All of Baton Rouge's most interesting stories, all in one place.
with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorGood morning! We compiled some of yesterday's best reads. Check them out! Get ready for the bowl gameLSU is set to play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl tonight, and our sports staff has all the information you need. A few samplings: This story looks at all the disruptions facing LSU: players leaving, players sitting out for the draft, coaches changing and more. Our columnist thinks all those disruptions are a reflection of bigger issues in a rapidly-changing college football world.Who ya got? Here's how our staff picked. Change in marijuana lawsThe smokable form of marijuana became legal for people in Louisiana's medical marijuana program in the new year. If lines at the pharmacies with those producs are any indication, demand is high. This story runs through what changed, and what it means for marijuana laws in our state. Her death wasn't an accident, appeals court saysA man from Baton Rouge said his girlfriend's death from a gunshot wound was an accident, but a jury didn't buy it. He appealed, arguing a detective was allowed to testify about evidence on which he was not an expert. The appeals court didn't buy it. This story explains why, and what the arguments are. Thanks for reading, and have a great afternoon. |
|
|
|
| The LSU football team may face some of the steepest odds it has all season when it takes on Kansas State at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Texas … Read more |
|
|
| With 45 scholarship players available and some of its best players opted out, it's hard to tell what LSU might look like against Kansas Sta… Read more |
|
|
| HOUSTON — The LSU Tigers are in crisis mode heading into Tuesday’s Texas Bowl against Kansas State. LSU has just 45 scholarship players lef… Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
| Patients flocked to Louisiana’s handful of medical marijuana pharmacies on the first day the smokable form of the plant became available, w… Read more |
|
|
| A Baton Rouge man's claim that he accidentally shot his girlfriend to death in 2014 has been rejected by an appeals court that said a balle… Read more |
|
|
| Buc-ee’s has closed a deal to build its first travel center in South Mississippi, but the wildly popular Texas-based chain still isn’t look… Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
| Steven Platt normally studies critically endangered turtles in Southeast Asia as a herpetologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society. But… Read more |
|
|
| Chuck Lockhart knows where to find warmth emanating from buildings and vents in downtown Baton Rouge that make him semi-inured to the winte… Read more |
|
|
| Almost nine years after authorities said Dontrunner Robinson died from choking on a bag of drugs during a violent 2013 struggle with Baton … Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
|
|
