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• Tulane earns No. 11 seed in College Football Playoff Play Video

  December 7, 2025 12:48 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Tulane is in the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history. The Green Wave earned the No. 11 seed in the 12-team field and will get a rematch with Ole Miss in the first round of the playoffs. Tulane and Ole Miss will... more »

• REPORT: Florida hires Tulane's Jon Sumrall to be next Gator head coach Play Video

  November 30, 2025 11:28 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Florida is hiring Tulane's Jon Sumrall as the Gators' next head coach, according to multiple reports. Sources: Florida is finalizing a six-year deal to make Tulane’s Jon Sumrall the head coach at an average of nearly $7.5 million per year, with significant incentives tied to... more »

• Last monkey on the loose after Mississippi highway crash captured Play Video

  November 6, 2025 2:59 PM

  HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday. A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the animal’s location and it was then “successfully recovered,” the... more »

• Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety Play Video

  November 3, 2025 1:13 PM

  HEIDELBERG, Miss. - One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi highway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children. Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her... more »

• One of three missing monkeys in Mississippi captured following truck crash Play Video

  November 2, 2025 10:52 AM

  HEIDELBERG, Miss. - One of the three missing lab monkeys that escaped from a truck following a crash on I-59 was captured Sunday morning, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks captured the monkey after a homeowner on Highway 503 near... more »

• With monkeys missing in Mississippi, Tulane says animals belonged to someone else at time of crash Play Video

  October 29, 2025 2:50 PM

  HEIDELBERG, Miss. — Tulane officials reiterated Wednesday that monkeys missing in Mississippi after a truck crash didn't belong to the university and a team it sent to help following the accident was on-site only to assist. The university said its National Biomedical Research Center provides "nonhuman primates" to other... more »

• Who's in? Who's out? LSU search committee names three finalists for vacant president's position Play Video

  October 29, 2025 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A search committee on Wednesday interviewed five candidates for LSU's next president before narrowing them down to three finalists. The finalists are former University of Arizona President Robert Robbins, University of Alabama Executive Vice President and Provost James T. Dalton and McNeese State University President Wade... more »

• Tulane's Jon Sumrall shoots down rumors that he will leave the Green Wave for vacant LSU job Play Video

  October 29, 2025 7:39 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — Despite his name appearing on several lists as a potential successor to Brian Kelly after he was fired by LSU, Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall told New Orleans media outlets that his focus is entirely on the Green Wave beating the University of Texas at San Antonio... more »

• Sportsbooks begin taking wagers for Brian Kelly's replacement as LSU's head coach Play Video

  October 27, 2025 12:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The search for an LSU head coach to fill the role Brian Kelly was fired from over the weekend is underway, with betting odds favoring Tulane's head coach and former LSU receiving coordinator Joe Brady. According to odds provided by BetOnline.ag, Tulane's Joe Sumrall leads the... more »

• ESPN releases list of five potential replacements for Brian Kelly including Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin Play Video

  October 27, 2025 7:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE — After weeks of LSU fans speculating "if" or "when" Brian Kelly, who led the Tigers to their third conference loss of the season against the Texas A&M Aggies over the weekend, would be fired, a new question has arisen: Who will replace Kelly after he and the... more »

• Tulane student founds organization inspired by mother's fight against cancer Play Video

  September 12, 2025 6:10 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — After she was inspired by her mother's fight against cancer, a Tulane student founded an organization to give hope to cancer patients. Isabella Spar created Project Bell when she was 12 years old after watching her mother ring a bell to mark the end of radiation... more »

• Insurance attorney, New Orleans native talk importance of protecting property 20 years after Katrina Play Video

  August 31, 2025 7:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina took the lives of thousands and destroyed homes, forcing New Orleans residents to leave the city they called home. New Orleans East native Gavin Richard was about to start his sophomore year at Tulane University in the fall semester of 2005.... more »

• Tulane basketball player Gregg Glenn III, a former Michigan transfer, dies unexpectedly Play Video

  July 30, 2025 10:13 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane power forward Gregg Glenn III, a starter throughout last season after having transferred from Michigan in 2023, has died unexpectedly. Glenn, 22, of Pompano Beach, Florida, “died in a tragic accident this weekend,” Tulane vice president of student affairs Sarah Cunningham wrote in a... more »

