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with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good afternoon. Here's what we're covering today.


Storm prep

With Nicholas about to soak the region, we've put together a guide on where to find sandbags in East Baton Rouge. You can find that here. 


Saints test positive for COVID

Multiple New Orleans Saints offensive assistant coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, which places the team in intensive protocols ahead of Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. Amie Just has the story.


Up, up and away

The countdown is on for Baton Rouge native Hayley Arceneaux to launch into outer space aboard SpaceX’s Inspiration4. The five-hour window for launching starts at 7:02 p.m. Wednesday.

Find out where to watch the launch here.


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Today's top stories

Multiple Saints offensive coaches test positive for COVID: sources

FORT WORTH, Texas — Multiple New Orleans Saints offensive assistant coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, sources told the Times-Picay… Read more

Debris removal suspended in Baton Rouge region due to heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Nicholas

Debris contractors collecting waste from Hurricane Ida have been temporarily suspended from their rounds in Ascension Parish and East Baton… Read more

Their camps blown away by Hurricane Ida, Lake Maurepas residents weigh rebuilding; 'This is life'

For days after Hurricane Ida tore into Louisiana, a heaving mass of backed-up water and shattered debris churned in the usually tranquil sw… Read more

 
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Baton Rouge could see 10 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Nicholas; flash flood watch in effect

Tropical Storm Nicholas could dump up to 10 inches of rain in Baton Rouge, creating the potential for "life-threatening" flooding, forecast… Read more

What John Emery Jr. being academically ineligible means for him and LSU's running backs

Ed Orgeron confirmed Monday afternoon John Emery Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of academic ineligibility. The running back won’t be able to play unless there’s a sudden change in his status. Read more

Southwest Louisiana casts wary eye on Gulf; hopes to avoid more flooding from Hurricane Nicholas

HOLLY BEACH – As he eyes yet another storm in the Gulf of Mexico from his house a block from the water, Mike Bott says the reason he still … Read more

 
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Kevione Faulk, daughter of LSU running backs coach Kevin Faulk, dies; 'We are heartbroken'

Kevione Faulk, a student worker on the LSU football staff and the daughter of running backs coach Kevin Faulk, died Monday morning, the team confirmed in a social media post. She was 19. Read more

Enforcement of Tiger Stadium COVID restrictions had 'kinks,' LSU acknowledges

LSU football’s game against McNeese State marked several firsts: the first home game of the season, the first game without crowd-size restr… Read more

Hayley Arceneaux's trip to space launches Wednesday from Cape Canaveral; here's how to watch

The countdown for Hayley Arceneaux's trip to space is nearing zero. Read more