A beaming Bill Johnson laid eyes on his baby girl for the first time a day before his 72nd birthday. More than 50 years in the wrapping, this birthday present couldn’t be more perfect he said. Read the full story
The list of possible sites for a new Mississippi River Bridge should be whittled down from 17 to three by this summer, according to the leader of a legislative body that oversees the Baton Rouge area’s road and bridge projects. Read the full story
Lawyers for the city-parish say the voter-approved effort to incorporate a new city of St. George is fatally flawed because organizers failed to fully tell voters what services would be provided to its 86,000 residents and never disclosed a funding plan. Read the full story
The last time the New Orleans Saints visited the market for a new head coach, the iPhone didn’t exist. Read the full story
Following a record-breaking year of gun violence in East Baton Rouge Parish local leaders are turning to the federal government to help stop the bloodshed. Read the full story
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