BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Assistant metro editor When Iberville Parish leaders lifted a stay-at-home order after a chlorine leak, they didn't think the chemical was in the air near Plaquemine. But, in fact, company air monitors were picking up chlorine — in amounts that should have kept people in their houses. What went wrong? We dug into documents and data from state regulators to find out. Here's what we uncovered — and the important questions it raises about how Louisiana keeps people safe from chemical releases. We brought you breaking news in the last newsletter about a shooting that left one person dead and four injured. Since then, our reporter has gone out to the scene, interviewed witnesses and talked to police. One witness said the man who was killed was trying to stop a fight before the gunshots rang out. Here's her story. For the second time in a week, an attempted kidnapping took place at LSU, campus police said. The incidents, which come right at the start of the semester, are causing anxiety among some students and parents. Here's what we know. |