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Two LSU coaches in the crosshairs. Same treatment?

with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

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Is LSU treating two coaches in NCAA crosshairs differently?

A Baton Rouge judge says a fired LSU football coach cannot have access to the records of a basketball coach still on the payroll. Both have been implicated in possible NCAA violations, and the fired coach says LSU is treating the two coaches differently.

Hello, high water

When will the Comite River Diversion Canal be finished? Not as had been projected earlier. David Mitchell has details.

Have an acting bug?

Here's how to be an extra in the "National Treasure" series being shot here.

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A judge has ruled on whether a former LSU football coach can access Will Wade documents

LSU does not have to turn over internal documents regarding embattled head basketball coach Will Wade to lawyers for fired assistant footba… Read more

Louisiana partners with 2 other states in hopes of becoming a 'hydrogen hub'

This is at least the third proposed hydrogen hub in the country. Read more

In 1-year-old's trauma death, Baton Rouge father pleads guilty to manslaughter

The father of a 1-year-old Baton Rouge boy who died of blunt force injuries in 2019 pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter and faces 10 to… Read more

Goal posts move again on major Baton Rouge-region flood prevention canal; here's why

Already pushed past its construction deadlines, a long-sought river diversion that has been in development for nearly four decades is expec… Read more

Hurricane relief bid for Lake Charles fails in late-night vote. It might have been the last chance.

LAKE CHARLES – What may have been the Lake Charles area’s last chance to obtain more long-term hurricane recovery aid from the federal gove… Read more

Here's where leaders stand in push to make changes to Louisiana tax break program permanent

When Gov. John Bel Edwards clipped the wings of the state’s largest tax break, the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, during his first term … Read more

Baker fire chief arrested, accused of charging city $22K+ for hours he didn't work

The Baker Fire Department's chief was arrested Thursday, accused of pocketing more than $22,000 in taxpayer money for overtime he didn't wo… Read more

Arnie Fielkow and family work to find safe passage for Ukrainian sisters of adopted daughters

Last spring, former Saints executive Arnie Fielkow and his family — including the two daughters they adopted from Ukraine 15 years ago — ma… Read more

Disney's 'National Treasure' series films in Louisiana's capital. Here's how to be an extra.

Disney+’s "National Treasure" television series is filming in Baton Rouge, and directors are looking for fully vaccinated and boosted extra… Read more