Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorWelcome 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. JudgeshipsEast 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 shootingOfficials 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. Thanks for stopping by! |
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| The passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, IIJA, was a generational change in how government approaches negle… Read more |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 'The mere specter of the mandate has contributed to untold economic upheaval in recent months.' Read more |
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| Crowdfunding effort within $8,000 of $100,000 goal Read more |
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| A government buyout program will pay some Denham Springs residents to move away from their flood-prone neighborhood if they choose, potenti… Read more |
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| Goals will be improving water quality, restoring wetlands Read more |
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| 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 |
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