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For the second year in a row, a member of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team has been drafted into the Women's Professional Fastpitch softball league.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KPEL News) - Now that both 2022-2023 seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans are over, we can look ahead to next season. That's certainly better than looking back after both teams recently finished disappointing seasons, the Pelicans falling in the NBA Playoffs play-in game and the Saints by not even making the playoffs despite competing in the worse divis

Prior to signing autographs in Youngsville, Louisiana , former New Orleans Saints running back & current radio broadcaster Deuce McAllister had a few minutes to talk Saints football. Saints off-season moves... So far so good. You still need some more pieces. Yo...

The former STM and Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns pitcher apparently has gotten the call of a lifetime -- he's heading to the Big Leagues!

ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wide receiver Michael Jefferson was in a car accident Sunday night in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama.

The LSU Tigers women's basketball team defeated Iowa 102-85 to win their first-ever national championship title—but that's not what the internet is up in arms about.

The LSU Women's Basketball team is in the Final Four and they will take the court tonight in Dallas, Tx.

According to a report from our media partners at KATC-TV 3, Marlin has agreed to a multi-year contract extension. Terms of the contract have yet to be announced yet though.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The Lafayette Christian Academy Knights have released their football schedule for the upcoming 2023 season and there will be no shortage of huge matchups to be played. After making the move up to Class 4A, LCA continued its incredible success and amazing string of LHSAA State Championship Game appearances (7) in 2022...

Severe weather coming through this weekend will alter the scheduled days and times for the Cajun softball and baseball series, here is all you need to know.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team will be back at home this weekend for a big Sun Belt Conference series against Appalachian State and they've got a slew of special activities lined up.

The Cajuns fall just short in the Big Dance as they nearly pull off a huge upset of Tennessee.

Dustin Poirier and his charity The Good Fight Foundation recently partnered with a local charity in The Hub Lafayette to give out haircuts to the homeless. The Hub and The Good Fight Foundation coined this event Dustin Poirier Day.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - It's been 31 years since the Ragin' Cajuns won their last NCAA Tournament game. Louisiana will hope to break that streak when they play the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday night. The Cajuns came close to beating the Vols in the NCAA Tournament 23 years ago but came up short in the end. To be...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - As the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball team gets ready to take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the NCAA Tournament's East Region, I'm reminded of the 1999-2000 basketball season and the Cajuns' appearance in the NCAA Tournament...

Head coach Bob Marlin was nominated for the Hugh Durham Coach of the Year award.

Here are five possible prospects the Saints could select in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

After an intense championship game, the Ragin' Cajuns basketball team cut down the nets and earned themselves a NCAA Tournament bid.

The Cajuns are looking for a championship and an invitation to March Madness.

Jordan Brown joins the 1,000-point club as he and the Cajuns defeat Georgia Southern to advance to the SBC tournament semifinals.