Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorWelcome to the weekend! Let's take a look at some of our top stories today … A violent placeResidents have called it "cursed" because of the rampant violence. And on Friday, the Sandpiper Apartments on Tigerland Avenue saw yet another killing. Officials have tried to get a judge to declare the property a legal nuisance. Will this latest death be the last straw for the landlord? Reporter Lea Skene has the story. 'Is this real?'Another Louisianan won big in the state's second vaccine lottery drawing. Click here to see her reaction. Back to workThe capital region added 18,300 jobs compared to last summer, when pandemic restrictions brought the economy to a grinding slowdown. Business reporter Kristen Mosbrucker looks at how some of the metro area's major industries are faring now. Thanks for reading! |
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| For the aging Tigerland apartment complex, it was a familiar scene. Read more |
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| With more than 1,000 COVID patients hospitalized and Louisiana again leading the nation in rate of infections, Gov. John Bel Edwards recomm… Read more |
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| House Speaker Clay Schexnayder said Friday he was confident moments before the vote Wednesday that the Louisiana House would override Gov. … Read more |
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| Louisiana doled out two more prizes in its lottery for residents who have chosen to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more |
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| The summer heat is not letting up. Baton Rouge and surrounding areas are under a heat advisory Friday as the heat index could reach up to 1… Read more |
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| Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is threatening to sue the state’s newest medical school over its coronavirus vaccine policies after … Read more |
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| Fueled by frustration over flooding, development and the council's rocky relationship with the new Ascension Parish president, two groups f… Read more |
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| A seemingly routine update of Louisiana's social studies standards has been delayed for two months amid criticism from former House Educati… Read more |
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| One year late ... amid a state of emergency in Japan ... with few spectators — or, in most cases, none at all ... the Summer Games are upon… Read more |
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