BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer 'A substantial threat:' The Louisiana Supreme Court has removed a Baton Rouge judge from the bench, saying she "presents a substantial threat of serious harm to the public." The Supreme Court said the disqualification results from a recommendation from the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, which is investigating allegations of misconduct by Johnson Rose. Read the latest from courts report Matt Bruce. Mayoral race: The two most prominent candidates for Baton Rouge mayor are quarreling after a candidate forum scheduled for Tuesday was postponed, with one candidate suggesting the incumbent mayor does not want to face him on a debate stage. The mayor responded, saying calling the other camp liars. Read more. Coastal protection: U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, who spent six years as Louisiana’s point man on coastal restoration, says he is worried that parts of Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed restructuring of the agency in charge of it are rooted in politics instead of science. “I’ve got major concerns,” Graves, R-Baton Rouge, told The Times-Picayune following a congressional field hearing on the energy sector and coastal restoration on Friday in Thibodaux. "I'm concerned that some of the changes are based upon politics rather than based upon merit and science." Read more. Read the full story. | 