Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorGood morning. Here's what our reporters have been writing about lately … To fee or not to feeAfter scrapping a plan to divert library money on flood prevention, East Baton Rouge is eyeing a utility fee instead. While Metro Council has yet to hammer out a formal proposal, city-parish leaders discussed the matter Wednesday night. Paul Cobler has the story. New counts against gunmanMatthew Mire — the gunman who led police on a daylong search after back-to-back double shootings this past weekend — was hit with additional criminal counts Wednesday, as Lea Skene writes about here. Family feudEdwin Edwards' ashes rest on his third wife's nightstand after she had him exhumed and cremated, much to his children's chagrin. His oldest child said she was "astonished and horrified" about the news, which she found out about in a text message, as Tyler Bridges and Mark Ballard report. As always, thanks for stopping by! |
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| Matthew Mire faces additional criminal charges in East Baton Rouge Parish after detectives filed a new arrest warrant Wednesday detailing m… Read more |
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| When he left his home to visit his son in the hospital Sunday morning, Kevin Schexnayder walked past two smiling jack-o-lanterns. His son, … Read more |
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| Louisiana's score on a national test of college readiness fell for the fourth year in a row and remains among the lowest in the U.S., offic… Read more |
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| The Lotus Headquarters will be the new administration building for the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging. The 25,000 square foot building w… Read more |
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| Last month, a group of 24 neighbors boarded the American Queen in New Orleans. The six-deck Mississippi River steamboat would carry the gro… Read more |
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| A two-year-old girl was shot in the face in Baton Rouge on Tuesday night, BPRD said, but her wounds are not life-threatening. Read more |
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| A good friend of the family, the late Max Carson, first introduced us to Armadillo Eggs some 30 years ago. Read more |
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| The New Orleans Pelicans receive a $3.65 million cash rebate every year from Louisiana — more than any other company — by counting the team… Read more |
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| A former Louisiana State Police trooper accused of brutally beating a defenseless Black suspect 18 times with a flashlight last year pleade… Read more |
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