 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer Bogus cancer screenings: A Baton Rouge clinic owner was part of a scheme to push patients to take cancer tests they didn't need, defrauding taxpayers of more than $127 million, prosecutors said. Now, after pleading guilty, he will serve two years and eight months in federal prison, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Read the full story.
Building dispute: Nearly a decade after helping secure the old Scotlandville Fire Station for the Scotlandville High School Alumni Association (SHSAA), District 2 Metro Council Member Chauna Banks is now pushing for the group to vacate the historic building on Rosenwald Road. She says the group violated its contract. Read more.
School changes: In preparation for potentially consolidating several schools, the East Baton Rouge Parish school system has identified a firm based in Alabama but active in Louisiana to help it crunch the numbers to determine which schools are the best candidates for closing. The school system is also considering hiring a Washington, D.C.-based consultant to help it restructure its annual budgeting process with the goal of making it more transparent, equitable and informative. Read more. | 
