BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Deputy metro editor As legislators dig into a wide-ranging agenda for the regular session that must end by June 3, The Advocate's editorial board would like to suggest a little reading that paints a picture of what is happening in Louisiana: last week’s story documenting stark population loss in every corner of the state. While the Baton Rouge metro area was one of just three census-defined metro areas in Louisiana to see overall population growth; East Baton Rouge Parish shrank, writes reporter David Mitchell in his analysis of the latest Capital Region U.S. Census estimates. Read more here. | 