BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer The number of people who were ruled incompetent to stand trial more than doubled in East Baton Rouge Parish between 2020 and 2022, court records show. The chief judge says it's a backlog from the time when COVID shut down the courts. Louisiana is already out of room at its mental health hospitals, leaving many patients to languish in jails. And the backlog is only making things worse. Here's what's happening, and what it means for our state. Alvin Kamara has taken a plea deal and will avoid battery charges after the star Saints running back was accused of beating up a man in Las Vegas. Here's what we know about the deal and the facts of the case. And here's veteran Saints writer Jeff Duncan's explanation of what happens next and what it might mean for the team. In the middle of a wide-open public meeting, one member of the Livingston Parish Council accused another of sexually harassing his stepdaughter. On Thursday, the council is set to meet again for the first time since the confrontation, and both councilmen have already moved to take action against each other. Here's how the ugly public feud could affect the council's business. | 