More Baton Rouge headlines inside.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorGood morning. Hopefully your Thursday's off to a good start. Here's a rundown of our top stories today.
Teacher protestDespite the teachers' union calling for a mass sick-out to protest the East Baton Rouge K-12 district's response to the latest COVID surge, disruption was minimal Wednesday. Charles Lussier has the story.
Dumpster deathA man was crushed to death by a trash compactor after officials say he tried to escape freezing overnight temps by sleeping in a dumpster. He was identified at 42-year-old Hammond resident Jermaine Watts. Here's what we know about what happened.
Interim appointeeLocal businessman Darryl Hurst will fill the D5 seat on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council — at least until voters decide who should serve what's left of Erika Green's term now that she's gone on to assume her seat on the family court bench. Paul Cobler covered the vote Wednesday for Hurst's appointment. Here's his story.
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 | On Monday, a day before police arrested Benjamin Beale after finding a severed torso in a school bus on his property, Beale invited a neigh… Read more |
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 | Louisiana set another single-day record as confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases climbed to 17,592, according to a daily update from the Lo… Read more |
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 | The severely corroded pipeline ruptured, documents show. Read more |
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 | A few days before Christmas, Cheryl Vizinat pulled into the parking lot of Academy Sports for some last-minute holiday shopping. Read more |
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 | From rural villages to inner cities, high-speed internet is unreachable for thousands of Louisiana residents, but with millions of dollars … Read more |
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 | A protest by a Baton Rouge teacher union over the school district's handling of COVID has not caused any additional school closures, though… Read more |
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 | Baton Rouge lawyer and former federal prosecutor Brad Myers has announced his candidacy for the 19th Judicial District Court seat vacated b… Read more |
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 | Local business owner Darryl Hurst was appointed Wednesday to a temporary position on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council, filling the vacant… Read more |
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 | Winn-Dixie said it will close a supermarket at the intersection of Burbank and Lee drives in early February. Read more |
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