• Former LSU player, coach Lynn Amedee dies at 83 Play Video

  May 26, 2025 1:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Former LSU and Saints coach Lynn Amedee died at age 83, an obituary says. Amedee died May 20, preceded in death by his wife Judy Daigle Amedee. Amedee's Baton Rouge roots run deep. He attended Istrouma High School before playing quarterback for LSU between 1960... more »

• Two Tulane fraternities suspended amid hazing investigation Play Video

  April 11, 2025 11:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — Two Tulane University fraternities were suspended after being placed under investigation for hazing, according to WWL-TV . A university spokesperson said Delta Tau Delta and Phi Kappa Sigma were both suspended. No details were given on exactly what the hazing allegations entailed. "The health,... more »

• Former LSU Tiger TJ Finley suspended by Tulane after theft arrest; lawyers say he is victim of scam Play Video

  April 3, 2025 11:37 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Tyler "TJ" Finley, the quarterback for Tulane University who started his college career as an LSU Tiger, was arrested, according to court records. Finley was arrested Wednesday by Tulane Police and was booked into the Orleans Parish Jail for one count of theft over $25,000. He... more »

• Tulane to require COVID-19 vaccinations of students beginning this Fall

  May 14, 2021 7:29 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University has joined the ever-growing list of universities that are requiring all students to receive a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to campus, according to WWL-TV . The news outlet says students must either submit proof of vaccination by July 15, or complete a document called... more »

• Football player, juvenile charged in Waffle House fight that sent girl to ICU Play Video

  May 28, 2020 9:28 AM

  ZACHARY - A teenage girl's mother says an incident that led to a Tulane football player's arrest also left her daughter with horrific injuries. According to WWL-TV, Denisha Coleman is the high school senior who police say was attacked by Tulane football player Tyler Judson.The Zachary Police Department said... more »

• Tulane partners with NOLA Brewery to launch Green Wave Beer

  July 6, 2017 1:58 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Tulane Athletics announced a partnership with NOLA Brewing Company to launch a new brew, Green Wave Beer. The beer is currently in production and set to be available at Yulman Stadium for Tulane football's home opener on Saturday, September 2 against Grambling State. ... more »

• Tulane sends 130 acceptance emails to applicants by mistake

  December 16, 2016 5:00 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University in New Orleans accidentally sent 130 acceptance emails to prospective students on Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Schiffman, the university's senior associate director of admissions, posted about what happened , stating that the mistake goes against the "ideas of compassion" and that the university "really messed... more »

• Student carjacked in Uptown New Orleans

  November 22, 2016 1:59 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – A Tulane University student was carjacked early Tuesday morning in Uptown New Orleans. WWL reports , WBRZ's sister station, that the student was driving her vehicle and stopped at the intersection of Nashville and Claiborne avenues when a car bumped her vehicle from behind. When... more »

• Report: LSU's Alex Box the best place for baseball

  July 5, 2016 3:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Alex Box is the best place to catch collegiate baseball, but it's not the only ranking stadium in Louisiana. Scout.com recently ranked the top 50 - posting editors visited "and reviewed almost every ballpark in Division I college baseball" to compile the list. The team found... more »

• Funds being raised to find Tulane graduate's killer

  May 11, 2016 12:53 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- Friends and family of a Tulane graduate that was killed in New Orleans over the weekend are now raising funds to help find the killer responsible. Thomas Rolfes, 25, was found shot to death Saturday morning near Amelia Street in New Orleans after being robbed. He and his... more »

• NOPD, Tulane campus police investigate serial 'flasher'

  May 6, 2016 11:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The News Orleans and Tulane University police departments are on the lookout for a man accused of exposing himself several times Thursday night in locations in and around the Tulane and Loyola campuses. WDSU-TV reports a woman contacted campus police to say she was walking toward... more »

• LSU to take on Tulane Tuesday night in New Orleans

  April 26, 2016 11:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - No. 8 LSU will face off with a No. 20 Tulane Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans. Audio of the game will be available locally on WDGL 98.1 and on the web at www.LSUsports.net/live . The game will also be televised,... more »

• Willie Fritz officially takes over as Tulane football head coach

  December 15, 2015 1:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Willie Fritz has officially taken the reins of the Green Wave football team at Tulane University. The official announcement took place late Tuesday morning at the Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer Family Club at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. Fritz is Tulane’s 40th head coach.... more »