By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor There's a truckload of transportation news today — an effort to stop speeders on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, a tractor-trailer ablaze on I-12, taking drunken drivers off the road and logging license plates for everyone who enters the town of Central. For the specifics: Will Sentell writes about a bill targeting Atchafalaya speeders. Catherine Zeilman rounds up today's traffic woes at a busy Baton Rouge interchange. Be sure to check out the photo. Sam Karlin covers the complicated mess around interlock devices targeting drunken drivers. Elyse Carmosino explains why Central wants to record your license plate if you enter the town. KIPP out at Capitol High. How does school proceed with potential partner backing out? A prominent charter school group recently dropped plans to take over Capitol High School in Baton Rouge this fall, but a new proposal has emerged that would pair Capitol with a nearby institution. By Charles Lussier. See the path forward here. A pill that shrinks fat? Could diets be a thing of the past. Could a supplement help out-of-shape senior citizens lose weight, gain muscle and become more active — even if they eat poorly? It sounds too good to be true. By George Morris. It's being tested on mice now. Heading out to the store later today? Look for the rack with our print edition, and thanks for reading! |