Jesse Brooks

For their preseason opener against the Bulls, Pelicans head coach Willie Green said he wanted his starters to see no more than 20 minutes of action on the floor. In 15 total minutes of play, Zion turned in an efficient stat line of 13 pts, 4 rebs, 1 ast, and 1 stl.

Last season, with their backs on the wall and a window to the playoffs closing, Pelicans first-year head coach knew that his team had to search for something deep inside themselves.

Now with playoff experience under his belt after three seasons, even if he doesn’t advertise it, Brandon Ingram has become a vocal leader on the Pelicans.

Bogalusa improved to 4-1 last Friday (Sept. 30) by blowing past Chalmette (2-3) 52-36, their third straight win over a Class 5A opponent.

Herb Jones rarely takes time off from basketball, but when he does, he goes fishing. With his hard-hat approach to the game, it’s no surprise that Jones finds zen outdoors on the water.

Bogalusa QB Ashton Levi led the Jacks with 230 yards on 16-of-26 passing with two passing touchdowns. He also was the team’s leading rusher with 39 yards on 12 carries.

The Hammond Tornados (4-0), who are off to their best start since the 2010-11 season, will look to stay perfect on the road in Covington on Friday (Sept. 30) night as they visit St. Paul’s (1-3). for a District 6-5A matchup. The other area unbeaten team, Kentwood (4-0), will take a short trip south on Highway 51 to take on inner-parish rival and defending 2A champion Amite (3-1) on Thursday (Sept. 29) night.

The game, which was announced as a partnership between the Pelicans and Fox 8′s parent company Gray Television, will be played at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The suggested obstruction of justice charge for Jacoriaen “Toine” Cyprian, 22, could carry up to 40 years in prison, according to Hammond Public Information Officer Lisa Lambert.

The NOPD is investigating two separate overnight homicides that occurred late Tuesday (Sept. 27) night and early Wednesday (Sept. 28) morning.

If Zion Williamson wasn’t 100 percent during his historic first two seasons, how good can he be?

Omarion Hookfin was taken into custody on one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.

Zion even admitted that he now has to learn how to play in a lineup alongside Brandon Ingram and C.J. McCollum, but noted that their “big 3″ should have the complimentary skills to be a matchup problem for opponents.

One man is dead and another was taken to the hospital after their boat capsized in Lake Pontchartrain near the Twin Span Bridge, officials say.

An investigation is underway after a shooting in the 14400 block of Peltier Drive leaves a man dead, according to information from the NOPD.

For the first time in 12 years, Hammond, now under head coach Dorsett Buckels, is off to a 3-0 start heading into District 6-5A.

After two seasons of COVID-19 interruptions, Hammond High football (2-0) is seeing the positive results they were hoping for when they originally hired former LSU linebacker Dorsett Buckels to take the reigns as head coach.

Chief Randy Fandal said that U.S. Marshalls have served an arrest warrant for Tyrin Wiltz, 27, of New Orleans, for attempted second-degree murder and drug-related charges.

Bogalusa quarterback Ashton Levi is out to a hot start in the stats department for his junior season and his current campaign now includes an iconic win, taking down Salmen 22-14 with all of the total Lumberjack points coming in the final quarter.

What started as a shoving match turned into an all-out brawl when Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans, who totaled 3 catches for 61 yards in the game, came running off of the sidelines to lay a hit on Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore.

The Green Wave set the tone of the game with an interception from Wyatt Bennett that set the offense up for quarterback Nolan Tribble finding Cory Jackson 21-yards in the end zone two plays later.

Sheriff Randy Seal said the office believes that Jessica Lynn Creel, 34, could be a fugitive of the parish.

A home invasion Monday (Sept. 12) night left a Hammond father dead and his 12-year-old daughter in critical condition, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The Green Wave stood their ground on the defensive side of the ball last Friday (Sept. 9) to notch a week 2 win over Dutchtown 10-7, the first under head coach and former Southeastern starting quarterback Trey Willie.

Deputies say that on Monday night a suspect was barricaded inside a home on Barque Place in the Southwind subdivision.

She is considered a runaway at this point in time, police say.

The Pelicans hired Cash in 2019 and she is currently one of a total of six women that hold an executive position in the NBA. Team owner Gayle Benson is one of 11 women that hold an ownership position in the league.

Is the Tiger even real or is this someone’s social media stunt gaining steam?Fox 8 reached out to the Houma Police Department with questions.

A commercial truck carrying involved in a crash on I-55 spilled 6,000 gallons of chemical cleaner onto the roadway Wednesday (Sept. 7) around 1:45 p.m.

Deputies responded to a residence in the 1800 block of Westminster Blvd. around 11:30 p.m. where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Junior quarterback Ashton Levi scored a total of 6 touchdowns Friday night, 5 in the air and one on the ground. He also passed for 317 yards and rushed for 100 more while going 12-for-16 on pass completions.

On Saturday, Aug. 27, detectives say a man walked out of the store with a generator and a dolly and was seen on surveillance footage doing so.

Detectives say that they are looking for a 2004 white extended cab Ford F-150 with a silver toolbox in the bed. The Ford will have significant damage to the front and may display a Texas license plate of CCD3344.

NOPD says that it was the result of a single-vehicle accident and that both sides of I-610 had to be shut down.

The suspect surrendered to deputies Tuesday morning after negotiators were successful in defusing the situation, the sheriff’s office says. There were no injuries.

The mayor’s office said that two friends were with her in the car when another driver ran a stop sign around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Sullivan Drive and East 7th St

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Kenner Patrolman Chase Lawler arrived within minutes after receiving the call and began rescue efforts with a volunteer, Edwin Magee, on the scene that had reported seeing Yoder’s car go into the canal.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says they are searching for Oliven Molina, who they describe as a Hispanic male in his late 20s, and have identified him as the primary suspect.

Police say a man was shot near the intersection of Murl and Magellan Streets Saturday (Sept. 3) around 2:32 p.m.

Initial reports pointed deputies to the 200 block of Paulette St. where the victim was found inside a vehicle parked in the driveway, dead from apparent gunshot wounds to the upper torso.

Volunteers in Hammond took a trip about 2.5 hours directly north on I-55 Friday (Sept. 2) to help out people in Jackson, Mississippi who are currently facing a city-wide water crisis after recent flooding around the areas of Pearl River.

Fox 8 Saints analyst Jeff Duncan reports that wide receiver Michael Thomas, who was dealing with a hamstring injury through preseason, is expected to start week 1 on the road in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 11.

Deputies say they responded to a residence in the 73000 block of Tee St. shortly before midnight on the night of the murder after a neighbor reported seeing a possibly deceased man nearby after hearing gunshots.

Charles Edward Jernigan Sr., 57, went missing from his Janabeth Street residence in May 2020 and his disappearance was reported to the sheriff’s office by family members.

NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that defensive back Chauncy Gardner-Johnson is headed to Philadelphia via trade after contract extension talks broke down.

A woman accused of stabbing a convenience store clerk in Ponchatoula has been located after her truck flipped in St. Tammany Parish.

Students who were already on campus have been instructed to leave and those arriving have been informed not to come to campus.

The sheriff’s office says the vehicle was taken on Mon., Aug. 22 when the owner of the vehicle left it running while they briefly went into the store.

Detectives on the scene found video surveillance footage that displayed two armed gunmen forcing entry and later fleeing the scene.