Friday, May 9, 2008
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Dancing in the Dark: May 7, 2008 When it comes to the prom, teenagers are teenagers. It's a night of formals and fun, of dancing and delight, of happiness and hope. On that special night, the students of the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired create wonderful memories just like teens everywhere. |
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IMAGE GALLERY ~ MAY 2008 Ryan Perrilloux LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, the SEC Championship MVP, throws under pressure in the third quarter of the Tiger's 21-14 win. 99 is J.T. Mapu. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ APRIL 2008 Common Ground Photo Gallery As Earth Day approaches — with a big festival in downtown Baton Rouge on Sunday and the national celebration on Tuesday — thoughts tend toward the green. Ever since the first one in 1970, Earth Day always has been meant to give people a dedicated time to think, talk and get involved with the “environment” that affects their daily lives through clean air, clean water and clean land. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ APRIL 2008 Party Animals Zachary is a 7-year-old lab mix owned by Janet Fountain, owner of Party Animals, is one of several local pets with a flair for style. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ MARCH 2008 2008 St. Patrick’s Day parade photos Most parade goers Saturday morning put on their favorite green T-shirt or muumuu before staking out a prime spot along the St. Patrick’s Day parade route. Revelers lined the parade route, clamoring for trinkets and beads, plastic cups and the occasional stuffed animal. Advocate photographer Travis Spradling takes a look at the 2008 Baton Rouge St. Patrick’s Day parade. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ APRIL 2008 LSU-Tennessee Photos The Lady Tigers' fifth consecutive appearance in the Final Four ended in heartbreaking fashion. Alexis Hornbuckle's putback basket with 0.7 seconds to go gave Tennessee a 47-46 victory against LSU. The basket accounted for Hornbuckle's only two points of the game and gave the Lady Tigers their fifth loss in as many tries in the national semifinals. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ MARCH 2008 LSU-North Carolina Photos With the fifth consecutive trip to the Final Four, LSU matched the NCAA record of five straight appearances set by Connecticut (2000-04) and stopped the Tar Heels’ bid for a third straight showing. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ MARCH 2008 LSU-Oklahoma State Photos The Lady Tigers moved one step closer to their fifth consecutive Final Four berth with a 67-52 victory against the third-seeded Cowgirls in the regional semifinals in the New Orleans Arena. Second-seeded LSU earned a bid in the Elite Eight for the sixth consecutive season. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ MARCH 2008 LSU-Marist Photos The LSU women's basketball team is headed to the regional semifinals for the sixth consecutive season after a 68-49 victory against Marist tonight in a second-round NCAA tournament game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Second-seeded LSU, which is aiming for its fifth consecutive Final Four berth, will face third-seeded Oklahoma State on Saturday in a regional semifinal game in the New Orleans Arena. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ MARCH 2008 LSU-Jackson State Photos Regardless of the seed of the opponent and the later-than-usual tip-off, LSU All-American center Sylvia Fowles said that’s never a reason to deviate from their system of play. “You have to play to the best of your ability,” Fowles said. “It’s not about the opponent or who you’re playing. You’ve just got to come out and play the way LSU’s capable of playing.” |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ MARCH 2008 Slideshow: Apple Store’s grand opening Apple Computer Inc. opens a new Apple Store at Mall of Louisiana's 'The Boulevard.' The store, the first in the region has developed a cult following around the country among Mac enthusiasts. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2008 Spanish Town Mardi Gras Advocate photographer Travis Spradling takes a look at Baton Rouge's 2008 Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade. The parade rolled through downtown and the city's historic Spanish Town neighborhood near the State Capital complex. |
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IMAGE GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2008 Inaugural Ball Long dresses in black and red certainly had their place at the 2008 Inaugural Ball, but it was first lady Supriya Jindal in a one-shoulder eggplant gown who was the belle of the ball. The affair was an elegant one, with Gov. Bobby Jindal and other politicos making their grand entrance at the Baton Rouge River Center down a red carpet leading to the dance floor and stage. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2008 Inauguration Day Pictures Scenes of Gov. Bobby Jindal's inauguration day. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2008 John Brady's Tenure John Brady’s tenure as the LSU men’s basketball head coach is over, two university board members have confirmed. With nine games left in the regular season of his 11th at LSU, the 53-year-old Brady was fired Thursday after a meeting with athletic director Skip Bertman. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2008 LSU National Champions! The second-ranked LSU Tigers danced, dodged and darted their way into the end zone Monday night for a 38-24 victory, turning the BCS title game into a horrible replay for No. 1 Ohio State. Playing at their home-away-from-home in the Big Easy, the Tigers (12-2) became the first two-loss team to compete for the title. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2008 Chicken Fried Rice Steps for Making Chicken Fried Rice |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2007 2007 Pictures of the year During the past year the lives of the people of Baton Rouge and southern Louisiana have been documented through the eyes of The Advocate staff photographers. Images depicting state and national politics, sports, breaking news, and simple everyday life recall moments of triumph and loss. Advocate photographers tell these stories with photos that speak beyond words. In this section you will find their favorite photos from 2007. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2007 Bocage Plantation Auction The plantation at Darrow in Ascension Parish put the contents of the 18th century house -- along with the house and grounds -- on the auction block Saturday December 8, 2007. A Seabrook, Texas man placed the winning bid of $2,150,000. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2007 SEC Championship Flashbacks ATLANTA -- LSU claimed its third Southeastern Conference title in seven seasons and first since 2003 with a 21-14 victory against Tennessee tonight in the conference championship game. |
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