Suddenly, South Alabama’s 4-0 start to Sun Belt Conference play seems like a long time ago. The Jaguars dropped their third straight game and fourth in six outings on Thursday night, falling 62-58 Louisiana-Monroe at the Mitchell Center.

Saturday’s Sun Belt slate includes the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (6-15, 4-5 Sun Belt) against the South Alabama Jaguars (14-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for

Led by Kentrell Garnett's 15 points, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns defeated the Texas State Bobcats 70-61 on Thursday night.

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Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says he is “not surprised at all” his state improved. He noted the results came as Louisiana works to “go back to the

3-Point Goals: 9-26, .346 (Watson 6-12, Young 3-9, Willis 0-2, Bolden 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 1 (Ngopot). Turnovers: 8 (Watson 4, Bolden, Caster, Ngopot, Willis). Steals: 6 (Watson 2, Young 2, Bolden, Willis).

The second part of South Alabama’s first two-game losing streak of the season was especially ill-timed and wholly inexplicable. The Jaguars lost 77-66 on the road Monday night at Louisiana-Monroe, a team that was previously winless in Sun Belt Conference play and had dropped 10 straight overall.

Led by Tyreese Watson's 22 points, the UL Monroe Warhawks defeated the South Alabama Jaguars 62-58 on Thursday night.

Alabama eventually found a groove and went on an 8-0 run to take 23-19 lead over LSU with a few minutes left. The Crimson Tide began to push the pace and find open scores like Jarin Stevenson from the corner and a Chris Youngblood layup.

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

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Louisiana was the only state to surpass pre-pandemic reading levels in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress.