By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor Courts have said Baton Rouge's red-light cameras are constitutional, but that hasn't stopped the effort to have millions of dollars refunded to people captured. Opponents say only police can enforce traffic laws, but Baton Rouge leaves the program to the Department of Public Works. How much money can 30,000 red-light violations bring in each year?
A state wildlife agent saved a Baton Rouge girl's life during the weekend at Grand Isle. The 7-year-old was among nine people aboard a 21-foot vessel that took on water Saturday evening. Girl was trapped beneath capsized boat
Wastewater helped scientists monitor COVID during the pandemic and now work is being done to help health officials track other contagious diseases, too. An engineering professor says the information could be used to predict flu outbreaks and the like. How soon will LSU expand its wastewater studies?
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