BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer According to a BREC System Master Plan update, nearly half the recreation centers in Baton Rouge are currently labeled in "poor" condition due to aging infrastructure and lack of air conditioning. BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson says 25 of the 56 centers do not have air conditioning. And adding air conditioning is not an easy — or inexpensive — fix. The menhaden fishing industry in Louisiana could suffer $31 million in losses under new state rules to restrict the operations within a mile of the coast, a new report from state economists states. Fish and Wildlife proposed the wider buffer after menhaden fishing companies spilled an estimated 850,000 fish in the waters off Cameron Parish in September. By pound, menhaden are by far the state’s largest commercial catch. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels goes into Saturday’s Heisman presentation ceremony in New York City as the overwhelming favorite. But the climb to this point has not always been easy; Daniels made sacrifices along the way. Sports columnist Scott Rabalais talks about what the Tigers' star has overcome to get to this moment. |