Back in 1971, when Frank Syfan was a sophomore at Lafayette High School, he had a schoolboy crush on his geometry teacher.

As the Lake Charles reporter for The Advocate, I am excited to cover stories in the southwest Louisiana community. I'll be ...

Louisiana takes on the Texas State Bobcats after Erica Lafayette scored 22 points in the Ragin' Cajuns' 80-60 win over the UL Monroe Warhawks.

JR Tollett pitched 4.0 innings of solid relief to earn his first collegiate victory and Louisiana used a seven-run, seventh ...

All-American catcher Reese Atwood hits her first homer of the season as the Texas Longhorns survive a grueling road trip with ...