 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer They might need to break out the chicken broth — again. It's going to be pretty cold tonight when LSU plays UAB in Death Valley. Here's what you need to know about the game. Here's a heartwarming profile of star linebacker Micah Baskerville, and why he chose not to go the NFL to fulfill a promise to his mom. And here's another great read about Ali Gaye's family is coming to Tiger Stadium to see him play for the first time.
The man in charge of Louisiana's youth prison system has resigned, after months of turmoil over escapes, riots, and a lack of space to place offenders. Here's what we know about the change in command. The turnover happens as another state agency that serves kids, the Department of Children and Family Services, changes its top leadership amid its own crises.
It was a frigid Friday morning, but the hearts in the tent were warm. To mark National Adoption Day, city and court leaders celebrated eight families that had just signed the final papers. Here's a story about reunited brothers, happy new moms and dads, and the system that put them together. | 
