Draped in the Acadiana flag, Dustin Poirier leaves the octagon after losing to Max Holloway at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday. Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images
🥊 Despite losing in his final UFC fight on Saturday, Dustin Poirier seemed to walk away feeling like he won. "I'm a kid living the dream out here, man, throwing punches," the Lafayette native said. Poirier retires in a tie for fifth-most wins in UFC history. (ESPN)
Former Karr football standout Corey Adams, a current Ole Miss freshman, died after a shooting Saturday outside Memphis, Tennessee. He was 18. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🧙♀️ Chef Cristina Quackenbush is closing Tatlo, her witchy Bourbon Street restaurant, with limited service in the coming days. (Instagram)
📺 It's official: As we reported previously, Samuel L. Jackson will star in a New Orleans-set "Tulsa King" spinoff called "NOLA King." His character will be introduced in the main Paramount show this fall with Jackson's edition arriving later. (The Hollywood Reporter)
🛳️ Carnival is moving a bigger cruise ship to Port NOLA. The Carnival Dream arrives in 2027 with trips planned between here and Mexico. (Press release)
🐯 LSU football announcer Dan Borné will retire after spending nearly 40 years as the "Voice of Tiger Stadium." (LSUsports.net)
