 BY VICKI FERSTEL | Staff writer With LSU's 5-3 win Sunday over Coastal Carolina, securing the 2025 College World Series championship, staff writer Koki Riley poses this question: Is LSU on its way to another baseball dynasty? The first dynasty, of course, was LSU's five national championships in 10 years under coach Skip Bertman. Coach Jay Johnson's Tigers aren't quite there yet, Riley writes, but what LSU accomplished this year is remarkable. According to sports columnist Scott Rabalais, the Tigers are the kings of college baseball. Shameless plug: LSU championship posters are now available at The Advocate.
Staff writer Aidan McCahill has been chasing a pair of serious crime stories: In Baton Rouge, a woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting outside a nightclub Sunday. And in Livingston Parish, we are learning about seven teens living alone in deplorable conditions who were arrested in a weapons, drugs case.
Staff writer Charles Lussier has been talking with teachers concerned about the new start times at six East Baton Rouge district schools. They say the change will be a hardship in: picking up their own children from school; transporting their kids to after-school activities; second jobs that they work; and scheduling doctor’s appointments for themselves, children and elderly parents. Click here for the story. | 
