Good morning, Shreveport.

Students showcased livestock they spent weeks or months raising at the State Fair of Louisiana, competing in 4H and school exhibition classes where judges evaluated cattle, pigs, goats, and poultry.

Two Coushatta children volunteered at the Sweets and Eats event on Halloween, handing out treats and meals to families who attended the celebration.

Shreve Memorial Library will run free S.T.E.A.M. programs starting Monday, Nov.

2 at branches across the parish, offering experiments, engineering challenges, and art tied to National STEM Day on Nov. 8 (for ages 11 to 17); check your local branch for times and activities.

Haughton Elementary School celebrated Red Ribbon Week with classroom lessons and schoolwide events to teach students drug-free choices (culminating in activities Oct.

31).

Microplastics flowing down the Mississippi and other rivers are accumulating in the Gulf, where researchers say they contaminate oysters, shrimp, coral reefs and beach sediments and are raising new concerns about human and ecological health, prompting more studies and cleanup efforts.

Draft analysts told The Advocate LSU could land at least two first-round picks in the 2027 NFL Draft, projecting tight end Trey’Dez Green and tackle Jordan Seaton as likely first-rounders while Jackson Harris and Ty Benefield have boosted their draft stock.

Haughton cross country runner Alyssa Giddings won the Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week non-football poll, receiving 9,739 votes (65% of 20,312) to top Loyola's Katelyn Clarke; she will receive a prize package from Raising Cane’s and sponsoring orthodontists.

Northwest Louisiana football players flashed in week 9 this past weekend, led by Parkway QB Bryston McCoy with 306 yards and 3 TDs, Byrd RB Christian Maxie with 264 rushing yards and 2 TDs, and Lakeside's Malik Thorn with 235 yards and 5 TDs.

Woodlawn and Natchitoches Central notched their first wins of the season Friday, with Natchitoches Central upsetting previously unbeaten Haughton 27-14 and Woodlawn beating Bossier 22-6 during Week 9 of local high school football.

Through their bye week the Saints were 2-5 after seven games, and key numbers show Tyler Shough's deep passes 7-of-25, 32.7% of rushes gaining 1 yard or less, 54.5% of third downs needing 7+ yards, 2.55-second average pressure, +55.2 EPA from Olave and Vele, 24 explosive pass/run plays allowed, seven sacks for Chase Young, and a 2-0 vs. 0-5 turnover split.

During the bye week, LSU had six wins and two losses under Lane Kiffin as a position review gave the defensive line and secondary A grades, offense and receivers B grades, and specialists C+; the Tigers will need strong November performances to keep a College Football Playoff push alive.