The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA)

The Daily Advertiser has been delivering essential news for Acadiana since 1865. In addition to our traditional print edition, we are now creating content for a variety of devices and digital platforms. Our distinctive local reporting captures the essence of Acadiana. Each day, our dedicated team of journalists ventures into boardrooms, courtrooms, classrooms, living rooms, locker rooms, and more, all with the goal of sharing the most important stories with you.

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LSU football-Clemson kickoff time, TV channel has been set

2 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

Cory DiazLafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE – The official kickoff to the 2025 college football season is more than three months away, but we now know when LSU football will kickoff its season opener at Clemson. LSU and Clemson will open the season Saturday, Aug. 30 in primetime on ABC with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. from Memorial Stadium.
Kim Mulkey, LSU women's basketball add late addition to 2025 class with Meghan Yarnevich

2 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

BATON ROUGE – Kim Mulkey and her LSU women's basketball staff have been searching for post depth. They officially landed some more of it Tuesday afternoon. Meghan Yarnevich, a 6-2 center from the class of 2025 who had originally signed with Georgia, has committed to LSU, she announced via her social media pages.
British Tiktokers sample south Louisiana cuisine, swamp tour on visit to Houma

3 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Colin Campo

Colin CampoHouma Courier-Thibodaux Daily CometBritish TikTokers Joshua Cauldwell-Clarke and Jason Riley visited Houma, Louisiana, documenting their culinary and wildlife experiences. The duo sampled barbecue at Big Mike's BBQ Smokehouse, trying various dishes including brisket and ribs. They then embarked on a swamp tour with Cajun Man Swamp Tours, where they observed and fed alligators. Two traveling British TikTokers visited Houma for some local flavor and to check out the wildlife.
Is LSU baseball the consensus No. 1 ranked team after series win over Arkansas?

3 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

Cory DiazLafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE – After this weekend's impressive series win over Arkansas, who came into the three-game set in Baton Rouge ranked No. 2, LSU baseball has now collected two top-5 series victories in the last three weeks. First was against Tennessee three weeks and now the Tigers took two of out of three against the Hogs. Sandwiched between those two wins is a series loss at Texas A&M.
LSU football schedules home-and-home series with SMU

3 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

Cory DiazLafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE – LSU football has agreed to a home-and-home series with SMU. The series will take in 2028 and 2029 with the first matchup taking place at Tiger Stadium Sept. 2, 2028. LSU will make the return trip to SMU Sept. 1, 2029. As it stands, unless LSU adds any Week 0 games to those years, both games with the Mustangs will be season openers for the Tigers.
Twitter reacts to RJ Harvey's quads stealing the show at rookie minicamp

3 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Jon Heath

RJ Harvey is a short running back (5-8), but he's certainly not a small running back (205 pounds). Harvey reported to Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit for rookie minicamp last week, and his quads quickly stole the show. Reporters and fans soon took to Twitter/X to react to the arrival of the team's new "quad-zilla.""If you watch his stature, he’s put together pretty well," Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton said of Harvey. "So there’s a difference between a small runner and a short runner.
Has LSU baseball done enough for top-8 NCAA Tournament seed after series win vs Arkansas?

4 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

Cory DiazLafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE – LSU baseball played its best baseball game of the season in its series-clinching, 13-3 run-rule win over No. 2 Arkansas Saturday night. With a big implication on the line, the Tigers checked off the boxes in their process of winning list. As LSU exits the series with the Razorbacks at Alex Box Stadium, coach Jay Johnson is more encouraged than ever about where his team is just a couple of weeks out from postseason play.
Could New York Giants trade QB Jameis Winston to New Orleans Saints?

5 days ago | theadvertiser.com | John Fennelly

The New York Giants suddenly have a very crowded quarterback room after an offseason flurry of activity by general manager Joe Schoen. The Giants started the offseason with no quarterbacks under contract, but after Schoen brought back hometown hero Tommy DeVito and signed veteran free agents Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, the room was quickly filled up and enhanced.
Inside LSU baseball's walkoff strikeout that clinched series against Arkansas

5 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

Cory DiazLafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE – It's like Jake Brown said, normally when LSU baseball is winning on strikeouts, freshman phenom pitcher Casan Evans is closing out the game on the mound with a whiff that lights the fuse of the crowd. And he is standing in the outfield to watch it unfold. But this time wasn't normal.
LSU baseball vs Arkansas live score updates: Tigers eye big series win over Razorbacks

5 days ago | theadvertiser.com | Cory Diaz

BATON ROUGE – There's something about late nights at Alex Box Stadium for LSU baseball. Two weekends ago, in a top-6 showdown with Tennessee, game one of the series was delayed a couple of hours and that set the stage for a walkoff home run from Jared Jones in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Last night, in another top-5 battle with Arkansas, game one was delayed again for more than three hours. Table was set again for more dramatics and the Tigers sprinkled on some more Alex Box magic.