Here are some of our most interesting reads from yesterday.
with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorGood morning! Here are a few of our best reads from yesterday. Back to wearing masks?With the omnicron variant causing COVID cases to soar again, could Louisiana go back to requiring people to wear masks indoors? Gov. John Bel Edwards extended his emergency order yesterday without re-imposing the mandate, but plenty of top health experts said it's probably a good idea to mask up anyway. Read all the latest here. Meet the steer wrestling champOne of America's top steer wrestlers lives in Gonzales. Fresh off a championship win, we talked to Tyler Waguespack about the sport he has dedicated his life to, how he got involved in it, and what it takes to reach the pinnacle. You can hear his story here. Car crashes through post officeA woman was parking at the post office in Denham Springs when she accidentally mashed the accelerator instead of the brake. That sent the car crashing through a window and down a hallway into a processing area, injuring one worker. This story has the details and pictures of the aftermath. Thanks for reading, and have a great day! |
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| Louisiana is hurtling toward a fifth surge in COVID-19 infections, and once again the state’s top health officials are urging members of th… Read more |
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| Steer wrestling is a sport that most folks from south Louisiana have no idea about. Include yours truly in that category. Read more |
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| An elderly woman drove through the Denham Springs post office Tuesday afternoon after she accidentally hit the gas while trying to park, in… Read more |
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| Baton Rouge police on Tuesday identified the victim in a Sunday night shooting on Convention Street: Rodney London, 24, was killed about a … Read more |
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| If Dennis Allen could make one thing clear, it was that this was not about him. Read more |
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| A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Prairieville woman to 18 months in prison for wire fraud after she admitted she defrauded a program set… Read more |
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| An online fundraiser is nearing $500,000 in donations for the Jeanerette family whose lives changed forever after a wrong-way crash on Inte… Read more |
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| The Main Lobby, a rooftop bar with pub food, is set to open soon in downtown Baton Rouge. Read more |
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| The changes are being made, officials said, due to limited staffing from public safety personnel. Read more |
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