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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorWe appreciate your starting your week with us. Here's a look at our top headlines:
SCHOOLS: East Baton Rouge public high school students might one day be required to take college-level classes. Superintendent Sito Narcisse sees the concurrent enrollment as a way to boost the number of young people who seek post-secondary degrees. Charles Lussier takes a look at the plan here.
BRIDGE: The Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River, certainly the scariest bridge one must cross when taking I-10 between Baton Rouge and Houston, may soon be a thing of the past. Two presidents have spoken of replacing the span, which has no shoulders. A new one might even have a walkway. Mike Smith reports from Lake Charles on the bridge, which is actually order than the federal interstate highway system.
BALL: The LSU basketball team is climbing in the polls. The new AP poll out this morning has the Tigers at No. 19.
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 | LAKE CHARLES — It’s unusually steep and has no shoulders. Decorative cast-iron pistols line its guardrails. If you Google “scariest bridge … Read more |
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 | After months of work, Supt. Sito Narcisse is forging ahead with an ambitious plan that would automatically enroll public high school studen… Read more |
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 | A St. James Parish woman shot and killed her boyfriend following an argument, the sheriff's office said Monday. Read more |
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 | At least six homeless encampments across East Baton Rouge have been cleared in recent months as community advocates say more people have be… Read more |
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 | An outpouring of legislative opposition and a likely threat of litigation aren't changing Gov. John Bel Edwards' mind about requiring some … Read more |
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 | The sweet smell evoked by Oleander Street's namesake is the last thing on anyone’s mind when heavy rains fall on the Garden District. Read more |
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 | In July, St. Helena Parish officials made 12 parish workers commit to working 13-hour days seven days a week in the summer heat or risk get… Read more |
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 | Wade Berzas, the lone survivor in a 2019 plane crash in Lafayette that killed five people, says he now lives “48 seconds at a time.” Read more |
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 | After entering the Associated Press poll at No. 25 a week ago, the LSU men's basketball team made a significant move in the new rankings Mo… Read more |
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