Homicide count in 5-year-old's death

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Here's what our reporters have been covering in the past day.

Homicide count in girl's death

A Baton Rouge man faces charges after his 5-year-old daughter died from injuries he told authorities she sustained from an accident at the family's home, police told our reporter Elyse Carmosino Thursday. Here's the story.

Murder or justifiable killing?

Was the 2018 killing of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims murder or justifiable homicide? A prosecutor told a jury Thursday it was the former, while one of Dyteon Simpson's lawyers said it was the latter. Joe Gyan Jr. details arguments from both sides in this dispatch from court.

Kolache Kitchen eyes Lafayette

The founder of Baton Rouge-based Kolache Kitchen said he’s franchising the breakfast eatery and has received interest to open locations in the Lafayette area and on the north shore. "Our goal this year is to lock down one or two franchise deals," Will Edwards told our business editor, Tim Boone. "We hope to open by the end of the year or early next year."

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