LSU’s national championship women’s team honored with parade
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The LSU women’s basketball team paraded across campus and into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for ceremonies to honor their first NCAA national championship. They won the title Sunday with a 102-85 victory over Iowa in Dallas. Thousands lined the roadside during the parade and thousands more filled the arena to hear from coach Kim Mulkey and selected players, including guard Alexis Morris. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards complimented the Tigers for having faith in themselves and praised Mulkey’s contributions to women’s sports. Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome presented Mulkey with a key to the city.