 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer The Comite River Diversion Canal is a project that has been talked about for decades. At turns, it has been called a pipe dream, Baton Rouge's salvation from innundation, and a multi-million-dollar boondoggle. But now shovels are in the dirt, and it is becoming clear just how enormous an undertaking this is: They're carving a whole new river from scratch. This story, full of photos and videos, shows you how it's being done. And it explains how much it is going to change, from building bridges over now-dry land to rerouting the flow of whole bayous.
When Louisiana pushed for criminal justice reform a few years ago, one of the big changes was ending the practice of sending 17-year-olds to adult prisons. But over the past few years, there have been several high-profile incidents where 17-year-olds escaped from and/or attacked guards in juvenile facilities. Now some lawmakers want to reverse their decision. This story looks at some options they're considering, and why some advocates and officials think going back is a bad idea.
Is Jacob Berry a Drew Brees doppelganger? A picture of the LSU baseball player posing with the ex-Saints legend set Louisiana's sports internet on fire. We talked to Berry's family (he looks even more like his dad) and to a genetics expert about how two apparently unrelated people can look so similar. | 
