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Missing Georgia man found dead on Scenic Highway

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer​ ​ ​

A Georgia man who had been missing for almost 2 weeks after vanishing during a trip to Baton Rouge last month has been found dead. 

Here's what we know about the tragic ending to the search. 


Back in the day, the Huey P. Long Fieldhouse was one of the busiest buildings at LSU. But for years, the building — and its famous, colossal pool — sat empty in the heart of campus.

Now the Fieldhouse is undergoing a massive renovation. Here's an inside look at what's changing, what's being preserved, and what it will all look like. 


It appears the Saints have a new quarterback: Derek Carr. 

Here's how Carr jumped right on the Who Dat train, how much he's reportedly being paid and how Saints players reacted. 

Body of Georgia man who went missing in Baton Rouge found near Scenic Highway, police say

A Georgia man who disappeared while on a business trip to Baton Rouge was found dead Monday behind a shuttered funeral home on Scenic Highway, his body wrapped in a rug and plastic. Read more

College-Perkins McDonald's to be demolished, replaced

The McDonald’s at Perkins Road-College Drive will be demolished and replaced by a new restaurant that would open in the fall. Read more

 
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'Get out … there's a gun … get out, run': Walmart shoppers in Walker scramble after gun drawn

One man pulled a gun on another during a fistfight Sunday morning in the Walmart store in Walker, sending customers scrambling to leave the store before Walker's police chief got the man to drop the … Read more

Baton Rouge Police investigating fatal shooting on Alliquippa Street

A man was found shot to death on Alliquippa Street on Sunday night, police said. Read more

Scott Rabalais: More questions than answers about LSU women's basketball after loss

GREENVILLE, S.C. — For a team that is now 28-2 and ranked in the top five in the country, there are suddenly more questions than answers about the LSU women’s basketball team in the wake of Saturday’s 69-67 loss to Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals. Read more

 
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