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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers I love bowl games. All of them. For me, there's no such thing as too many...Read More

(Final column for Gannett, Nov. 14, 2021. Newspaperin’ is a tough business but Gannett was so good to me and so…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers You can say what you want about the state of sports in Shreveport-Bossier City, but days…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers He will walk up to the booth Saturday at Independence Stadium, buy his ticket – likely…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers Is LSU getting Brian Kelly as its new head coach a “home run hire?” How about…

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DW Co-Founders Note — There is some concern around the Designated Writers home office that the news you are about to…

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By TEDDY ALLEN & JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers The Designated Writers co-founders were out of their element Tuesday as we were…

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First ran in Nov 7 Sunday editions of Louisiana Gannett Papers He spent most of his 93 years dancing on a…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers Centenary College is bringing back football and in the (in)famous words of Son Of Sam, "What...Read More