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LSU formally announced the hiring of Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly today and said they have agreed to a 10-year contract worth $95 million plus incentives.

The Varsity Theatre was forced to close in April 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions and since then the iconic Baton Rouge venue has had a hard time reopening fully, mostly due to staffing shortages.

Winning rivalry games comes with bragging rights and other rewards, but Alabama coach Nick Saban knows what losing them brings.

College sports fans believe that, on average, NCAA football players should receive a yearly salary of $170,815—if the Supreme Court’s landmark decision earlier this year hadn’t categorically ruled out salaries for college athletes. However, LSU fans polled thought the salaries should be even higher, at $219,778.

Two of Baton Rouge’s three river-adjacent casinos saw significant revenue gains last month, leading to a market-wide increase of 20.7%, according to the latest report to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board made public today.

The goal of the new Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge was to be a place where artists could work, relax and put their talents on display.

Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt was trying to balance the needs of the...

During the 2019-2020 academic year, LSU’s football program spent twice as much on coaching compensation as it did on athletic student aid, according to a new database from sports industry trade publication Sportico.  

These 10 local specialty meat markets are great spots for sourcing boudin, smoked sausage, stuffed pork chops, cracklins and more for Saturday’s tailgate parties.

The nation's commercial casinos took home nearly $14 billion in third-quarter revenue this year, marking the industry's best quarter ever, and pushing U.S. casino revenue past the total for all of 2020, according to figures released Tuesday.