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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

Such a grim start to the week. 

An autopsy was set for today for a toddler found dead in Mississippi over the weekend. The 2-year-old girl was reported missing from Baton Rouge on Friday. An arrest has been made, but not for a homicide. An update on the autopsy is here, and more background is here.

In St. Francisville, several questions remain following a murder-suicide that left a domestic violence victim dead. An ankle monitor and a restraining order couldn't prevent the death of Peggy Rayburn last week, as Lea Skene outlines.

And we're a month out since Hurricane Ida struck, and there are still plenty of problems around. 

If Ida blew down a tree in your yard, the folks at the LSU AgCenter have some good ideas for fast-growing trees to replace it. They also have tips for helping trees damaged in the storm. Get some good advice here.

Thanks for checking in with us. Let's hope the rest of the week is better.

Today's top stories

Body of missing Baton Rouge toddler found in remote area in Mississippi, coroner confirms

The body of a Baton Rouge 2-year-old who was reported missing Friday was found in the remote Logtown area of Hancock County on Sunday, a lo… Read more

New flood insurance rate hikes in Louisiana higher than FEMA estimates; politicians push for delay

Many homeowners looking to buy new policies under revamped rates for the National Flood Insurance Program are getting sticker shock, with p… Read more

Ida latest blow to public schools, 'Never have I experienced or seen such damage'

For the third time in 18 months Louisiana public school students are engulfed in turmoil, this time because of Hurricane Ida. Read more

 
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Once more to the pumps: Ascension eyes new pump station to cut down Manchac flooding

For years, as East Baton Rouge has sprawled south and Ascension and Iberville parishes have reached north, people have searched for ways to… Read more

Is a 71-year-old Baton Rouge judge too old to serve? Showdown in state's highest court will decide

The Louisiana Judiciary Commission is recommending that 71-year-old Baton Rouge City Court Judge Johnell Matthews be removed from office or… Read more

Hurricane forecasters tracking 4 systems, including Hurricane Sam, remnants of Peter

Two more tropical depressions are expected to form this week. Read more

 
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Louisiana women's clinics are seeing more patients in the weeks after Texas abortion ban

Women’s health centers in Louisiana are seeing more Texas women seeking abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’s restrictive … Read more

LSU football gets another primetime kickoff for its Oct. 9 game at Kentucky

The SEC announced on Monday that the Oct. 9 LSU-Kentucky contest is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. CST kickoff on the SEC Network.  Read more

Did Ida blow down a tree in your yard? These fast-growing trees are good replacements

Storms and hurricanes, combined with the torrential rains of late, have wreaked havoc on our trees. Read more