 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer No more super long meetings? With a messy superintendent search fresh in their minds — one July meeting lasted nearly nine hours — the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is poised to place new limits on when and how often members of the public can comment on school matters. The proposed changes, however, are being questioned by frequent public commenters who wonder if the real motive is to shut them up. Read the full story from education reporter Charles Lussier.
Lasting legacy: Elton Shaw was handed an exceedingly difficult task after a federal judge desegregated the schools in Tangipahoa Parish during the summer of 1969. As the football coach at Kentwood High School, Shaw had to find a way to get the Black and White students to coexist even though they were ignorant and mistrustful of each other after living separate and unequal lives, side by side. Shaw succeeded in spectacular fashion that year, and won Kentwood won a state football championship for the first time in 30 year Shaw died on Saturday in Kentwood at 91. Read more about his life and legacy from Tyler Bridges.
What about insurance? The full impact of this year's hurricane season on homeowner's insurance won't be known for months, experts said. But even before Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Florida and other southeastern states, it was clear that rates for south Louisiana's residents and others in natural disaster-prone areas were likely to go up substantially next year. Read the full story. | 
