Top headlines from Baton Rouge inside
with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorGood afternoon. Here are some of our top headlines today. Improvements at the Baton Rouge Zoo and Greenwood Park are behind what is expected to be a nearly 20% increase in spending at the city-parish park system. BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson has unveiled a $151 million spending plan for 2022. The BREC system had $127 million in its 2021 budget. Terry Jones looks at the new financial documents. The lunar eclipse this morning was quite a sight, though it was a bit too chilly to be standing in the driveway at 3 a.m. to take it in. Miss it? Check out these photos. An increasing number of sports writers are losing faith in LSU's ability to become bowl-eligible this year. The Tigers have two games left, against Louisiana-Monroe next week and Texas A&M next week, and have to win them both if they want to extend Ed Orgeron's coaching career at LSU. |
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 | Louisiana will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, or submit an exemption, to attend schools, daycares and universities, u… Read more |
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 | Spending within the city-parish parks and recreation system is expected to increase by nearly 20% next year as BREC continues upgrading the… Read more |
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 | Longtime volunteer operators of an Ascension Parish youth basketball league said a former coach accused of child molestation showed up unex… Read more |
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 | Baton Rouge will soon be home to its first arts conservatory — “the Juilliard of Baton Rouge” — where local teenagers can cultivate their s… Read more |
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 | Harris is the first woman, person of color and person of South Asian descent to be vice president. Read more |
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 | The night sky was the stage as the Earth's shadow created a partial lunar eclipse in New Orleans, covering more than 97% of the moon at the… Read more |
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 | LSU needs to win its last two games at home against ULM on Saturday (8 p.m., ESPN2) and No. 16 Texas A&M on Nov. 27 to finish 6-6 and b… Read more |
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 | The Advocate's staff writers predict the outcome of LSU's game against UL-Monroe on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Read more |
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 | Gabrielle Headrick of Lafayette paid $20 extra for express, next-day shipping in October to make sure she got her order as fast as possible… Read more |
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