BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer Louisiana's coast is disappearing, inch by inch, and the waters are rising. Big plans are being made to save as much of it as possible, but sacrifices will have to be made to salvage a sustainable future. Go to our website to find our special report on those efforts and their potential impact. For more on looming flood insurance increases, read here.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise returned to his office at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for the first time since he began treatment for a relatively rare form of blood cancer. “It feels good to get here to the Capitol, in person, and get to the meetings,” Scalise told The Advocate | The Times-Picayune. The Jefferson Republican has to be careful about getting too close to others or being in a large crowd — no LSU football games for him this season.
Sandy and Danny and Kenickie and Rizzo will be on hand and Greased Lightnin' will come out a winner, as "Grease" opens Friday on Theatre Baton Rouge's Main Stage. Don Fields who will take the stage as Danny says, "I would say that this version is the best mix of the stage and movie versions — it's the ideal 'Grease' experience." |