 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer From the courtroom: LSU must immediately allow law professor Ken Levy to return to teaching, and it's barred from interfering with the professor's employment and from violating his free speech and due process rights, East Baton Rouge Parish District Judge Tarvald Smith ruled Tuesday night. The judge's decision came after two days of testimony from witnesses brought to the 19th Judicial District Courthouse in Baton Rouge. Levy sued LSU over a teaching suspension imposed last month due to student complaints after he used vulgar language to criticize Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump. Read the full story.
Police staffing: East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced a new pilot program on Tuesday that will bring retired officers back to the Baton Rouge Police department to bolster short-handed support staff. It is one of several ideas the mayor said he and staff are using to combat crime in Baton Rouge. Read more about the pilot program.
On pause: A task force that had begun meeting secretly to eliminate wasteful state government spending will temporarily suspend its work because of questions about whether the group must hold its sessions in public. Read the full story. | 
