Good morning, Shreveport.

The Rotary Club of South Shreveport broke ground today on a new pavilion at LSUS Pioneer Heritage Center and donated $20,000 to the LSU in Shreveport Foundation for its creation as a space to gather and learn local history (including two National Register structures).

Firefighters across Shreveport and Bossier are competing in the friendly Battle of the Bravest blood drive today + the championship belt will go to the team that collects the most donations to support local hospitals’ need for O-negative and B-negative blood.

A precautionary boil advisory is in effect in South Shreveport to ensure safe drinking water until local officials assess conditions & determine next steps.

Week 5 of Shreveport high school football features key home games like Haughton at Parkway and Loyola at Calvary on Oct.

1 and Oct. 2. Most games start at 7 p.m. (some dates may change due to an officials shortage).

Haughton’s seniors led a hard-fought win over Captain Shreve in Friday night’s district opener at Harold E.

Harlan Stadium, with Brandon Craig scoring four touchdowns and Luke Hensley recording five sacks — a school record that helped secure the victory.

The Shreveport-Bossier Journal’s annual high school football Pick ’Em contest is underway as local fans submit predictions online for 10 games.

Winners will be notified on Monday after picks close Friday, Oct. 2 — each earning $100 and a feature photo.

Loyola moved up to No. 7 in Class 3A and Logansport rose to No. 5 in Class 1A while North DeSoto dropped to No. 3 in Class 4A after week 5 LSWA Prep football wins and losses, which shifted poll rankings across classes.

Loyola Flyers edged Northwood 71-53 by capitalizing on extra possession opportunities (Bryce Restovich’s scramble for a touchdown in the final second sealed the win and boosted their record to 3-1).

In local high school football, unbeaten Calvary received a unanimous No. 1 ranking in the SBJ Top 10 poll following a win at Union Parish—five veteran sports media members ranked them first while Parkway and Evangel followed closely.

Calvary is clearly the team to beat.

Calvary, Green Oaks, and Haughton extended their perfect records in Week 4 with wins over Union Parish, Red River and Parkway.

Meanwhile, Airline lost its first game when a 10 point lead vanished in the fourth quarter against Franklin Parish as LSU commit Trey Martin scored six touchdowns.

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt completed 17 passes on 23 attempts for 312 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-6 win over Texas A&M on Saturday while managing a hamstring injury.

He will sit out next Saturday’s game against FCS McNeese as backup Landen Clark takes over.