The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

There's a lot going on in and around the Baton Rouge area today. Let's get you up to speed.

1,000 jobs, $200 million

We're getting more details today on what exactly the mammoth Amazon fulfillment center will look like. State and city officials have heralded the operation as a generational economic development win.

This story explains what the center will do, what kind of jobs it might create, and more. We're working to get more, so check back later for further details.  

Pelicans coach is out

After just one season, Stan Van Gundy is out as the Pelicans' head coach. 

It's a surprising and developing story, but here's what we know so far. 

That's a lot of debris

If you stacked up all the flood debris East Baton Rouge Parish has picked up from the storms last month, you could make a ten-foot-tall pile on Tiger Stadium's field. And there's still more to be collected!

This story explains how cleanup efforts are going.

Thanks for reading, and have a great evening!