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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorWell, that was quite the year. Be sure to catch our year in review story, which will be out shortly. Here's a look at other top stories heading into 2022: Stay home, governor saysGov. John Bel Edwards is encouraging people to skip tonight's New Year's Eve celebrations in the effort to control coronavirus infections. The state is going through a surge again, this time with the omicron variant, and health officials say precautions are needed again. Blake Paterson caught the governor on a Zoom meeting yesterday. Ida debris torched tonightA pair of Ascension Parish families have built a carousel-shaped bonfire and will set it ablaze tonight. Their wood: Hurricane Ida debris. Elyse Carmosino explores. First female justiceThe first woman elected to the state Supreme Court has been honored in Pointe Coupee Parish. "Kitty" Kimball was the first woman on the bench in the 18th Judicial District and within 10 years was on the Louisiana Supreme Court. Terell Wilkins was there for the ceremony. Be safe tonight, whether you go out or travel only from the kitchen to the living room, and have a great 2022. |
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| With COVID-19 infections surging across Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards asked the public to ring in the New Year from home and take person… Read more |
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| Community testing is being expanded in Baton Rouge as cases of COVID-19 surge and residents complain of limited access to tests, the city-p… Read more |
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| Long after Hurricane Ida slammed into the foot of Louisiana’s boot, downtown Ponchatoula remained banged up by the storm. Read more |
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| Twelfth Night is less than a week away, but whether the Baton Rouge region's westside will enjoy a full-fledged Carnival season is up in th… Read more |
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| New Years Eve and New Years Day in Louisiana will see unseasonably warm weather in the 60s and 70s followed by the first freeze of the seas… Read more |
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| Growing up, Virginia native Michael Dameron spent every summer in south Vermilion Parish with his father and grandfather fishing for pogy, … Read more |
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| A Baker man is wanted after police say he confronted the new boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend and shot the man to death Wednesday night. Read more |
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| The first woman elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court and first one sworn in as chief justice has been honored with a statue commemorating… Read more |
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| On an unusually warm December day, members of the Duplessis and Laiche families gathered in the sprawling field between their Gonzales home… Read more |
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