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The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning, and welcome to the weekend. Some must-reads to start your day: 


Gunfight by Glen Oaks High

A fight among teens culminated in a deadly shootout about a block away from Glen Oaks High in Baton Rouge Friday. A girl died on the spot. Three others were wounded.

Here's a dispatch from our public safety reporter, Elyse Carmosino. 


Forest feud

A local Girl Scouts chapter that wants to sell a beloved forested campground in Tangipahoa Parish is asking a judge to reverse a court order blocking the deal.

James Finn, our Florida Parishes scribe, brings us the latest on Camp Whispering Pines. 


Geaux vote

Election Day is upon us, so we put together a handy guide to what's on the ballot, where to find your local polling station and when they open and close.

Click here to give it a read. 


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Today's top stories

1 killed, 3 wounded in teen rivalry that ended in gunfire by Glen Oaks High, officials say

Three people were shot and one has died after a fight late Friday afternoon at a house near Glen Oaks High School, officials said. Read more

What's on Saturday's ballot in the Baton Rouge area? See constitutional amendments, local races

Polls open at 7 a.m. Saturday for the Louisiana open primary and close at 8 p.m. Voters in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot. Read more

Whispering Pines feud: Girl Scouts ask federal judge to lift order stopping beloved camp’s sale

A Girl Scouts chapter that wants to sell a cherished camp in Tangipahoa Parish went to federal court Friday and asked a judge to dissolve a… Read more

 
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Renewables, climate change, resiliency topics at next week's Smart Growth Summit

After the COVID pandemic caused the Louisiana Smart Growth Summit to be held over the course of several months last fall, the annual event … Read more

Louisiana's insurer of last resort projects $463M in Ida losses, increases commercial limits

Louisiana’s insurer of last resort expects nearly half a billion dollars in losses as a result of property damage from Hurricane Ida, thoug… Read more

Nursing home owner Bob Dean seeks to dismiss lawsuits over abortive Ida evacuation

Facing more than a dozen lawsuits claiming poor treatment of patients from his seven nursing homes during an ill-fated evacuation for Hurri… Read more

 
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Britney freed: Los Angeles judge dissolves Spears' 14-year conservatorship

LOS ANGELES — Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears' life and money f… Read more

Homer Plessy, Louisiana civil rights pioneer in 'separate but equal' case, recommended for pardon

Plessy, a Creole man of color, attempted to sit in the White section of a segregated train bound for Covington. Read more

Bonfires back in St. James: Year after COVID cancellation, Christmas Eve levees will be lighted

Santa Claus will be able to easily find his way into south Louisiana this year. Read more