The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. We hope you're having a good pre-Christmas weekend. Check out some our most interesting stories.

How Louisiana teaches race

The state's top school leaders have again delayed setting new standards for teaching social studies. The debate is over how to teach the history of race in America, and more than 400 educators and parents weighed in.

This story explains what the standards are, what the controversy is about, and what's next. 

Big plans for Southern sports

Top Southern University officials have approved a major upgrade for sports facilities, to the tune of about $80 million. 

Check out this story to see what's in the works and what it all might look like. 

How crime is changing

Not only is Baton Rouge facing a record-breaking surge in gun violence, that violence is changing. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III says a lot of what's driving the violence is gun crime and domestic violence.

Moore is considering re-organizing the DA's office in response. This story explains what could be changing, and what that says about violence in Baton Rouge.

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