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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorGood afternoon. Here are some of the top stories in the Baton Rouge area today.
Disorder in the CourtThe state Supreme Court has disqualified a Lafayette judge caught on video using a racial slur. Michelle Odinet had been the subject of numerous complaints and requested a leave from the court. Justices this morning approved it, though the vote wasn't unanimous. One justice said he wasn't sure, even though the judge's lawyer has acknowledged she used the slur.
Slowly moving back toward normalA new school is about to open in Denham Springs, replacing one destroyed during the 2016 flood. Jackie DeRobertis was given a peek yesterday and has this report.
Brennan back but not backLSU quarterback Myles Brennan says he'll play for LSU after temporarily entering the transfer portal, but he's not completely back. Brennan will not play in the Texas Bowl on Jan. 4 and says he'll be back with the Tigers at the start of the spring semester.
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 | The Louisiana Supreme Court released an order Friday that temporarily disqualified Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet from the benc… Read more |
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 | A longtime Baton Rouge car mechanic — a fixture in the Brookstown area often spotted peering beneath the hoods of various vehicles parked o… Read more |
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 | Some people allegedly targeted by two Louisiana officials in an election-fraud scheme appear to have been willing to give up their votes fo… Read more |
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 | More than five years after flood waters inundated Denham Springs Elementary School, the new two-story building boasting classroom upgrades … Read more |
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 | After a quick tour of Glen Oaks High School, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sat down in the school library Thursday morning wit… Read more |
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 | A Baton Rouge man with a history of violence against children was indicted Thursday in the death of his 3-month-old son, who was found unre… Read more |
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 | This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice syste… Read more |
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 | The state plans to seek the execution of a man accused of killing a state trooper and a family member while on a rampage across parts of th… Read more |
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 | Though he decided to withdraw from the transfer portal, quarterback Myles Brennan won't play in the upcoming Texas Bowl, instead returning … Read more |
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