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with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorGood morning! We had a bunch of interesting stories yesterday. Here's a rundown. Should suicide overturn a murder conviction?Kenneth Gleason was a convicted serial killer when he hanged himself in his Angola jail cell. Because he died before his case could go through the appeals process, a court has overturned his conviction posthumously. That doesn't sit right with the Baton Rouge district attorney's office, which says Louisiana ought to change the rules. This story explains what's going on why it matters. Big fight over schools requiring vaccinesIn an hours-long, often contentious hearing, Louisiana legislators voted to reject a proposal to put the COVID shot on the list of vaccines students have to get to attend school. Read this story to see what the legislators and their supporters — including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — argued, and why state health leaders say the concerns are unfounded. Meet Southern's new football coachWhile LSU was shocking the college football world by hiring Brian Kelly, Southern was conducting its own search. They announced the new leader yesterday, and he's got deep Louisiana ties. Read this story to learn all about Eric Dooley and what his hiring means for the Jaguars. Thanks for reading, and have a great day! |
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| Seven weeks after convicted Baton Rouge serial killer Kenneth Gleason died of an apparent suicide just days after his arrival at Angola, a … Read more |
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| Louisiana lawmakers voted Monday to reject Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposal to require students get vaccinated against COVID-19 before enter… Read more |
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| New research presented to an East Baton Rouge panel studying the area's street names Monday suggests that many of the planning and street-n… Read more |
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| Patrons of Tigerland’s bars leapt onto, climbed over and fell from the partially demolished Bob Pettit Boulevard Bridge while heading to an… Read more |
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| The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board recently settled on nine performance goals for Supt. Sito Narcisse that, if met, would earn him up… Read more |
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| For a guy who has pretty much been out of the public eye since Thursday, new LSU coach Brian Kelly has managed to occupy a lot of the news … Read more |
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| Lindsey Lee says she lived in the Acadian Trace subdivision in Albany for almost a decade without worrying much about flooding — but then t… Read more |
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| As the state Department of Corrections pushes to create a more diverse and inclusive leadership team in an industry historically dominated … Read more |
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