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• Former LSU pole vaulting star Mondo Duplantis wins second gold medal; breaks own world record

  August 5, 2024 2:19 PM

  PARIS — Former LSU field star Armand "Mondo" Duplantis won gold at the men's pole vault finals on Monday in Paris. Duplantis vaulted 6.25 meters at the Paris finals, both an Olympic and world record. He previously held the pole vault world record of 6.24 meters. Duplantis' gold... more »

• LSU Olympians: Sha'Carri Richardson wins silver in the 100 meter dash

  August 3, 2024 2:59 PM

  PARIS - Sha’Carri Richardson is the second fastest woman in the world. The former LSU Tiger ran a 10.87 in the 100-meter final of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to catch St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred. Alfred earned her nation’s first-ever Olympic medal with a... more »

• EBRSO deputy awarded medal for dispatcher role in ambush Play Video

  November 9, 2016 1:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A deputy has been awarded a medal for her role as a dispatcher in the July 17 shooting that killed three officers and injured three others. Telecommunicator deputy Sindreka Williams of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office was assigned to the radio channel as a dispatcher... more »

• Remains of Korean War vet finally returns home Play Video

  April 15, 2016 6:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sergeant Private First Class Darryl Harley is a special military escort officer for soldiers killed in the line of duty. He's delivering a military flag box and several medals to 80-year-old Cliff Evans of Baton Rouge. Evans' brother died while serving in the Korean War. ... more »