FIFTH WARD - What Rene Brouillette likes most about watching donkey basketball is hearing his girlfriend Sonja Laborde laugh. “I love the donkeys,” said Laborde, smiling as she spoke.

The class of 2027 is hosting a non-traditional basketball game at Hominy High School on Tuesday night where all the players on the court will be riding real, live donkeys. The game is a fundraiser ...