Parker Boyd

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth |Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - How far are you willing to go for the LSU Tigers? For some superfans, the answer is: all the way to Omaha—no matter the price. “I’m just so happy,” said one fan boarding a flight. “So happy to be going to Omaha. So happy to be going to Nebraska. Never thought I’d be saying that ever in my life.”At Louis Armstrong International Airport, Tigers supporters are booking last-minute trips to see LSU face off against Coastal Carolina in the College World Series championship.

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

CHALMETTE, La. (WVUE) - Barbara Longbotham doesn’t just love LSU — she lives LSU. Step inside her Chalmette home, and you’ll find it overflowing with Tiger pride — from an LSU helmet-shaped telephone to purple-and-gold lawn decorations, even a striped fire hydrant in her yard. “There’s only one thing that’s going through my mind right now and it’s LSU,” Longbotham said.

1 week ago | wlbt.com | Parker Boyd

TRADITION, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gulf War veteran has become the first to live in the state’s newest — and largest — veterans home, located in Tradition. 30 years after fighting in Desert Storm, Andrew Palmer is now confined to a wheelchair. He’s overjoyed as the staff at Mississippi Veterans Home helps him move into the new location. Andrew previously lived at the Veterans Home in Collins. However, the former Coast native is heading back home following the Tradition home’s construction.

1 week ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

TRADITION, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gulf War veteran has become the first to live in the state’s newest — and largest — veterans home, located in Tradition. 30 years after fighting in Desert Storm, Andrew Palmer is now confined to a wheelchair. He’s overjoyed as the staff at Mississippi Veterans Home helps him move into the new location. Andrew previously lived at the Veterans Home in Collins. However, the former Coast native is heading back home following the Tradition home’s construction.

1 week ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

JACKSON CO., Miss. (WLOX) - The Jackson County Road Department said the Tanner Williams Road Bridge is closed indefinitely. RELATED: Jackson County Road Department announces closure of Tanner-Williams Bridge following state inspectionAccording to Jackson County Road Manager Joe O’Niel, an underwater inspection was done on the bridge last week. The road department says inspectors found the steel beams had deteriorated so much that it was no longer safe for traffic.