Baton Rouge Daily

The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good afternoon! Let's get you caught up on some of the biggest news today.

Baker shooting

One man's dead and another wounded after a Monday night shooting in Baker, police tell us.

Here's what we know so far.

Help for Hammond

Volunteers from a couple service groups have banded together to bring relief supplies to Hammond, which is still suffering from Ida's fallout. Frances Spencer has the story.

Questions about hurricane aid?

Here's you chance to get some answers.

Click here to submit questions to pose to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in a forum that's set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Thanks for reading, and have a great day.

Today's top stories

'We're always last': Camps along Bayou Segnette remain without power, debris removal

It wasn't until a week after Hurricane Ida's violent passage that Ronald "Bay-bay" Laborde was finally able to return to his house along Ba… Read more

1 dead, 1 injured in West Azalea Avenue shooting, Baker police say

A Monday night shooting left one man dead and another injured in Baker, Police Chief Carl Dunn says. Read more

Have questions about federal hurricane aid? Sen. Bill Cassidy will answer them in Town Hall

Do you have questions about federal hurricane aid? Read more

From mutton-busting to goat tying, young wranglers show off their skills at Feliciana Youth Rodeo

Young cowboys and cowgirls showed off their rodeo skills Friday at the Feliciana Youth Rodeo. Read more

Ankle monitor, restraining order didn't stop St. Francisville murder-suicide: 'The system failed'

When Peggy Beasley Rayburn realized her husband of 15 years had been routinely drugging and raping her, she was embarrassed and apprehensiv… Read more

Missing child was homicide victim, coroner's office says; no charges filed over killing

The East Baton Rouge Parish coroner’s office said Monday that Nevaeh Allen, a toddler whose body was recovered Sunday in southern Mississip… Read more

Denham Springs celebrates fall with the return of its Fall Antique Festival in it downtown district

A record number of vendors are slated to participate in the annual Fall Antique Festival sponsored by the Denham Springs Downtown Antique &… Read more

Feliciana hunters answer the call to feed the hungry

Families will have fish, deer meat and other game to feed their families thanks to the Hunters For The Hungry's Clean Out Your Freezer Day … Read more

Hammond, Zachary councilmen cooperate in relief efforts

Hurricane Ida reliefs efforts have drawn help from numerous nonprofit agencies, churches and volunteers. Read more