentucky injunction Oct. 16, covering more than 30 plaintiffs
  • Backup plan: Wade said there's "no contingencies"

Five of six LSU players with eligibility questions can play now

PlayerStatus
Donavan DentCourt injunction, fifth season
Skyy ClarkKentucky injunction, fifth season
Michael RuzicCleared before Oct. 8 exhibition
Saliou NiangCleared by NCAA Oct. 20
Brice DessertCleared by NCAA Oct. 20
Gilad LevyNot yet cleared

Sources: The Advocate, nola.com

Community

Baton Rouge joins a nationwide prayer march for answers in Nolan Wells' death

If you were at on Sunday afternoon, you were part of a march held across the country. WAFB says people met at 3 p.m. for a prayer walk calling for answers in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He went missing on a July 4 trip to Horn Island with friends, and his body was found two days later.

Nolan Wells was 18, and his body was found two days after he went missing

18
years old, Nolan Wells' age
2 days
between his disappearance and the discovery of his body
3 p.m.
start of the Baton Rouge prayer walk at Scotlandville Plaza

Source: WAFB

A Mississippi grand jury ruled in September that no criminal charges would be brought. Louisiana First reports investigators ruled the cause of death undetermined. Organizer Kimberly Spruill said they "will continue to say Nolan Wells' name until we see justice."

  • Where: Scotlandville Plaza, Sun., Nov. 1
  • Movement: "One March, Fifty States"
  • Bring: black clothing, signs and your voice
  • Next step: the family and legal team still push for federal review

More than a dozenstates where community leaders hosted prayer marches Sunday

Louisiana lead organizer Dr. Manasha Beckwith says the walks let people outside Mississippi stand with the Wells family.

Source: WBRZ

High School Football

Baton Rouge-area high school football plays Week 10 on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6

If you're picking a game this week, the Week 10 schedule has Brusly and McKinley at Broadmoor High, Tara and Madison Prep at Memorial Stadium, and East Ascension at Dutchtown on Thursday. Crescent City Sports dates that night as Nov. 5.

Three Baton Rouge-area games are set for Thursday, Nov. 5

  • Brusly
    McKinley
    Thu., Nov. 5Played at Broadmoor High
  • Tara
    Madison Prep
    Thu., Nov. 5Played at Memorial Stadium
  • East Ascension
    Dutchtown
    Thu., Nov. 5

Sources: The Advocate, Crescent City Sports

Friday brings Plaquemine at Scotlandville, Walker at Denham Springs, and Zachary against Liberty at Olympia Stadium. Catholic faces Legacy, a Texas team, at Memorial Stadium.

  • Southern Lab gets a forfeit win over Capitol
  • East Iberville gets a forfeit win over Thrive Academy

Friday's slate includes Plaquemine at Scotlandville and Walker at Denham Springs

  • Plaquemine
    Scotlandville
    Fri., Nov. 6
  • Walker
    Denham Springs
    Fri., Nov. 6
  • Zachary
    Liberty
    Fri., Nov. 6Played at Olympia Stadium
  • Legacy (Texas)
    Catholic
    Fri., Nov. 6Played at Memorial Stadium
  • Central Private
    Catholic-PC
    Fri., Nov. 6
  • Baker
    Glen Oaks
    Fri., Nov. 6
  • Istrouma
    Port Allen
    Fri., Nov. 6
  • St. Amant
    Live Oak
    Fri., Nov. 6

Sources: The Advocate, Crescent City Sports

West Baton Rouge

Addis police officers rescue an injured young bald eagle near Myhand Ball Park

Here's a feel-good one from West Baton Rouge Parish. Two Addis Police Department officers, Cpl. P. Labauve and Ofc. M. Floyd, were dispatched to Laws Road after a call about an injured young bald eagle. They found the bird, now named Victor, and he couldn't fly.

  • Where: Laws Road near
  • Rescued by: Cpl. P. Labauve and Ofc. M. Floyd
  • Now: under care at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

Officers took the grounded eagle from Laws Road to LSU for care

StepWhat happened
CallInjured young bald eagle, Laws Road
FoundVictor, unable to fly
Taken toLSU School of Veterinary Medicine
NowUnder veterinary care

Sources: Louisiana First News, WBRZ

The officers brought Victor to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge for treatment, and WBRZ says he remains under veterinary care. The department said on social media it's hoping he'll be "soaring high over Addis again soon."

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News Notes

LSU soccer

LSU soccer clinched an SEC tournament berth with a 0-0 draw at Missouri in its regular-season finale. The Reveille

Southern hoops

Southern women's basketball is coming off back-to-back SWAC Tournament championships and the first two NCAA Tournament wins in program history. The Lady Jaguars face seven teams ranked in the preseason top 25. WBRZ

City swim meet

St. Joseph's senior Molly Mayo broke her own meet record in the 100-yard breaststroke at the city championship, finishing in 1:04.51. The previous record of 1:04.93 was set in 2020. The Advocate

Powerlifting

Baton Rouge native Azariah Pierce broke a 2025 powerlifting world record with an 873-pound deadlift. 225 Magazine reports he says of the sport, "Anyone can do it." 225 Magazine

Van burglary

Police are investigating after Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men and Women Lawn Care Service, woke up to a shattered van at the Marriott on Hilton Avenue off I-10. Someone stole two lawnmowers. WAFB

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Molly Mayo cut the 100-yard breaststroke meet record to 1:04.51

Source: The Advocate

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2020 record64.93 sec
Friday prelims64.6 sec
Final64.51 sec

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Daily Baton Rougeto me · Mon., Nov. 26:00 a.m.

LSU hosts Alabama Saturday; storms could reach Baton Rouge Election Night

Plus, LSU basketball opens Tuesday and a Nolan Wells march drew Baton Rouge walkers Sunday.

The TLDR

  1. LSU hosts Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 7, to open a four-game November
  2. Rain and a few storms could arrive late Election Day, then it cools off
  3. LSU basketball opens Tuesday with five of six players free to play and one eligibility question still open
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