Trashing Baton Rouge, literally; new rainfall data could alter flood insurance rates

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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

Does it seem Baton Rouge is getting messier, or just our imagination? Paul Cobler from our staff visited with city-parish people who deal with trash and they acknowledge that, yes, since the pandemic started, the amount of trash in the city has gone up.

Anne and Peter Davis loved their neighborhood, but their 1950s-style home needed a major makeover. So the couple moved out for 18 months, and came home to a updated showplace that marries tradition with modern flair. Read all about it here.

And Sheldon Mickles has details about LSU's JuVaughn Harrison becoming the first American athlete to qualify for the same Olympics in the high jump and long jump since Jim Thorpe did so in 1912. Track events at the Tokyo Games start in a month.

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