Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorIt's a busy news day in South Louisiana. Let's take a spin through some of our latest headlines … Rap sheetThe feds descended on a house in Miami this week to arrest a pair of Baton Rouge rappers, including one out on a staggering $1.82 million bond. The raid comes after authorities linked Lit Yoshi to an April 2020 shooting in Slidell and months after a local judge admonished him for treating house arrest as a "paid vacation." Reporters Lea Skene and Elyse Carmosino bring us the latest in this Baton Rouge rap drama. Baton Rouge mulls building banFrustrations over flooding have East Baton Rouge leaders talking about taking a page from neighboring parishes by putting a pause on new construction. The details are TBD. But here's what we know about those discussions so far. In the zoneSpeaking of building rules, Livingston Parish are poised to adopt zoning laws for the first time ever. It's the most concerted effort to date in a place where development has historically been unimpeded. The latest push to enact land-use regs stems from some of the same concerns driving the building moratoriums elsewhere in the region: flooding and a surge in new construction. James Finn has the scoop. Thanks for reading, and have a a great morning! |
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| In the latest chapter of Baton Rouge rap drama, two local rappers were arrested this week in Miami after federal agents searched a south Fl… Read more |
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| Talks of temporarily halting new construction in East Baton Rouge Parish have sprouted new legs as the public's anxieties around flooding c… Read more |
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| L'Auberge Baton Rouge is set to start construction this fall on a second smoking terrace, which would include table games along with more t… Read more |
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| As inmates enter their ninth day of a hunger strike Friday at David Wade Correctional Center, their families and supporters want to amplify… Read more |
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| A woman was arrested after deputies say she impersonated a car dealership employee to steal a truck. Read more |
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| A judge decided Thursday that a former Baton Rouge Police Department narcotics officer who has been arrested four times this year will rema… Read more |
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| New Orleans Saints to be first NFL team to play in a stadium named for a casino Read more |
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| LIVINGSTON — With years of debate, several disastrous floods and a surge in residential and commercial projects on their heels, Livingston … Read more |
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| LAKE CHARLES — It ranges from a vision of connected greenways and bayous encircling Lake Charles to the urgent need for affordable housing.… Read more |
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