 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer Breakneck pace: The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is unlocking the door and letting in an uncertain number of last minute applicants for superintendent with the goal of picking someone by Wednesday night. And former superintendent Sito Narcisse, who accepted a voluntary buyout earlier this year, is throwing his hat in the ring. Read the latest in the saga.
Ponzi scheme trial: The public will be allowed in the courtroom during the long-awaited trial in the billion-dollar Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme, as testimony is expected to begin today. The Louisiana Supreme Court considered blocking public access to aspects of the trial. The Office of Financial Institutions is the defendant in the class-action lawsuit. Nearly 1,000 Louisiana retirees who invested their life savings into fraudulent certificates of deposit, or CDs, bought through Stanford Trust Company, the international bank’s Baton Rouge arm, are suing OFI. Read the full story.
Restaurant Week: Baton Rouge is hosting one of its largest Summer Restaurant Weeks yet with 54 restaurants participating. The event runs through Saturday, July 27, and includes a huge variety of special prix fixe menus. Check it out. | 
