The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Welcome to the weekend! Let's take a look at some of our top stories today …

A violent place

Residents 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 work

The 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!