with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorGood morning! Check out this roundup of yesterday's biggest stories.
The tragedy behind the crashA helicopter crashed Tuesday onto the I-10 bridge over the Bonnet Carre Spillway, killing the pilot and snarling traffic all the way from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Our reporters spoke to friends and family of the pilot, who was an Eagle Scout, a paramedic, a boat mechanic, an airplane mechanic, the family IT guy, an electrician, a husband and a devoted father to his three boys, ages 3, 4 and 7. This story explains who he was and how the sudden tragedy is affecting his family.
Attorney General v.s. Governor...againRepublicans in the Louisiana Legislature told Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration not to put the COVID vaccine on the list of vaccines required in Louisiana schools. But he rejected them and did it. Now Attorney General Jeff Landry is suing Edwards — again — arguing the law that let the governor overrule the legislature is unconstitutional.
National Signing DayWednesday was the day when many of the nation's most-recruited high school students announce where they'll be playing college football. Check out some of our profiles of the top players LSU signed: - Quarterback Walker Howard
- Offensive lineman Emory Jones
- Defensive lineman Quency Wiggins
- Defensive back Laterrance Welch
We've got a lot more, and will have more analysis on the Signing Day class today. Check out all our LSU football coverage here.
Shake Shack is comingBaton Rouge is getting a Shake Shack, to the applause of many people on social media. Check out this story for all the details.
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