 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer In less than 48 hours, four people were killed and five people were wounded in eight different shootings across Baton Rouge. The carnage came just as temperatures begin to soar in earnest. Police often warn that violence increases in the sweltering summer months. Here's what we know about all the shootings, the toll they took, and how the city is responding.
The new Conway subdivision is picturesque and in a prime location. But it has a problem: When it rains, the streets routinely flood, the water lingering for days and sometimes blocking the entrance to the neighborhood. This has led to a round of fingerpointing between various local and state officials and has the developer requesting permission to pump the water out. Here's what the problem says about how rain and floods have become an unavoidable issue for new development in our area.
When a juvenile is arrested on the west side of the river from Baton Rouge, it's getting harder and harder for sheriff's deputies to find someplace to put them. Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes don't have their own juvenile jail, which is forcing law enforcement to send defendents elsewhere at a growing cost. Here's a look at why sheriffs and the district attorney say that's causing unsafe conditions and a growing price tag for taxpayers. | 
