BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer When a new Mississippi River bridge gets built for Baton Rouge, it's going to be a big change for Plaquemine. All three proposed sites are near the town, and could cause a major increase in traffic. Some worry about what all that traffic could do Plaquemine's historic charm. But others say the current gridlock needs to go, and a new bridge is badly needed. Here's a dispatch on how the west side of the river views the plans. Winning a Latin Grammy is a rare honor. It's even rarer to do it at age 95. But that's exactly what Baton Rouge resident Angela Alvarez did this week. Here's the story of how her dreams, decades in the making, have become real. A 73-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Denham Springs, the sheriff's office says. Here's what we know about the case. |