 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer A teacher was fired from Episcopal High School in March, accused of inappropriate relationships with students. But by the start of the next school year, he was working at Woodlawn High. Baton Rouge's school district says it did not know about the allegations until news about a lawsuit surfaced. Reporter Charles Lussier started digging: Did the district miss red flags? Are there blind spots in the process of hiring teachers? Here's what his investigation found.
Several shocking deaths of Louisiana children have put enormous scrutiny on the state agency tasked with protecting children. Some state leaders blame incompetence, but others say it's a matter of dollars and cents. Louisiana slashed the department's budget years ago and never fully restored it. Andrea Gallo explains why some say Louisiana has misplaced priorities — and kids are suffering as a result.
Toby Taylor was in a car driving on I-12 between Drusilla and Airline when someone shot it up. Despite intense efforts by hospital workers, he died of his wounds. Reporter James Finn talked to Taylor's family, who told a story of a man building a growing reputation as a barber and trying to build a life. They're left with urgent, unanswered questions about the unusual circumstances of his killing.
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