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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

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Incivility at the Civil Service

The head of the civil service board in East Baton Rouge Parish has stepped down. Lea Skene describes the recent tumultous months for the panel.


A new spin on ambulance chasers

The aftermath of an ambulance chase tied up traffic in Baton Rouge for a part of the morning. The episode started overnight in St. Charles Parish where, it is said, a patient stole the ambulance taking him to a hospital.


Hammond beating

Results of an investigation into a jail house beating in Tangipahoa Parish went before the Hammond City Council this week. James Finn describes what was found.


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