Temporary detours: A section of Highland Road near Interstate 10 will be closed Saturday through Monday. The road will be closed to all traffic at the Kansas City Southern Railroad Crossing, beginning at 12:01 a.m., according to city-parish officials. The closure is needed to install new railroad crossing panels. Traffic will be detoured onto Perkins Road East, Perkins Road and Airline Highway.
Tigers on top: LSU has moved up to the top spot in Collegiate Baseball’s first regular season poll. The Tigers, who were ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll, now are placed in the lead position after starting off the season with a three-game sweep of Centenary. Meanwhile, Texas, the preseason No. 1, began the season by dropping two of three at home to New Mexico. The Tigers host McNeese State Wednesday afternoon.
St. Patrick’s Day sale: Louisiana’s only NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack has been seized by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office and is scheduled for auction March 17. A statement on the Monroe Motor Speedway’s Web site says it plans to file for Chapter 11 reorganization March 2 in federal bankruptcy court and to open its second racing season April 17. BizCapital BIDCO II Inc. of New Orleans asked the state court in Monroe to authorize confiscation. The Nov. 24 filing said it is owed almost all of the $4.5 million it lent North Louisiana Motor Speedway LLC, plus nearly $29,000 in interest and late charges. The U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed up to 70% of the loan. BizCapital must recover as much money as possible before the government pays.
