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Southern fires its football coach

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer​ ​ ​

Less than two years into his tenure, Southern University has fired head football coach Eric Dooley. 

Here's what we know about the decision, who's taking over in the interim, and what went wrong in the Jaguars' season that may have led to the firing. 


It was just before 5 a.m. when 16 shots rang out in the Kerr-Warren Park off of Geronimo Street. By the time police arrived, they found Joseph Wilson with multiple gunshot wounds; he died at the hospital.

Police have made an arrest but suspect two men were involved. Here's what we know of the case. 


Louisiana released its letter grades for schools on Monday, and we've been combing through the data to help better explain trends in Baton Rouge-area public schools.

  • Here's a searchable database so you can see how your school did
  • Here's a look at the top-rated schools and districts in our area
  • Here's a deep-dive on the numbers, and what they say about the academic performance of our education system

Sixteen shots ring out in parking lot of BREC park, leaving one dead, Baton Rouge police say

A man fatally shot early Monday morning was in the parking lot of a BREC park on Geronimo Street when two suspects approached him and 16 shots were fired, striking him in the neck and back, an arrest… Read more

Louisiana test scores: See which Baton Rouge-area schools, districts ranked highest

Louisiana released school performance scores and letter grades Monday, the set of metrics the state uses to evaluate student achievement. Read more

 
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