Sports & Entertainment

LSU Athletics reached impressive heights this past year, winning a division title in football and national championships in women’s basketball and baseball. Behind the scenes, Matt Borman spearheads fundraising efforts to help make those achievements possible.  

Baton Rouge casino revenues in July dipped by about 9.9% from June, according to the state gaming board’s latest report. This continues local trends of decreased revenue from previous months. 

While donors to LSU athletics now can support student-athletes directly through name, image and likeness deals, they don’t seem to be pulling back on their donations to the Tiger Athletic Foundation, according to foundation CEO Matt Borman. 

Baton Rouge native and LSU alum Casey McQuiston’s bestselling debut novel hit the small screen with a film adaptation that started streaming on Amazon Prime this past weekend. 

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While Director Scott Sullivan developed the concept, he says he partnered with East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore to make it happen. The film will be part of a curriculum Moore’s office will roll out later, possibly early next year.

This LSU football season is expected to mean big business for Baton Rouge’s hospitality industry. 

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We encourage locals to cheer on the vision our Baton Rouge Zydeco represents. At least it’s not spelled “Zydeceaux.”

LSU’s baseball and women’s basketball teams both won national championships during the second year in Baton Rouge for head coaches Jay Johnson and Kim Mulkey.