The Advocate Man of the house: LSU's Ray Thornton gets his chance -- in his hometown of New Orleans, with dad watching from ... The Advocate This is the man of the Thornton household. Cooking, cleaning, tutoring, LSU's chiseled edge-rushing redshirt freshman did it all, caring for his two younger sisters while mom worked and dad fought. Ray's father has been in the U.S. Army since the late ... Continue reading...