Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorGood morning. Lots of news to kick off the first weekday of the New Year. Here's a rundown. Hot DecemberJust in time for the cold front, here's a story about just how unseasonably, record-breakingly hot this past December was in Louisiana. Redrawing boundariesAfter a months-long wait, the public will get a first look at new maps for representatives of the East Baton Rouge school board. Charles Lussier has the story. $5.4M for climate researchThanks to a multi-million-dollar grant, LSU researchers will study the link between climate change and hotter winters, unusual crawfish migration and stronger hurricanes. Caroline Savoie interviews some of the recipients of the funding in this piece. Thanks for checking in! |
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| Holding at eye level a large, bound liturgical book known as a lectionary, Juan Carlos Rivera slowly walked down the center aisle of Immacu… Read more |
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| Stronger hurricanes, warmer winters and unusual crawfish behavior that's driving the crustacean’s mass emigration from Louisiana’s coast. Read more |
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| After months of waiting and delays, residents of East Baton Rouge Parish this week will get their first look at the first draft of required… Read more |
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| Louisiana's medical marijuana program will offer raw, smokable cannabis to its patients, and the state will tweak its calculations for stat… Read more |
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| LSU released its pandemic policy for the spring semester, and much of it mirrors the rules from last fall — with a couple exceptions. Read more |
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| The year 2021 ended the way it began, with the region suffering through essentially two pandemics: another surge of COVID-19 cases and a re… Read more |
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| December brought the heat this year in Baton Rouge. Read more |
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| Louisiana’s “Feed Your Soul” float took home an award in its appearance in the Rose Parade in California on New Year’s Day. Read more |
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| Staff photojournalist Hilary Scheinuk looks back on her top shots and memorable moments of 2021. Read more |
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