Lafourche Gazette

1 week ago | lafourchegazette.com | Casey Gisclair

I think most people who read my stuff know that while I cover news when I have to, it is sports that is my passion. But like anyone else, I have my favorites – my favorite teams, my favorite players and so-on. But this weekend, I added another log to the fire of that passion. This weekend, the universe sent horse racing into my life and it did so at the time when I least expected it. I traveled this weekend to Sulphur the LHSAA State Softball Championships.

1 week ago | lafourchegazette.com | Casey Gisclair

Nicholls softball dug a hole it couldn’t get out of this weekend in Hammond, ending the team’s season short of the goal of making the NCAA Tournament. The Colonels finished as the runners-up in the Hammond Region’s portion of the Southland Conference Softball Tournament. The Colonels lost the first game of the 4-team double-elimination tournament and rallied all the way to the finals to meet the host Lions. But the Colonels ran out of steam, falling 4-3 in a heartbreaker to the Lions.

1 week ago | lafourchegazette.com | Casey Gisclair

Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson is urging locals to try and stop littering to keep the parish clean. A new grand received by Parish Government and Recreation District No. 3 will go a long way in making that a reality. Parish Government and Recreation District No. 3 were 2 of 60 recipients of the 2024-2025 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program, which was made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

1 week ago | lafourchegazette.com | Casey Gisclair

Being away from home is tough for some. But not the E.D. White baseball team. This weekend, those guys traveled and made a statement to the state that they may be the forgotten team in Division II Select. The No. 7 Cardinals swept No. 2 St. Charles Catholic this weekend, taking two-straight games from the Comets to advance to the Division II Select State Semifinals. The Cardinals will now face No. 6 Hannan in the State Semifinals.

1 week ago | lafourchegazette.com | Casey Gisclair

OK, time to get the people talking. But hear us out: Wendy’s is coming down the bayou. We repeat: Wendy’s IS coming down the bayou – at least, that’s what we’re told. Kenny Mayes confirmed on social media this weekend that Wendy’s will be opening in South Lafourche in 2026, an announcement which excited locals who have long been teased by the fast food chain, which has long been rumored to be opening in our area.