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A Baton Rouge pickleball instructor was featured on QVC Thursday with a pickleball training tool he invented.
Tim Spinosa has been creating board games for more than 10 years. After he began playing pickleball and heard feedback from his students, he developed a paddle with a ball tethered to it.
"It's a continuous rebound. Once you start hitting it, it keeps coming back to you," Spinosa said.
His product is on track to be featured in some of the largest retailers worldwide. Spinosa said it could be in Walmart soon.
His advice for other inventors: "Get a really good, solid, prototype."
12 Nov 2026
“Coach O was at the exact right place... at the exact right time.”
How an innovative new medical test helped save former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron from sepsis.
Link in bio for more🔗
12 Nov 2026
R.I.P. to the legendary Dale Weiner🕊️
The long-time football coach won a lot of games throughout his many years on the sideline but touched many more lives.
Here’s a tribute story produced by Steve Schneider following his retirement after the 2016 season.
12 Nov 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following an affair with an alleged Chinese spy that raised national security concerns and sparked federal scrutiny.
🔗 Link in bio for the full story.
#Nvidia #TechNews #BusinessNews
12 Nov 2026
“Now my ‘Daddy Dale’ is gone, and I forgot to tell him I love him.”
Shaquille O’Neal delivered an emotional tribute to late LSU coach Dale Brown, reflecting on their bond and a deep personal regret.
#DaleBrown #LSU #Shaq #BatonRouge #LSUBasketball
12 Nov 2026
State Rep. Michael “Mike” Bayham passed away Thursday at age 52, his family announced.
Bayham's office released a statement Wednesday saying he was “gravely ill and facing a serious health challenge.”
🔗 Link in bio for more details.
12 Nov 2026
At least eight people are confirmed dead after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed Thursday. Rescue crews are continuing to dig through unstable wreckage to find anyone trapped.
🔗 Link in bio for ongoing updates.
12 Nov 2026
HISTORY MADE 🗳️ Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi's U.S. Senate race, becoming the state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction and the first Democrat elected to represent Mississippi in the Senate since 1982.
Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the historic election.
🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
#Mississippi #ScottColom #Election2026 #USSenate #WAFB
11 Nov 2026
12 DAYS, NO ARRESTS: More than a week after 13-year-old Madison Harris was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, questions remain about what happened and who was responsible.
WAFB's Chris Nakamoto is at the scene, where neighbors are calling for answers and justice.
🔗 Link in bio for the full story.
#BatonRouge #MadisonHarris #WAFB #LouisianaNews
11 Nov 2026
Twelve days after 13-year-old Madison Harris was shot to death in Baton Rouge, no arrests have been made.
Sources told the WAFB I-TEAM that police have people of interest they want to question.
11 Nov 2026
Irma P. Hall, the veteran actor who brought warmth and authority to matriarchal roles in “Soul Food” and “The Ladykillers,” and whose acting career took off after decades as a teacher, has died at 91.
11 Nov 2026
A few clips from Moscona’s appearance on this week’s show. If he doesn’t test your patience nothing will. 🤦🏽♂️
11 Nov 2026
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