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La. senators say 'no' to Biden SCOTUS pick

with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

Good morning! Check out some of today's top stories:


La. senators say 'no' to Biden SCOTUS pick

Both of Louisiana's U.S. senators have said they will vote "no" on confirming President Joe Biden's nominee to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown.

Our politics team explains the senators' reasoning, the political implications for one of them, and what the odds are of Brown joining the court over their objections.


Saints trade-a-palooza

The Saints shook up the NFL draft yesterday by announcing a big, complicated trade with the Eagles. It involves eight different draft picks across multiple years.

We broke down the strategy behind the trade and what kind of needs the Saints might be looking to fill. 


Car full of kids shot up

Someone in Grammercy shot up a car with a family, including three small children, inside it.

Here's what police know — and don't know — about the shooting, and and the latest on the two who were injured. 


Thanks for reading.

Today's top stories

Both Louisiana U.S. senators oppose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to Supreme Court

Louisiana’s U.S. senators – both Republicans – said Monday they opposed confirming U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circu… Read more

Toddler, man struck when someone shoots at vehicle in Gramercy; shooter at large

A person fired on a car carrying three children and an adult in Gramercy as the family was preparing to leave their home, hitting a 2-year-… Read more

Saints make major trade with Eagles for first-round draft picks, sources say; see details here

The New Orleans Saints have traded their No. 18 overall pick, third-round pick at No. 101, seventh-round pick at No. 237, a 2023 first-roun… Read more

 
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How a fight over a new development could cause the Central School District to shrink

Opposition to a proposed new subdivision on the west bank of the Comite River might result in hundreds of children, most of them African-Am… Read more

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier trying to shed gunslinger label as he develops

Heading into his second year, LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier hopes to change the perception of his game so the "gunslinger" label doesn’t stick. Read more

Here's a look at 10 potential sites for the new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge

Louisiana transportation officials have identified 10 potential sites for a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge.  Read more

 
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Alleged killer of LSU hoops star wants trial moved; do prospective jurors know too much?

If the first group of potential jurors questioned Monday is any indication, lawyers for a Baker man accused in the 2018 killing of LSU bask… Read more

Old, narrow roads, big new neighborhoods: How Ascension is reckoning with traffic problems

When Byron Gautreau was a young boy in the mid-1930s, he took a horse-drawn wagon from his home on muddy Cannon Road northeast of Gonzales … Read more

Edward Gay Apartments, longtime home to LSU families, international students, set to close

When she received the email that said she would have to be out of her apartment by next summer, LSU doctoral student Aswathy Anakkhatil Pra… Read more