By KELLY P. KISSEL The operator of an Iberville Parish clinic was convicted last year of deliberately misdiagnosing children as part of a Medicaid scheme. He was in court yesterday for sentencing and said he didn't fully understand the federal reimbursement system and wanted a judge to go easy on him. Did the judge buy his argument? COVID cases dropped in East Baton Rouge last year, but emergency room visits still climbed. As Robert Stewart explains, people put off routine medical care during the pandemic, and their conditions grew worse as we all emerged from our cocoons. "By the time they are coming in, they are much, much sicker," a Baton Rouge General ER doctor said. Baton Rouge Police say a teenager accused of shooting a Broadmoor High student this week had been expelled from school over a previous incident. After the shooting, law officers said the alleged perpetrator had previously robbed another Broadmoor student. We've found a way for you to pick up all the news you'd want from Baton Rouge, Acadiana and New Orleans for less than four cents a week. Our $1 for six months deal will disappear as quickly as king cakes do at the start of Lent. | 