It's a busy news day in Baton Rouge. We've got it all covered.
with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorThere have been several big breaking news stories this morning. Here's what you need to know. The veto session is onFor the first time, the Louisiana Legislature is calling itself back into session specifically to override some of the governor's vetoes. This story explains what the stakes are in this political showdown, how it happened, and why it's so unusual. Southern's president to retireRay Belton, the president and chancellor of Southern University, will retire in 2022. Here's what we know so far: The announcement just came out, so we'll have more details about what's next as we get them through the day. We have our winnersState officials announced the first two winners in "Shot at a Million," the lottery that is open to any Louisiana resident who has gotten the COVID vaccine. This story says who the winners are and what they got; it also explains when the next drawings are and what the prizes are. Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend! |
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| Louisiana lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge for an unprecedented session aimed at overriding the vetoes of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwa… Read more |
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| Southern University's top leader, Ray Belton, will retire in the fall of 2022. Read more |
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| Louisiana announced the first two winners in its vaccine lottery Friday, kicking off five weeks of drawings that will dole out $2.3 million… Read more |
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| The New Orleans Saints could start the season missing a key piece, as starting defensive tackle David Onyemata announced in an Instagram st… Read more |
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| Kristopher Head’s godmother grew more and more worried about him with each breath that he struggled to gulp down last week. Read more |
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| Generations of students and faculty have entered and left Southern University by driving over the Harding Boulevard overpass. It is an inde… Read more |
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| A man who died while hiking in the Grand Canyon on Wednesday has been identified as Dr. Jason Hatfield, a family medicine physician at Opel… Read more |
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| A fierce battle this week over approving new neighborhoods in Ascension Parish illustrated the political vise tightening around parish lead… Read more |
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| East Baton Rouge Parish is starting to tell 1,750 households that were inundated in August 2016 that they may need to elevate their homes, … Read more |
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