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Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Community leaders rally against teen gun violence in Acadiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- At the Girard Park Recreation Center, community leaders held an event aimed at curbing teen gun violence in Acadiana. News 10 caught up with the organizer of the event, Ken Carmouche, who said the teen gun violence in Acadiana has become an epidemic. 'We took an effort to help combat teen gun violence in our area, and we starting off this event called SOCKS,' said Carmouche. Carmouche said SOCKS stands for 'Saving Our Communities And Kids Successfully.' At this first event community leaders, parents and government officials gathered to participate in panel discussions, sing songs and engage in open conversations about ways to end the cycle of gun violence. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now St. Landry Parish Grand Jury issues murder and rape indictments Carmouche said it takes an entire village to save a child's life. 'I believe it's a village that saves a child, and when you have parents and children, that is a family, and it takes a family to save a child,' said Carmouche. Carmouche said it's the adult's responsibility to teach children right and guide them toward a brighter and safer future. 'It's our experience, our know how, our maturity, and our mentoring, I think mentoring is a lack in our community and it need to be brought forward like it used to be in the older days or the days before we became adults,' said Carmouche. Kevin Martin with the American Legion said April is recognized as Children and Youth Month and says he's proud to showcase the event as a shining example of commitment to America's next generation. 'April is Children and Youth Month with the American Legion, so everything fell into place where we can show this organization proud to the American people,' said Martin. Community leaders rally against teen gun violence in Acadiana Louisiana takes two from Georgia in SBC baseball Warm and humid conditions expected in Lafayette for Sunday Louisiana edged out by Texas State in middle game series Mangione pleads not guilty in insurance executive's slaying Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Liz Carmouche steamrolls Ilara Joanne in 85 seconds
Even after all these years, Liz Carmouche is still doing her thing – and doing it well. At Friday's 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 event in Orlando, Fla., Carmouche (23-8) made quick work of Ilara Joanne (12-10), as she finished the Brazilian fighter with ground-and-pound strikes for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2. Carmouche quickly dragged the fight to the canvas where she unloaded a barrage of body elbows and hammerfists until Joanne covered up and referee Josh Rutgers intervened. With the win, Carmouche advances to the women's flyweight semifinal June 20 vs. Elora Dana (8-0) in Wichita, Kan. Liz Carmouche unleashes a relentless barrage of brutal body shots for the WIN!#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 ESPN2 / ESPN+ 🌎 — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2025 Carmouche, 41, moves to 10-1 since UFC release in 2019. She won Bellator gold and defended it three times prior to the PFL merger. In the 2024 season format, she went 3-0 ahead of the final, which she missed weight for and lost to Taila Santos in. Up-to-the-minute 2025 PFL 2 results include: For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
PFL Week 2 predictions: Which bantamweights, women's flyweights will move on in Orlando?
The PFL is back for the second event of its 2025 season, and bantamweights and women's flyweights are on the docket in Florida. 2025 PFL 2 (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below. Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell Records: Kasumov (16-1), Wetzell (10-2) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.11.25): Kasumov -800, Wetzell +550 Junkie pick results: Kasumov 11, Wetzell 0 Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi Records: Gutierrez (10-3), Nuzzi (10-1) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.11.25): Gutierrez +240 Nuzzi -300 Junkie pick results: Nuzzi 6, Gutierrez 5 Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne Records: Carmouche (22-8), Joanne (12-9) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: Carmouche No. 7, honorable mention pound-for-pound Odds (as of 04.11.25): Carmouche -1000, Joanne +650 Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Joanne 0 Leandro Higo vs. Marcirley Alves da Silva Records: Higo (23-6), Alves da Silva (12-4) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.11.25): Higo -140, Alves da Silva +120 Junkie pick results: Higo 11, Alves da Silva 0 Preliminary card picks Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results: Katerina Shakalova vs. Juliana Velasquez: Velasquez 11, Shakalova 0 Velasquez 11, Shakalova 0 Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos: Hadley 11, Mattos 0 Hadley 11, Mattos 0 Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe: Watanabe 7, Bishop 4 Watanabe 7, Bishop 4 Diana Avsaragova vs. Elora Dana: Avsaragova 6, Dana 5 Check out all the main card picks below. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.) Higo vs. Alves da Silva Carmouche vs. Joanne Gutierrez vs. Nuzzi Kasumov vs. Wetzekk MMA Junkie readers' consensus picks 42-26 Higo (91%) Carmouche (92%) Nuzzi (76%) Kasumov (91%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 45-23 2024 Champion Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Nolan King @mma_kings 43-25 2023 Champion Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 43-25 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Brian Garcia @thegoze 43-25 2017 Champion Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 42-26 2014 Champion Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 41-27 Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 41-27 Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Matt Erickson @MattE 40-28 Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 39-29 Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Simon Samano @SJSamano 38-30 Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Matthew Wells @MrMWells 34-34 Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.
