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with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorGood morning. We've got a bunch of great stories from yesterday: let's dig in. Taming Ward Creek's floodwatersBrenda Boyd, 72, is still living in a house with the flooring, furniture and walls torn up because of the major flash flooding in May. Her Morning Glen neighborhood was one of several that was devastated when Ward Creek near Siegen Lane overflowed. This story explains what Baton Rouge leaders are doing about it — and how long it could take for that work to be completed. Barreling towards a veto showdownMany Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature are itching to call an almost-unheard of veto override session to countermand the Democratic governor. But it's a high-wire act getting enough support to make such a session happen. This story looks at one Senator who can't participate because he's having a knee replaced — and how that reflects on the odds of a veto override session taking place. How the body cam footage was hiddenA scandal continues to unfold at Louisiana State Police over the death of Ronald Greene after a savage beating during a traffic stop. One of the biggest questions is: When did State Police leaders know what happened? Our investigative team has uncovered that internal investigators reveiwing the death went for almost two years without seeing body camera footage that is some of the most damning evidence. The officer who wore the camera is accused of concealing it. Read all the details about what this means for the case in this story. Thanks for reading, and have a great day! |
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| Brenda Boyd is living in a house with no flooring and almost no furniture — and the bottom half of the walls is missing. Read more |
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| Already historic, the much-anticipated veto override session became even more dramatic Tuesday upon news that a Lake Charles Republican sen… Read more |
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| For almost two years after Ronald Greene died in Louisiana State Police custody on a winding back road in Union Parish, even State Police i… Read more |
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| AMITE CITY — Under pressure from angry farmers and residents, some Tangipahoa Parish leaders want to set tighter rules on solar power plant… Read more |
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| John Engquist purchased a 0.4-acre tract of land downtown for $2 million, a move that gives the Baton Rouge businessman control of most of … Read more |
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| One person was seriously injured in a shooting at a Zachary beauty parlor, police said. Read more |
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| Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment said he and the Parish Council have had communication breakdowns and need to "hit the reset butt… Read more |
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| Instead of losing players from its roster, LSU had added them once the final round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft ended Tuesday afternoon. Read more |
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| Two men from Baton Rouge men died in an apartment fire in Portland on the Fourth of July, local news reports said. Read more |
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