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with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Welcome back. Let's get you caught up on the latest headlines, starting with some local election news …


CATS tax 

Voters in Baton Rouge and Baker approved a 10-year tax renewal that funds the CATS bus system, ending months of anxiety from local leaders who warned of disastrous consequences if the measure failed.

The measure secured just about 60% of the vote in Baton Rouge and nearly 70% in Baker, as Paul Cobler reports in this story. 


Judgeships

East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Councilwoman Erika Green defeated fellow attorney Natalie Tellis Robertson to fill an unexpired term on East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court.

In another local judicial race, meanwhile, lawyers Terrel "TK" Kent and Carson Marcantel advanced to a Dec. 11 runoff for an unexpired term on Baton Rouge City Court.


New details in shooting

Officials released the names of three people involved in a shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead by Glen Oaks High in Baton Rouge Friday. EBRSO says the girl died and her mom and brother were wounded in crossfire after they drove to a house to shoot someone. Elyse Carmosino has the story. 


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Today's top stories

Mark Ballard: How low can politics go? Bill Cassidy says we are working on a path forward

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16-year-old girl killed, mom and brother wounded in crossfire by Glen Oaks High, EBRSO says

A shooting that left a teenage girl dead and her mother and brother injured Friday took place after the three went to a home in Baton Rouge… Read more

10-year-old's sneakers inspired by love for LSU, Converse

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Lifting the lid that displays an animation of her face, 10-year-old Paris LaCour pulls from the box a pair of design… Read more

 
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Baton Rouge man pleads guilty in 2015 heroin overdose death

A Baton Rouge man accused in the 2015 heroin overdose death of a 20-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 25 years in pri… Read more

New Orleans federal court declines to lift stay on vaccine mandate

'The mere specter of the mandate has contributed to untold economic upheaval in recent months.' Read more

Upgrades to Louisiana's only glass recycling center on the way amid reopening

Crowdfunding effort within $8,000 of $100,000 goal Read more

 
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A Denham Springs neighborhood floods frequently. Government buyouts could help residents leave.

A government buyout program will pay some Denham Springs residents to move away from their flood-prone neighborhood if they choose, potenti… Read more

'That's a lot of money': $53 million for Lake Pontchartrain Basin in infrastructure bill

Goals will be improving water quality, restoring wetlands Read more

6 more warrants issued for suspects in deadly Erwinville bar fight, including two teens

Arrest warrants have been issued for six more people who West Baton Rouge deputies believe were involved in the September shooting death of… Read more