More of today's top headlines inside
with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorThanks for joining us this afternoon. Here are some of our top headlines from today: BRIDGE OVER THE BAYOU FOUNTAIN: I call it the Tigerland Fjord, the steeply banked Bayou Fountain that is currently keeping some LSU students from their favorite watering holes. The city-parish has closed a bridge over the waterway, but that hasn't deterred some. In an effort to keep kids safe, there's a fundraiser afoot to build a permanent pedestrian bridge in the area. BIG MAN TATE: LSU's president wants to "grow" LSU in five areas. Here's what he has in mind. REMEMBERING BOB DOLE: There's a lot to remember about the former Republican senator from Kansas. We have a brief appreciation at his life of service to America. PERKINS OR CURTIN TRIAL: After a week of covering the first of what's expected to be three horrible sex-crimes trials in Livingston Parish, James Finn takes a look at what we learned about the case of former sheriff's deputy Dennis Perkins. Check back later in the day for updates. |
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| Tigerland's bars are teaming up with Bud Light to crowdfund a pedestrian bridge, with the goal of allowing bar patrons to bypass the closed… Read more |
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| After losing the 1996 election to President Bill Clinton, the Republican senator and World War II hero Bob Dole was honored by Clinton with… Read more |
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| Drawing on the Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life," LSU President William Tate IV challenged Baton Rouge's business community Wednesday… Read more |
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| Amazon, the online retail giant that will soon open locations in Carencro and other cities in Louisiana, had employees suffer high rates of… Read more |
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| The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine. Read more |
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| A juvenile suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting and killing a man in Washington Parish outside Franklinton early Thursday, the sh… Read more |
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| Editor's note: This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse. Read more |
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| An attorney for a Baton Rouge man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend at a Jefferson Highway apartment they shared is questioning th… Read more |
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| Some of Judge Beau Higginbotham's 19th Judicial District colleagues "completely ignored" the Baton Rouge court's seniority rule and unlawfu… Read more |
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