By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor Is it only a matter of time before abortion is illegal again in Louisiana? A judge has left in place an order stopping enforcement of the state's abortion ban, pending the filing of additional court briefs. Some of the arguments center around "ambiguity," but one thing that's not ambiguous is that legislators for decades have voted for bans to take effect if Roe vs. Wade was ever overturned. We unpack the details behind a death at a local chemical plan. The 2021 death of a contract worker at a BASF plant led to claims that two workers were never told about precautions to take before working around nitrogen. Smile, you're on the deputy's camera. The East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's department is deploying body cameras among its staff. It'll cost $2.5 million, but the goal is to help the agency become more transparent. |