Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 2nd of November.
Good morning, Baton Rouge.
Maxwell’s Market will sell Maw Maw’s peanut butter pies in the weeks before Thanksgiving and Christmas at the Corporate Boulevard store (7620 Corporate Blvd.).
Call 225-216-0030 or stop in to reserve a pie; the shop has sold over 400 since 2023.
LSU students launched their Kaya 2 rocket on Oct.
10 with about 80–90% of parts made at LSU, testing GPS, velocity and altitude systems at the Tripoli Houston site in Hearne (about 30 minutes from College Station), and they plan a larger follow-up test to compare their flight computer with commercial data.
St. George's Zoning Commission will vote today on a preliminary site plan for a two-story, 173,500-sqft civic sports complex off Airline Highway and Antioch Road proposing 24 courts, max 1,440 capacity (458 parking spaces) with construction possible starting in 2027 and finishing by the end of 2028.
A pancreatic cancer foundation will host a 5K run and a 1-mile walk in Baker to raise money and awareness for the disease, with details on registration, route, and timing to be announced by organizers.
225 Magazine published two easy fall recipes for Pumpkin Bisque and Caramelized Onion and Brie Crostini in its November issue, and both can be made ahead for Thanksgiving; the bisque serves six and can be dairy-free, and the caramelized onions keep up to a week.
Southern opens its season Monday at No. 22 Oklahoma State at 5 p.m., facing one of the nation's toughest schedules after back-to-back SWAC titles and two NCAA wins; coach Carlos Funchess returns six players and adds eight newcomers as the Jaguars seek a third straight conference crown.
LSU softball beat Belhaven 8-1 and Northwest Florida State 10-8 in Sunday night fall scrimmages, highlighted by a Sydnee Williams grand slam, and will host Southern today (Tiger Park).
Saddiq Bey scored 25 off the bench and Jeremiah Fears added 20 as the Pelicans beat the Hawks 121-99 (Saturday), building a 28-point lead on their way to a second straight win; New Orleans visits Memphis on Monday.
LSU drew Missouri 0-0 on the final day of the regular season to earn the point that clinched a spot and the No. 11 seed in the SEC Tournament.
LSU will face No. 6 Auburn in the first round on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. in Pensacola, Fla.
LSU remains No. 15 in the AP Poll after a bye week following its 38-17 win over Auburn, and will host Alabama in Death Valley on Saturday, Nov.
7.
LSU split two 6.5-inning scrimmages with Samford, each ending 4-1, as freshmen Malachi Washington and Lucas Nawrocki homered and Casan Evans struck out five over two hitless innings; coach Jay Johnson said the team has many lineup options.
LSU will host Troy at Alex Box Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Southern beat Florida A&M (42-14) in Tallahassee on Oct.
31, snapping a six-game losing streak to the Rattlers after a 35-14 halftime lead. The Jaguars will host Bethune-Cookman at home on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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