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A huge brawl on the last day of school

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer​ ​ ​

Central High had made it to the last day of school when a huge brawl involving many students erupted. Six students face charges, and videos of the fight from multiple phone cameras spread on social media.

Here's what we know about the fight and how it's being investigated. • By Elyse Carmosino


Nick Tullier got a hero's farewell. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy died six years after he was wounded in a deadly ambush of law enforcement officers. The mayor ordered flags flown at half staff, and a phalanx of Tullier's law enforcement comrades escorted his body from the hospital. 

Here's more on Tullier and how he inspired so many in Baton Rouge • By James Wilkins 

And here are photos from the procession he was given • By Travis Spradling and Hilary Scheinuk


Should schools be allowed to spank kids? For the second time, a lawmaker tried to pass a bill banning corporal punishment in education. And, for the second time, the bill was defeated.

Here's what the arguments looked like. By Blake Paterson


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Photos: Public honors fallen East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Cpl. Nick Tullier

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