 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer Baton Rouge will welcome more than 58,000 people over the next five months for the United States Bowling Congress Open Championship, which kicks off Saturday on 54 temporary lanes set up in the Raising Cane’s River Center. Jill Kidder, president and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge, says the event's economic impact on the city is expected to reach $110 million. “It’s like having a large state convention every night for five months,” she said. “They’re going to take up 300 hotel rooms every night." Read more about the event.
The off-campus death of a Southern University student led school officials to indefinitely pause all club recruiting activities Thursday, including those related to Greek life. Caleb Wilson, 20, a junior engineering student, died after he was found unconscious at North Sherwood Forest Park, police said. Wilson's death likely resulted from an off-campus incident involving a student organization, university officials said, though they have not indicated which group they think was involved. Read more about Wilson and the fallout from his death.
Two top Louisiana officials who are physicians are encouraging residents to get vaccinated against measles, as Texas faces a growing outbreak of the disease. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a gastroenterologist from Baton Rouge, and Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham recommended the vaccinations. Read more about the outbreak. | 
