East Ascension High School boys basketball Coach Kenny Almond received an Ascension Parish Certificate of Achievement for surpassing 800 career wins recently.

Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez and Councilman Kent Schexnaydre presented the certificate to Coach Almond during a recent parish council meeting.

A national championship game featuring two SEC division rivals in a rematch and one of those teams playing int it's own back yard is adding up to one exclusive event. 

As LSU and Alabama kept winning, travel firms in New Orleans say the orders for BCS Championship ticket packages kept rolling in.  With less than two weeks before the big game, most frims are sold out.

A quick scan of the auction site Stubhub shows just getting into the Superdome on Jan. 9 will likely cost more than $1,000 a ticket.  Cost for the best seats have reached several thousand each.

A Stubhub spokesman says comparisons to last year's championship's tickets aren't even close.

As part of WAFB’s “Bring on Bama” coverage, we want to know what your plans are to watch the game. Are you having a big party? Do you have a longtime tradition for the LSU/Bama game or are you starting something new? Will any Bama fans be invited? Tell us all the details including menu, any games, etc.  We’ll post them on 9News Neighborhoods and maybe even do a story for our broadcast.

Send us your name, where you live and contact information so we can reach you if we have any questions. Also pictures would be great! Send your information to 9newsneighborhoods@wafb.com