BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer LSU is making its 20th trip to Omaha for the College World Series, which kicked off Friday. As columnist Scott Rabalais writes, the Tigers and the Nebraska city are "a perfect match, like hot crawfish and cold beer, Bogart and Bacall, infield dirt and outfield grass." The reputation of LSU and its fans has grown over the years in Omaha, and it's definitely a mutual love affair. “The hospitality is over the top,” according to LSU fan Charles Bond III. “From the airport to the Uber to the hotel to the restaurants, they all say LSU fans come whether the Tigers are here or not. It gives you goose bumps.” LSU faces Arkansas today in a matchup of SEC rivals, as the Tigers take aim at the program’s eighth national championship. Read more about why Omaha is a slice of heaven for LSU fans. A possible permanent pay raise for Louisiana public school teachers will now be in the hands of voters. Under a pair of bills that received final passage in the Legislature on Thursday, teacher salaries would increase by $2,250 and support staff salaries by $1,125 if voters in the state approve a constitutional amendment. Read more about the state’s latest effort to increase educators’ compensation. The death of the Rev. Gregory Daigle following a Mass last Sunday hit hard for the community at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Plaquemine. At a visitation Thursday for the late pastor, hundreds of families streamed in and out of the church as they honored a man remembered for "his compassion and support of people, his pastoral care of people." Read more remembrances of Daigle. | 