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Established on March 17, 1883, The Town Talk is the primary source for news and information in Central Louisiana. This publication is owned by Gannett and is affiliated with the USA Today Network.

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New York Giants 2025 schedule: Dates, times, TV channels for every game

18 hours ago | thetowntalk.com | Dan Benton

The New York Giants will begin their quest back to playoff contention with a classic NFC East rivalry game to kick off the 2025 regular season. The NFL schedule is finalized and the Giants will visit Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in Week 1 to start a brutal four-game gauntlet over the first month of the season, including a primetime date with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
New York Giants 2025 NFL schedule release live updates: Leaks, time, opponents

22 hours ago | thetowntalk.com | Dan Benton

The 2025 NFL regular season schedule will officially be released on Wednesday night around 8:00 p.m. ET for all 32 teams, but similar to past years, individual game leaks tend to emerge long before then. While many of these leaks wind up coming to fruition, nothing is certain until the official league announcement occurs. In addition to facing their NFC East rivals twice each, the New York Giants will play NFC North and AFC West this coming season.
Former Iowa State football QB Hunter Dekkers signs with NFL's New Orleans Saints

1 day ago | thetowntalk.com | Gus Martin

Hunter Dekkers has found a landing spot in the NFL. The former Iowa State football and Iowa Western quarterback signed with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, May 13, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The news comes on the heels of Saints starting quarterback Derek Carr's surprise retirement announcement this month.
LSU football-Clemson kickoff time, TV channel has been set

1 day ago | thetowntalk.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.
Saints finalize their contract with rookie draft pick Jonas Sanker

1 day ago | thetowntalk.com | Jeremy Trottier

The New Orleans Saints had a relatively impressive 2025 NFL draft when it comes down to it, and now they have to go through the process of locking all these players down to their rookie deals. With the Day 2 players tending to take a bit longer, that has been the case once again this year, as the last two remaining without contracts now are from the draft's second day. Third-round safety Jonas Sanker has finalized his contract, as was reported by Sean Fazende for Fox 8 New Orleans.
4 'should-win' matchups for Arizona Cardinals in 2025

1 day ago | thetowntalk.com | Jess Root

The Cardinals, if they are to be playoff contenders, really should win these four games. The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL will know their 2025 regular-season schedules on Wednesday. The official schedule release begins at 5 p.m. Arizona time. We don't know any of the Cardinals' specific games, but we do know all their 2025 opponents.
Two 2025 New Orleans Saints minicamp practices will be open to fans

1 day ago | thetowntalk.com | Jeremy Trottier

The New Orleans Saints have had a busy offseason, with lots of positive momentum in putting together a young core that can develop over the course of the year. With a nearly entirely new coaching staff and a somewhat overhauled roster, they will now head into the offseason processes with minicamps on the horizon. Here's good news for fans: the Saints will be opening the doors of the Ochsner Sports Performance Center to the public for their June minicamps, as they noted in a recent announcement.
Twitter reacts to RJ Harvey's quads stealing the show at rookie minicamp

2 days ago | thetowntalk.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.
NFL strength of schedule rankings 2025: Where do Eagles, Chiefs, Cardinals, others rank?

4 days ago | thetowntalk.com | Jeremy Cluff

The 2025 NFL schedule will soon be released. But we already know each team's opponents for the 17 regular-season games, giving us an idea for how difficult each team's schedule will be. How does the Arizona Cardinals' 2025 schedule compare with other teams in the NFC West and the NFL? In terms of strength of schedule based on last year's record? Very favorably.
Concordia Parish woman dies after Thursday crash with two big trucks in Deville area

5 days ago | thetowntalk.com | Melissa Gregory

A Concordia Parish woman died Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash at a La. Highway 28 East intersection, according to Louisiana State Police. The victim is Gretchen A. Lucas, 33, a resident of Acme, reads a news release.