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After 2+ years, driver in fiery Siegen crash is free

By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor​ ​ ​

Nothing more for him at state hospital

A driver who plowed into a woman's car in 2019 believing God wanted him to kill himself is out of the state hospital and home with his family. Stephanie Payne died in the crash. Jack Jordan's lawyer says state doctors have determined "there's nothing more they can do for him."

By Joe Gyan. How did a state judge come to set the driver free?


Epperson never fully led East Baton Rouge schools, but his mark is indelible

Jerry Epperson fell short of his career goal of becoming permanent superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish School District, yet he left an indelible mark on Baton Rouge-area schools. 

By Charles Lussier. Read how Epperson came to lead the parish's first breakaway school system.


How would you rewrite 'Callin' Baton Rouge' lyrics?

After a couple years as a country music DJ back in the 1980s, I have some ideas, but they all involve trains, and mama, and prison, and my grandparents' 1951 pickup truck. What are yours?

By Judy Bergeron. How did some of your neighbors answer these questions?


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After testing sewage, LSU team detects 'slight uptick' in COVID-19 in East Baton Rouge

After testing sewage samples, LSU researchers predict an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the next few weeks in East Baton Rouge. Read more

Denham Springs officials press pause on large developments connecting to their sewer system

Increasingly hemmed in by sprawling new subdivisions that could strain the city's sewage plant, Denham Springs officials have halted connections to their wastewater treatment system for the rest of t… Read more

 
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Epperson never fully led East Baton Rouge schools, but his mark is indelible

Jerry Epperson fell short of his career goal of becoming permanent superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish School District, yet he left an indelible mark on Baton Rouge-area schools. Read more

Steve Scalise was concerned about incendiary comments by fringe GOP congressmen, tapes show

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise joined House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy in expressing alarm over inflammatory comments some ultra-right Republicans made just before and after a pro-Trump mob stormed th… Read more

After 'horrific' death at home, parents of Louisiana woman may soon face murder charges

The scene that East Feliciana Parish deputies found on Jan. 3 at the home of a town alderman in Slaughter spelled untold misery. Read more

 
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