 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer Even as finalists Kevin George and Andrea Zayas spent nearly eight hours Monday trying to persuade community members that they are the right choice to lead the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, representatives of three employee groups issued an ultimatum. “We will not be silent and we will not be complicit,” said Valencea Johnson, president of the parish’s chapter of the Association of Educators teacher union. “We will not be there on Aug. 8 if Adam Smith is not appointed as superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system.” Read the full story from education reporter Charles Lussier.
Residents of the city of St. George will vote in December on the transfer of tens of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue from the city-parish to the new city. This is an important step for the new city, because it will fund services for residents. The 2-cent sales tax currently collects about $50 million annually for the city-parish from the portion of the parish that is now within the boundaries of St. George Read the full story.
Lastly, this LSU employee saw a problem: Turtles were being killed trying to cross the road near the University Lakes. So she took action, and the Baton Rouge parks department leant a hand. Read more from reporter Ellyn Couvillion. | 
