BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Assistant metro editor Four months ago, she was kidnapped at gunpoint. Sister Suellen Tennyson, a Marianite nun from Louisiana, was in Burkina Faso doing missionary work when armed men burst into her home, shot up her possessions and took her away. Now, after months of prayers from our state and around the world, Tennyson is back safely in U.S. custody. Here's what we know. Ever since it was ruined in the 2016 floods, Baker High School has sat empty. On Tuesday, the community took a long-awaited step, breaking ground on the demolition of the old building and construction of a new, modern replacement. This story runs through what the new school will look like and all the obstacles that had to be overcome — and some of the obstacles that still linger. For LSU football, the curtain rises this weekend. We're counting down the days to when Brian Kelly's first Tigers team takes the field. With a new coach and a mostly new team, what are the expectations? Here's a walk through each of this season's games, and what it would take for LSU to win — or lose. And here are columnist Scott Rabalais' predictions on how the season's going to play out. |