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with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning and welcome to the Halloween weekend.


LSU LOOPHOLE? If a student leaves LSU while under investigation for a Title IX offense, it's noted on their transcript. That's not the case for faculty or staff facing similar probes. The discrepancy became a point of contention during Title IX discussions by the school's governing board. Andrea Gallo has the story.


ARREST IN FATAL BEATING: A woman who's accused of beating her uncle to death told BRPD he sexually assaulted somebody close to her, according to an affidavit for her arrest. 

Here's what reporter Elyse Carmosino found out about the case.


GEAUX VOTE: Early voting starts today in Louisiana. Click here to find out what's on the ballot and how to make sure your vote counts.


FRIGHT NIGHT: Looking for things to do this Halloween weekend?

Here are 20 events in and around Baton Rouge.


Thanks for reading!

Today's top stories

LSU board questions ‘loophole’ where employees aren’t flagged for sexual misconduct probes

As LSU comes closer to implementing more than a dozen changes on campus to better prevent, investigate and punish sexual misconduct, some m… Read more

Louisiana law allows pregnant minors to get an abortion without parental consent. A mom is suing.

A Lafayette woman is suing the state to prevent her teenage daughter from having an abortion, in an unusual case that takes new aim at the … Read more

Looking for Halloween plans? From Rocky Horror to Trunk & Treat, here are 20 things to do

Whether you like your Halloween fun and festive or terrifying and twisted, there's an event in the Baton Rouge area for everyone over the n… Read more

 
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A Kevin Gates homecoming concert, Corey Smith at The Texas Club and more music this weekend

Kevin Gates, a multi-platinum rapper from Baton Rouge, is coming home Oct. 30, bringing his KHAZA Tour to the Raising Cane’s River Center A… Read more

A top aide to Jeff Landry is making a bid for attorney general. Will Landry run for governor?

A top official in Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has indicated she will run for attorney general in 2023 as long as Landry doesn’t r… Read more

Louisiana’s first sports betting licenses issued. Here are the four casinos that received them

Four Louisiana casinos have been issued licenses that will allow them to start taking sports bets on Halloween. Read more

 
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Victim identified in shooting off North Sherwood Forest Drive

Baton Rouge Police said Friday that a 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting a day earlier at a home off North Sherwood Forest Drive. Read more

FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids; CDC still needs to approve

The FDA cleared kid-size doses—just a third of the amount given to teens and adults—for emergency use, and up to 28 million more American c… Read more

Pay jumps by the most in at least 20 years, as U.S. workers gain upper hand in job market

Lower-paid workers have seen the biggest gains. Read more