More Baton Rouge-area news inside
with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorGood afternoon. More bad news on the coronavirus front today. Buckle in. Here goes. WORST OF THE WORST: With Louisiana trailing the nation in vaccinations against the coronavirus, it can be said that the parishes around Baton Rouge are the worst of the worst. Public officials are begging people to be vaccinated, as James Finn reports. IT'S A DRAG: The East Baton Rouge Metro Council wants to crack down on drag racing, and has approved tougher penalties for those caught. Terry Jones has details. A STAR IS REBORN: In the mid ’90s, Pete Soderbergh charmed listeners with his radio show, “Pete’s Swinging Sunday Morning.” Baton Rouge Magnet High’s radio station is bringing back the good old days, rebroadcasting the show every third Sunday. Read all about it here. |
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 | With the delta variant of the coronavirus sending Louisiana’s public health crisis spiraling to dire new levels, officials in Baton Rouge’s… Read more |
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 | From New Orleans to Lake Charles, subsidence, rising sea to elevate Gulf of Mexico 1½ feet Read more |
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 | It took days for Doris Hall's mail to arrive at her Denham Springs home last week — a seemingly minor inconvenience that ended up straining… Read more |
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 | Penalties for drag racing are about to get a lot tougher in Baton Rouge. Read more |
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 | The people of Louisiana should know that when the Zombie apocalypse comes, Baton Rouge offers the best chance of survival in this state, ac… Read more |
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 | Fred is forecast to make landfall on the Florida panhandle. Read more |
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 | People dying from coronavirus in the latest surge tend to be younger than those who succumbed during the early days of the pandemic, accord… Read more |
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 | A former LSU athlete faces arrest after police say he hosted a Halloween party at which freshmen teammates were hazed. Read more |
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 | Pete Soderbergh charmed Baton Rouge listeners in the mid-1990s with his radio show, “Pete’s Swinging Sunday Morning.” Read more |
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