Off the field: Mo Isom, the former star goalkeeper on the LSU women’s soccer team, may not be resuming her campaign for a spot on the LSU football team’s all-male roster as a field goal kicker. Isom failed to make the team in the spring. Coach Les Miles says he has not heard whether she’ll again try out for the 2012 season. To read more about the 6-foot-1 Isom, click here.
Helping gardens grow: Whole Foods Market is donating 5% of Aug. 8 sales to Slow Food Baton Rouge, a nonprofit for a secure and sustainable local food system. SFBR has trained and given support to several youth and community gardens in the area and works to connect growers with chefs and consumers, in addition to creating a local food guide. To read more about Whole Foods’ 5% program, click wholefoodsmarket.com.
Calling all campers: The LSU football team reports to campus Wednesday and begins practice Thursday to begin its eighth season under head coach Les Miles. The Tigers are expecting 105 players to attend preseason camp, including 15 starters—six on offense, six on defense, and three on special teams—and 41 “letterwinners” from last year’s team that finished 13-1 and won the Southeastern Conference title. LSU Fan Day is Aug. 11, and the team kicks off the season Aug. 27 against North Texas.
Correction: Daily Report AM incorrectly reported today that Gary Graphia was retiring from the Shaw Group Inc. when, in fact, Graphia has already retired. Graphia retired May 1 after 13 years with the Shaw Group. Daily Report regrets the error.
