 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer A feud has been publicly raging between Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul and some officers in his department. This week, that feud escalated dramatically. BRPD leaders announced that they had criminally investigated a former officer who was one of the chief's most prominent critics, even going so far as to call the FBI. Here's what they accused the officer of doing, and how he responded.
Charter schools in Baton Rouge were steadily growing — and traditional schools were shrinking. But that trend halted when COVID threw the whole education system into disarray. Now the shift has resumed. Read this story to see how things are changing.
Drag racing and stunt driving have caused growing alarm in Baton Rouge. Police have said they're seeing it more frequently, and the city has passed tougher laws for those drivers. This weekend, police said a drag racer who was driving drunk crashed, killing a passenger. | 
