 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer Every time you buy a tire in Louisiana, you pay a fee that's supposed to help recycle tires after they've been discarded. So why does Louisiana have so many problems with tire fires and mosquito-breeding junk heaps? We investigated a problem Louisiana's top environmental regulator believes is one of the state's biggest hazards. Here's what we found.
Ole Miss ran out to an early lead, but LSU came surging back. By the end of the game, the Tigers were dominating. Here's a rundown of how LSU ended up rolling all over the No. 7 team in the country. And here's columnist Scott Rabalais' analysis of what the huge upset means for the bigger picture.
A plan to charge property owners a new fee to improve Baton Rouge's flood prevention efforts has imploded. Metro Council members are furious with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's administration, which they say misled them about negotiations with the federal government. But most Baton Rouge leaders still believe something has to be done about drainage in the parish. Is it back to the drawing board? | 