USA Today
07-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL 2: Make your predictions for women's flyweights, bantamweights in Orlando
We want your predictions for Friday's 2025 PFL 2 event in Orlando, Fla. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of 2025 PFL 2 (ESPN2/ESPN+), which takes place at Universal Studios. Make your picks below. Saray Orozco vs. Katerina Shakalova Records: Orozco (8-6), Shakalova (8-2) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Orozco +210, Shakalova -280 Marcirley Alves da Silva vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Records: Alves da Silva (12-4), Ndregjoni (11-4) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Alves da Silva -215, Ndregjoni +165 Diana Avsaragova vs. Elora Dana Records: Avsaragova (6-1), Dana (7-0) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Dana -155, Avsaragova +120 Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe Records: Bishop (7-2), Watanabe (13-3-1) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Bishop -165, Watanabe +130 Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos Records: Hadley (11-4), Mattos (14-3-1) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Hadley -135, Mattos +105 Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne Records: Carmouche (22-8), Joanne (12-9) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: Carmouche No. 7 Odds (as of 04.07.25): Carmouche -540, Joanne +360 Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell Records: Kasumov (16-1), Wetzell (10-2) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Kasumov -395, Wetzell +280 Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi Records: Gutierrez (10-3), Nuzzi (10-1) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Gutierrez +250 Nuzzi -310 Leandro Higo vs. Josh Rettinghouse Records: Higo (23-6), Rettinghouse (20-5) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Higo -360, Rettinghouse +260 Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez Records: Santos (22-4), Velasquez (13-3) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: Santos No. 6, Velasquez No. 8 Odds (as of 04.07.25): Santos -360, Velasquez +260 2025 PFL 2 fight card (as of April 7, noon ET) MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 11 p.m. ET) Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez Leandro Higo vs. Josh Rettinghouse Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET) Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe Diana Avsaragova vs. Elora Dana Marcirley Alves da Silva vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Saray Orozco vs. Katerina Shakalova For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
The Hill
04-04-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial
POINTE À LA HACHE, La. (AP) — Oil company Chevron must pay at least $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making. The case was the first of dozens of pending lawsuits to reach trial in Louisiana against the world's leading oil companies for their role in accelerating land loss along the state's rapidly disappearing coast. The verdict – likely to be appealed – could set a precedent leaving other oil and gas firms on the hook for billions of dollars in damages tied to land loss and environmental degradation. What did Chevron do wrong? Jurors found that energy giant Texaco, acquired by Chevron in 2001, had for decades violated Louisiana regulations governing coastal resources by failing to restore wetlands impacted by dredging canals, drilling wells and billions of gallons of wastewater dumped into the marsh. The jury awarded $575 million to compensate for land loss, $161 million to compensate for contamination and $8 million for abandoned equipment. 'No company is big enough to ignore the law, no company is big enough to walk away scot-free,' the plaintiff's lead attorney John Carmouche told jurors during closing arguments. A 1978 Louisiana coastal management law mandated that sites used by oil companies 'be cleared, revegetated, detoxified, and otherwise restored as near as practicable to their original condition' after operations ended. Older operations sites that continued to be used were not exempt and companies were expected to apply for proper permits. But the oil company did not obtain proper permits and failed to clean up its mess, leading to contamination from wastewater stored unsafely or dumped directly into the marsh, the lawsuit said. The company also failed to follow known best practices for decades since it began operating in the area in the 1940s, expert witnesses for the plaintiff's testified. The company 'chose profits over the marsh' and allowed the environmental degradation caused by its operations to fester and spread, Carmouche said. How are oil companies contributing to Louisiana's land loss? The lawsuit against Chevron was filed in 2013 by Plaquemines Parish, a rural district in Louisiana straddling the final leg of the Mississippi River heading into the Gulf of Mexico, also referred to as the Gulf of America as declared by President Donald Trump. Louisiana's coastal parishes have lost more than 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers) of land over the past century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which has also identified oil and gas infrastructure as a significant cause. The state could lose another 3,000 square miles (7,770 square kilometers) in the coming decades, its coastal protection agency has warned. Thousands of miles of canals cut through the wetlands by oil companies weakens them and exacerbates the impacts of sea level rise. Industrial wastewater from oil production degrades the surrounding soil and vegetation. The torn up wetlands leave South Louisiana – home to some of the nation's biggest ports and key energy sector infrastructure — more vulnerable to flooding and destruction from extreme weather events like hurricanes. Chevron's lead attorney, Mike Phillips, said the company had operated lawfully and blamed land loss in Louisiana on other factors, namely the extensive levee system that blocks the Mississippi River from depositing land regenerating sediment — a widely acknowledged cause of coastal erosion. The way to solve the land loss problem is 'not suing oil companies, it's reconnecting the Mississippi River with the delta,' Phillips said during closing arguments. Yet the lawsuit held the company responsible for exacerbating and accelerating land loss in Louisiana, rather than being its sole cause. Chevron also challenged the costly wetlands restoration project proposed by the parish, which involved removing large amounts of contaminated soil and filling in the swaths fragmented wetlands eroded over the past century. The company said the plan was impractical and designed to inflate the damages rather than lead to real world implementation. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth, Jr., who represented the state of Louisiana, which has backed Plaquemines and other local governments in their lawsuits against oil companies, told jurors from the parish that Chevron was telling them their community was not worth preserving. 'Our communities are built on coast, our families raised on coast, our children go to school on coast,' Faircloth said. 'The state of Louisiana will not surrender the coast, it's for the good of the state that the coast be maintained.' What does this mean for future litigation against oil companies? Carmouche, a well-connected attorney, and his firm Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello have been responsible for bringing many of the lawsuits against oil companies in the state. Louisiana's economy has long been heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry and the industry holds significant political power. Even so, Louisiana's staunchly pro-industry Gov. Jeff Landry has supported the lawsuits, including bringing the state on board during his tenure as Attorney General. Oil companies have fought tooth and nail to quash the litigation, including unsuccessfully lobbying Louisiana's Legislature to pass a law to invalidate the claims. Chevron and other firms also repeatedly tried to move the lawsuits into federal court where they believed they would find a more sympathetic audience. But the heavy price Chevron is set to pay could hasten other firms to seek settlements in the dozens of other lawsuits across Louisiana. Plaquemines alone has 20 other cases pending against oil companies. The state is running out of money to support its ambitious coastal restoration plans, which have been fueled by soon-expiring settlement funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and supporters of the litigation say payouts could provide a much-needed injection of funds.
