Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorGood morning and welcome back. Here's what our reporters have been working on today … COVID detected in LSU sewageLouisiana's flagship university ordered all its sororities and some fraternities to get tested for COVID after "high traces" of the virus showed up in sewage samples. Caroline Savoie, who's been covering LSU's pandemic response for the past few weeks, has the story. Bulldozer downTraffic came to a dead stop Thursday after a bulldozer toppled off an I-10 overpass and into the grass below. Betting season Sports betting could start as soon as next month under urgency rules approved this week by regulators. Mark Ballard wrote about the Gaming Control Board's licensing condition, which kick in next week, in this report from our Capital News Bureau. Fatal shooting in North Baton RougeA 29-year-old man from Baker died in a shooting Wednesday on Kaufman Street. BRPD tells us he was found in his car with multiple gunshot wounds. A Louisiana Saturday NightLaine Hardy, our favorite "American Idol" star, is performing in concert Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. Judy Bergeron caught up with the Livingston native, who is in the midst of a tour with Toby Keith. Find out what he misses most while on tour in our story. Thanks for reading! |
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| Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has once again threatened someone on Facebook with violence. Read more |
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| A Baton Rouge man and two from Baker have been indicted in a drug-related ambush killing on Napoleon Street that involved fake money and in… Read more |
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| Livingston Parish schools are partnering with the LSU Gordon A. Cain Center’s STEM Pathways Program this school year to integrate science, … Read more |
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| Louisiana regulators approved emergency rules Thursday to jump-start the ability for adults to wager on sporting events in Louisiana by mid… Read more |
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| The New Orleans Saints will give refunds to season ticket holders who want them due to the vaccine mandate and mask rules in place for home… Read more |
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| A Baker man is under indictment in the April shooting death of a Jefferson Parish man at a Wooddale Boulevard apartment in Baton Rouge. Read more |
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| Laine Hardy's jetted to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to sing for the troops; performed his hit "Memorize You" on ABC's "The Bachelorett… Read more |
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| Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates and unabated tourism. Read more |
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| Baton Rouge police headquarters was evacuated Thursday morning while officers investigated a "suspicious package" later deemed unthreatenin… Read more |
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