Baton Rouge remembers 9/11, LSU threatens to oust 1,000 students for failing to comply with COVID rules, hurricane evacuee dies in fiery crash

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with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Here's a look at some of our latest headlines.

Never forget

It's the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and Baton Rouge plans to mark the somber anniversary this morning by observing a moment of silence for the lives lost in the attacks. Reporter Charles Lussier spoke to family of a Louisianan who died when one of the planes crashed into the Pentagon. As part of his story, he also spoke to members of the BRFD, which is hosting today's memorial event.

Click here to read his story.

One last shot

Students who failed to comply with LSU's pandemic protocols by the end of Friday risked getting kicked out, university officials told us. By the most recent tally, it looked to be about 1,000 students. Caroline Savoie, who's been following this story all week, says that comes to about 4% of the total student population. Here's her story.

Power's still out

Nearly half of St. Helena Parish is going on a third without power — and may not get hooked up to the grid until the end of the month. James Finn has the scoop.

Evacuee dies in crash

A Metairie resident who was trying to return home after evacuating to Houston to flee Hurricane Ida died Thursday in a nine-car wreck. Here's what we know about the fiery crash, which wounded several others during rush-hour around Lobdell, officials tell us.

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