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The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Welcome to the weekend and our latest round up of top headlines.


Cop arrested

A Zachary police officer was booked on animal cruelty counts after authorities say they found dead dogs at his home. Lea Skene has the story.


Mysterious green ooze

Neon green liquid spewed out of a pipe and into a canal by Winn-Dixie of Burbank. But the substance of the effluence wasn't as alarming as it looked. David Mitchell explains away the mystery in this piece. 


Not-so-undercover boss

Raising Cane's is sending scores of corporate execs to work on the front lines, taking customer orders and trying to hire as many crew members as possible to make up for a labor shortage.

Timothy Boone tells us all about it here. 


As always, thanks for reading!

Today's top stories

LSU president responds to reports alleging former French grad student was sexual predator

LSU President William Tate IV responded Friday to reports that the university — among several other institutions — failed to protect studen… Read more

'Worthless' ankle monitor fails to keep man from stalking estranged wife before murder-suicide

Three weeks before he shot his estranged wife to death inside her St. Francisville home and then turned the gun on himself, Marshall Raybur… Read more

Feds expected to okay state request to cancel public school letter grades

Federal officials are expected to approve Louisiana's request to shelve public school letter grades amid declining test scores blamed on th… Read more

 
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Alligators, birds rehabilitated after being oiled at Phillips 66 refinery released

The Bayou Teche Wildlife Refuge gained eight new residents Thursday when state agents released alligators and birds that had been cleaned a… Read more

One dead, three more injured in rash of Baton Rouge gun violence Friday morning

A man was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a ditch on Seneca Street a little after 7 a.m. Friday — the first of three shootings r… Read more

No free lunch: Man sentenced to 29 months for defrauding federal summer food program

A north Louisiana man has been sentenced to nearly 2½ years in federal prison after admitting he lied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture… Read more

 
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New Roads mayor criticized over security detail, accused of taking officer to Bourbon Street

New Roads spent more than $20,500 last year on a personal police security detail for first-term Mayor Cornell Dukes with no apparent public… Read more

LSU will no longer require proof of COVID vaccination, negative test to enter Tiger Stadium

LSU will no longer require fans to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test in order to enter Tiger Stadium for football games… Read more

LSU vs. Kentucky: Our staff makes its picks for Saturday night's SEC contest in Lexington

The Advocate's staff writers predict the outcome of LSU's game against No. 16 Kentucky on Saturday night in Kroger Field. Read more