New details about dramatic juvenile hall escape

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

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Broken doors, smashed glass

A juvenile hall escape involving several teens turned out to be a lot more dramatic than officials told us. At least, that's what newly obtained documents show us. Here's James Finn with the story.

Razed shed, stolen safe

An East Baton Rouge man says a crew hired by the city-parish bulldozed a storage facility without his permission and stole cash and valuables from a safe he kept inside the building off Plank Road. Now, he's suing East Baton Rouge officials for damages. Terry Jones has the scoop. 

Tracking COVID in schools

As soon as they learn that someone on campus has tested positive or shows symptoms of COVID, schools in Louisiana are supposed to log details of the case into a statewide database. And yet … many don't. Or if they do, it can be months after the fact. Charles Lussier ventured to see how school districts in the capital region are tracking the virus. Here's what he found out. 

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