The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning, and welcome back.

Troubling trend

Louisiana Department of Health data show a stretch of deaths from COVID-19 continuing unabated in Livingston Parish for 27 consecutive reporting days dating back to Aug. 5. 

It’s the second-longest such streak in the Baton Rouge region during Louisiana’s worst-yet wave of the coronavirus.

And reporters James Finn and Jacqueline DeRobertis write about it in this piece.

Rain again

Nicholas dwindled from hurricane-force to a tropical depression by the time he approached the capital region, but the rainfall on already soaked ground inundated many streets in Baton Rouge with flooding. And additional rain in the forecast likely means more of the same in the days ahead. Elyse Carmosino has the story. 

'Don't be intimidated'

Fear not: filing in insurance claim after Ida or Nicholas won't up your premium or cause you to lose coverage, as reporter Blake Paterson explains in this piece. 

School rules

Of the 78 students LSU planned to expel for violating COVID rules, several have filed the paperwork required to stay enrolled, university officials told us. Caroline Savoie has the scoop. 

New tunes

After a long wait — 852 days to be exact — Laine Hardy is dropping his debut album, "Here’s to Anyone."

Find out more about it here.

Thanks for reading!