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Change at the top

with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

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Change at the top

Your favorite daily newspaper is making a change at the top. Editor Peter Kovacs will retire this spring, and a Louisiana native has been tapped to replace him. Rene Sanchez is currently the editor of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.

Greene investigation

Louisiana legislators have set up a panel to investigate the death of motorist Ronald Greene, who died during a traffic stop in north Louisiana. We have details about the new committee here.

Park fire coming soon

BREC will soon set one of its parks on fire. Paul Cobler explains how a prescribed burn will eventually help with flood control.

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Today's top stories

Why is Baton Rouge intentionally setting parks on fire? To help stop flooding.

Baton Rouge’s parks and recreation system is using fire to fight water. Read more

Want to buy a pothole patcher or a steamroller? Baton Rouge is auctioning some off to the public.

Have you been itching to buy one those pothole patchers used on Baton Rouge streets? What about a steamroller? Or maybe a used ambulance tr… Read more

The Times-Picayune, The Advocate announce new editor after Peter Kovacs retires

Rene Sanchez, a Louisiana native and award-winning journalist, will be the next editor of The Times-Picayune, The Advocate and NOLA.com. Th… Read more

3rd suspect arrested in Baton Rouge catalytic converter theft ring tells police he 'won't stop'

A third suspect believed to be involved in an ongoing catalytic converter theft ring plaguing the Baton Rouge area has been taken into cust… Read more

Louisiana lawmakers to investigate death of Ronald Greene: 'No cover-up will be tolerated'

Ronald Greene, a Black motorist, died while in State Police custody. Read more

Ascension has long offered 1,000s of sandbags before hurricane season. That might be changing

It's an all-too-familiar scenario: a hurricane is churning in the Gulf of Mexico, and the weather report says this one is coming our way. Read more

After Lit Yoshi's DNA found on guns in Florida home, lawyers drop effort to free rapper

Detectives have linked shootings to a feud between the rival NBA (Never Broke Again) and TBG (Top Boy Gorilla) record labels, groups that authorities also have described as gangs. Read more

US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high

WASHINGTON — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America's consumers, wiping out pay raises … Read more

Here's where LSU men's basketball stands in current NCAA tournament projections

Eye on the Madness Read more