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with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. A few things to read before getting on with your day …


'We're all very hopeful'

Fewer people are hospitalized for COVID in Louisiana than at any point in the pandemic, health officials tell us. After dealing with a deadly surge of infections that overwhelmed ICUs, frontline workers can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as Emily Woodruff reports. 


JayDaYoungan arrested again

For the fourth time since August, Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan was arrested. This time by the feds, and just hours after bonding out of Washington Parish jail, where he was booked on weapons and drug counts. Elyse Carmosino has the story. 


$4M for wellness center

Ochsner donated $4 million to LSU so the university can open a wellness center in the renovated Huey P. Long Field House. As Timothy Boone writes in this story, the center will serve as a lab for the College of Human Sciences and School of Kinesiology.


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Today's top stories

Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan arrested by feds hours after posting bail in Washington Parish

Popular Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan was arrested by federal agents Thursday, hours after posting bond in Washington Parish, where he was … Read more

Ochsner makes $4 million gift to LSU, will open wellness center in Huey P. Long Field House

Ochsner Health has donated $4 million to LSU to establish a wellness center in the renovated Huey P. Long Field House. Read more

Crunch Fitness set to open first Louisiana location in Hammond Aire

Crunch Fitness, which has nearly 400 locations worldwide, is set to open its first Louisiana gym by the end of the year in Hammond Aire Pla… Read more

 
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Louisiana WWII vet's body dissected publicly, horrifying his widow who donated it for science

After a decorated Louisiana World War II veteran died from COVID-19 in August, his widow tried to carry out his wishes by donating his body… Read more

LSU 'acted in good faith' in firing former offensive line coach, school's lawyers say

LSU did not violate former offensive line coach James Cregg's contract when the university fired him earlier this year, the school's attorn… Read more

In Brusly teacher's 2011 dismembering, husband's murder trial moved to February

A Baton Rouge man's murder trial in the 2011 dismembering of his wife, Brusly High School teacher Sylviane Finck Lozada, has been pushed ba… Read more

 
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Bleeding man accused of shooting at someone, trying to kick out police cruiser window, BRPD says

After arriving at a door covered in blood, Baton Rouge Police officers say they arrested a bleeding man who shot at someone, then tried to … Read more

Serop’s Express closes College Drive location, looks to lease or sell space

The Serop’s Express on College Drive has closed and the owner is looking at leasing or selling the building. Read more

Five things to know about the new federal vaccine mandate for workers

Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan 4. deadline to get a COVID vaccine. Read more