 By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor A federal judge says legislators cannot have more time to develop a congressional map that provides for more Black representation in Congress. Legislators this year appoved a map with one majority-Black district out of the six in Louisiana, even though two out of every six people in Louisiana are Black.
A judge in Baton Rouge has reduced the prison terms for two men convicted on drug charges handled by a now-disgraced officer. The development is the latest involving the BRPD narcotics unit.
Hurricane season is here, and while crews have cleaned up Bayou Manchac, what's the longterm plan for the stream that separates Baton Rouge from its neighbors to the south? | 
