Chaos in a collapsing nursing home empire

with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

Good morning! Here are some of yesterday's best reads.

Nursing home nightmares

Bob Dean became infamous in Louisiana after a group of nursing homes he owned catastrophically evacuated to a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse for Hurricane Ida. More than 800 patients were left in disgusting and dangerous conditions; several died there, and more died not long afterwards. 

Now Dean is facing a whirlwind of lawsuits, investigations, property seizures and other problems. As his small nursing home empire crumbles, there are signs of major disarray, including a massive pile of patient records found behind an abandoned Walgreens.

Our investigative reporters have been following what's happening, and what it might mean for Dean's many patients. Here's what they've found. 

The school board and St. George

As the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board redraws its own voting maps, it is having to account for the fact that the parish's population is increasingly moving into the southern part of the parish. Much of that growth is in the area where voters have chosen to create a new, independent City of St. George — and a seperate school district could follow.

We looked at what all this change could mean for a school system that has been disrupted by "breakaway" school districts in the past. 

LSU's next QB?

A quarterback is transferring to LSU. Our sports team runs down who he is, what's in his skill set, and who he might be competing with to lead the Tigers' offense. 

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!