By the end of 2025, research shows a third of U.S. local newspapers will be closed for good. Many remaining are broke and understaffed. But local newsrooms are still a vital force for good in communities across the country. Proof, just in the last year, of what we stand to lose:

Our very own Coach Dr. Nikki Franke has been named the recipient of the 2026 Pat Summitt Award by the NCAA ‼️ This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated devotion to the development of college athletes. Read the full story here: https://t.co/qCjTgsoZaN #GoOwls 🦉

And as a reminder, very very few state employees receive a salary over $1 million or even $500,000. College athletes likely make up a large portion of those people who have a $500k salary or more from the state. Yet we can't know who they are. #lalege #lagov

For the first time, universities can directly pay their student athletes. But how much is Garrett Nussmeier making from LSU? What are other schools paying? @joey_cranney filed records requests with every college in the state. They won’t give specifics: https://t.co/G9iV3RD45d

"Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill is accused of shoving his wife on the floor, ripping her hair out and trying to punch her stomach while pregnant, according to court documents from the couple’s divorce proceedings." @GrethelAguila https://t.co/ydOrBu8y7I

NEW: Prosecutors in Tallahassee are convening a grand jury relating to Hope Florida. w/@aglorios, @JustinGarciaFL: https://t.co/sEn9As2HBd

EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @business has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role https://t.co/rEXye2qDqB

James Wood has struck out 195 times this season (620 PA) Tony Gwynn struck out 188 times….in the 1990s (5,453 PA)

Gov. Shapiro and M. Night Shyamalan tried out Borromini, Stephen Starr’s new Italian restaurant

Exactly two years ago, I wrote about how then-AG Jeff Landry was receiving perks from top donors: Private plane trips. The story raised questions about whether he was violating state ethics laws. Today, the case was resolved: Landry agreed to pay $900

Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry fined $900 for failing to disclose that he received free flights from donors, which is a violation of state ethics laws. Landry has recently overhauled the state's ethics regime, which experts already considered weak & ineffective https://t.co/ZIwyy5h0Ll

LSU makes Jay Johnson the highest-paid college baseball coach in the nation

Exclusive: Kawhi Leonard signed a $28M endorsement deal for a "no-show job" with a fraudulent tree-planting company funded by $50M from Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, according to documents obtained by @PabloTorre. "It was to circumvent the salary cap," an inside source says.

Gov. Jeff Landry, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi are expected to announce the opening of a new ICE detention center at Angola. #lalege #lagov https://t.co/FuDOdQBZyp

I sorted through data and found that ICE arrested more than 1,400 undocumented immigrants in Michigan so far this year -- and most had no criminal convictions

Chris Rose pens a love letter to New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

Great reporting from November 2005 by @GordonRussell1

Richard Brody reflects on why DVD owners shouldn’t throw away their collections just yet.

Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight

Asked directly if she was having an affair with her bodyguard in January 2023, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said it was "bullshit," and that she was falsely accused of sleeping with someone, or other misconduct, "sometimes daily." "So far no children or pets, thank God!"

Today's front page of The Times-Picayune: