 BY VICKI FERSTEL | Staff writer Will massive coastal project be allowed to die? A series of decisions since Gov. Jeff Landry took office may leave the state with limited options on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, a $3 billion project to funnel Mississippi River water and sediment into the Barataria Basin to rebuild wetlands. Staff writer Mike Smith notes that federal officials have warned the Landry administration that it must return the funds already spent on the project if it does not follow through with the work as initially planned.
Oh no, not again! The Saints' 26-8 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday marks its sixth loss in a row. That hole might be too difficult to climb out of. But there's always hope, right? Sports columnist Jeff Duncan says the six-game skid matches the club's longest in the past 24 seasons. The Saints also lost six straight games in 2005.
Still pressing on at 87. Community leader and former Southern University administrator Press L. Robinson Sr. talks with staff writer Serena Puang about his storied career and his new book, “Pressing Forward: My Life as a Baton Rouge Community Pioneer." “You never really retire,” he quipped. “You just change jobs.” Robinson will be speaking Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival. | 
