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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

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FLOOD MONEY: Metro Council members have approved a $73 million spending plan for one-time funds distributed to the city as pandemic aid. More than a quarter of it, $20 million, has been earmarked for drainage projects. We have the breakdown here.

ROCK BOTTOM: It's been two years since LSU beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa on the way to the national championship. How will tomorrow's game go between the Tigers and the Tide. Our experts say it won't be pretty.

WRAP IT UP: A Bogalusa rapper has been arrested for the fourth time since August. This time around, it was ATF agents who picked him up.

BAD CRASH: A particularly nasty crash on Siegen Lane last night left a bicyclist dead. State Police say the rider was thrown from his bike by one car, and then struck by two cars. 

Today's top stories

$73M in one-time pandemic aid OK'd by East Baton Rouge Metro Council. Where's it going?

How Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome wants to spend the second round of federal aid from the American Rescue Plan received the full ble… Read more

Louisiana GOP joins other states in fight over federal workplace COVID vaccine mandate

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 … Read more

Louisiana COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level of pandemic. 'We're all very hopeful.'

There are fewer coronavirus patients in Louisiana hospitals now than at any point in the pandemic, a dramatic decline from a few months ago… Read more

 
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Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan arrested for fourth time since August, this time by the ATF

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

Assumption man indicted, arrested in child rapes; victims are under age 6, deputies say

A Napoleonville-area man showed child pornography to a young child and then acted out the sex acts in the video with the girl, Assumption P… Read more

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

 
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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

Scott Rabalais: Two years after landmark win at Alabama, LSU's world has turned upside down

The world has turned upside down since the last time LSU played at Alabama. Read more

LSU vs. Alabama: Our staff makes its picks for the road matchup with the Crimson Tide

The Advocate's staff writers predict the outcome of LSU's game against No. 3 Alabama on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Read more