BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer More than half of the 1,200 pursuits reported by Baton Rouge police in a 10-year period started with traffic violations, and over the past five years about 10% of pursuits ended in a crash, according to an Advocate analysis of reports. BRPD has faced backlash after several pursuits ended in the deaths of bystanders or officers. Read more about the report here.
The film industry has flocked to Louisiana in the past two decades, but Gov. Jeff Landry's push to expand available execution methods has some questioning if they want to continue to operate in the state. A letter from 116 film industry workers suggests that many would flee “Hollywood South” if the state bolsters its methods of killing.
Last spring, the "Antiques Roadshow" experience descended on the LSU Rural Life Museum to film a series of episodes. About 4,700 ticket holders from across the South carried, pushed or pulled in their treasures to be evaluated. Now, those episodes are going to hit the air, beginning Monday. Find out when and where to watch. |