The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Some riveting reads to start your day …

Scofflaw slaughterhouse

A tip about stolen store-bought turkeys led ag officials to discover an illegal slaughterhouse in Denham Springs. The proprietor, who said she didn't realize she was breaking the rules by offering custom poultry processing, got off with a warning. But state regulators say she'll be hearing from them again, so she better stay above-board. 

Emergency use only

Folks looking for a COVID test should steer clear of their local ER. 

That's the message from local hospital leaders, who say sick people have been showing up to emergency wards looking for a coronavirus diagnosis.

Problem is, as Paul Cobler reports, hurried and harried ER staff don't have time to respond to so many non-emergency issues, which drive up wait times for patients with more serious problems. 

A murder arrest months in the making

About four-and-a-half months after a man was found dead from a head wound by his West Feliciana Parish home, officials say they've found a homicide suspect linked to the case. Here's what police told us. 

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