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Author: Les East
Les East
CCS/SDS/Field Level Media
Les East is a nationally renowned freelance journalist. The New Orleans area native’s blog on SportsNOLA.com was named “Best Sports Blog” in 2016 by the Press Club of New Orleans. For 2013 he was named top sports columnist in the United States by the Society of Professional Journalists. He has since become a valued contributor for CCS.
The Jesuit High School and Loyola University of New Orleans graduate has twice been named Louisiana Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (2013 & 2019) and once by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (2022).
Latest Articles by Les
- Brees gives Saints good news, but the off-season remains complicated
- Pelicans’ playoff push is going to be fun to watch
- Tulane becoming more attractive to local football recruits
- Williamson, Pelicans’ adjustment period went by really fast
- Saints LB Demario Davis a leader on the field and in the community
- Kobe’s death brings back memories of Pistol Pete’s
- Now we’ll see just how good the Pelicans can be
- Special LSU season ends the way it seemed destined to end
- LSU’s mission is to take advantage of its big home-field edge
- Mike Serio has seen an awful lot of LSU games, but nothing like this season