 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Assistant Metro Editor Allison Rice had plans. The Geismar native had an internship all lined up and had her eye on graduating from LSU. Then, early Friday night, someone shot her multiple times in her car on Government Street, killing her. The death left friends and family reeling. And it has Baton Rouge's mayor calling for an end to the violence, saying she will work with the city's universities to find ways to make sure students stay safe.
Even in the Gulf of Mexico, it's considered bad form to dump 900,000 dead fish. But it seems that's what one boat did when it got overwhelmed by a surprisingly huge catch of menhaden. Here's what happened, why it made a lot of people mad, and how it plays into a debate over the lax rules Louisiana sets for catching this particular kind of fish.
It's perhaps the most prestigious award a school can win. To be named a National Blue Ribbon School, you have to meet exacting standards set by the U.S. Department of Education. Yesterday, two Baton Rouge schools — University Lab and St. James Episcopal Day — announced they had received the honor. Here's a look at what it means, and the celebrations teachers and kids had. | 
