The Louisiana Sports Writers Association

Houma Courier Sports Writer covering Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes since 2004.

Sports information director at Xavier University in New Orleans since July 2006

Call me at (504) 520-5707 (office) or (504) 256-5380 (cell) or send an e-mail to ecassiere@yahoo.com

Online: www.xula.edu/athletics and edcassiere.tripod.com

Freelance journalist, 2000-06

Sports information director, University of New Orleans, 1987-2000

Assistant sports information director, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (known then as the University of Southwestern Louisiana), 1986-87

Sportswriter, Shreveport Journal, 1981-87

Sports intern, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), 1980

Sportswriter, Columbia Missourian, 1979-80

Sports correspondent, Shreveport Times, 1974-79

Former Louisiana Sports Writers Association officer, including president from 1994-96 

Owner/Partner of Postgame Media Group, LLC & Acadiana Postgame, LLC

We cover High School Football in the Acadiana area via radio and web.

www.acadianapostgame.com

Born & Raised in the 504...Lifelong sports enthusiast

Born in Abbeville, married a former Miss Rayne Queen so now live in Rayne. Sports Writing for 5 years. Did it as a hobby for the longest. New Orleans Saints and LSU superfreakfan. Been a die hard of both since I was a baby. My mom has pictures of me in diapers in an Archie Manning jersey. Played two years of football at North Vermilion High School, wasn't any good at all. But from a sports family, so I tend to know alot about sports compared to the average barely experienced player.

Father is co-owner of Bell's Sporting Goods in Lafayette, he is former basketball standout @ Lafayette High School and Nicholls State University and Head Basketball Coach at Vermilion Catholic in Abbeville. Mother is a retired elementary school teacher. Older brother was a baseball standout at North Vermilion High, USL, and now a assistant football/baseball coach at Acadiana High. My great-uncle is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Martin J. Broussard of Louisiana State University. Uncle of 5, godfather of 1. Father of a male Yorkshire Terrier. Husband to my beautiful, intelligent, wonderful wife Ashley who is a nurse/lab director.

Video game player, Anything from EA Sports, WWE games, Grand Theft Auto Series, Call of Duty Series.

Favorite shows include ESPN Sports Center, WWE Raw, UFC Programming, Dexter, Swamp People, College Football Live, NFL Total Access, Inside the Huddle on Cox, you may laugh Young & The Restless (quality time with wife after work) LOL!

Avid movie lover especially anything from Tarentino, Scorsese,Kubrick Anything with Al Pacino, Bruce Willis, Chevy Chase. Eddie Murphy, Edward Norton, Bill Murray.

favorite music includes in no particular order: Alice In Chains, Metallica, Korn, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Jim Croce, The Dave Mathews Band, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Al Green, George Clinton and Parliment Funkadelic, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Marc Broussard, Phil Collins & Genesis, Huey Lewis & The News, James Taylor, Elton John, Van Halen, Journey,

older country George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Clay Walker, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence, Vince Gill, newer country Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker and The Zack Brown Band.

Favorite all time sports figures:include but not in order: Walter Payton, Dan Marino, Drew Brees, Shaquille O' Neal, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Dirk Nowitzski, Nolan Ryan, Barry Bonds, Duece McAllister, Rickey Jackson, Mike Tyson, Muhammed Ali, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Ric Flair, Randy Couture, Georges St. Pierre, Ozzie Smith, Rickey Henderson, I have a feeling Mark Ingram may be on this list someday, Barry Sanders, Ronnie Lott, and yes I still very much so love and deeply miss Nick Saban. I only dream of his return to Death Valley!!!!!