 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer “People in this community shouldn’t have to fear gunshots in and out, day and night,” Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said Friday at a news conference called to address three gun deaths in the city since Monday. Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said his department is organizing a “special unit” that will work with existing patrols to “increase proactive policing” going into the weekend. Read more about the reaction to the slayings here.
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools is looking for a new permanent superintendent after the departure of Sito Narcisse. The timing of when that search will begin remains in flux. The board is considering a proposal that would call for development of a new strategic vision for the school system before it advertises the opening. The board has a little over five months to find a new superintendent.
Camilla Ford has designed crowns, ducal necklaces and scepters for krewes in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and out of state, including the crown Drew Brees wore as king of the Washington Mardi Gras. The backroom of her shop, Gabriella Rothchild's gift shop, is where she consults with clients and forms a vision of royalty. | 
