Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill sued the Livingston Parish Library Board for allegedly violating Open Meetings Law when the board ousted its library director.

@clargrune.bsky.social of The Advocate covered the 10th anniversary of our GW detection. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

The Livingston Parish president and the majority of the library board decided to not renew the library director's contract, ultimately removing her from the position, amidst years of ongoing turmoil surrounding the parish library system.

Scientists believe if the Trump administration's proposed budget is approved, a Louisiana space observatory could be on the chopping block and see its scientific mission crippled. @theadvocatebr.bsky.social @nolanews.bsky.social www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

The Louisiana observatory that made a historic scientific breakthrough by detecting gravitational waves from black holes in space in Livingston is now at risk of shutting down from the Trump administration's proposed federal budget cuts.

The tenured law professor filed a lawsuit in January against the LSU Board of Supervisors, claiming his suspension violated his free speech and due process rights and asked to be returned to the classroom.

My latest: The shortage of available foster homes is widespread across Louisiana. Parishes like West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee, where children are entering foster care in growing numbers, currently have zero foster homes available. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

Livingston Parish loves its farms — as long as they aren't the solar kind. Here's its latest move to stall large solar development: www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

NEW: “It was probably 50/50.” William Schmidt didn’t know what his decision would be on the morning of the 2024 MLB Draft. All he knew was that he needed to drive back home and talk about it with his parents. On the day Schmidt joined #LSU: www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

The USDA in partnership with DOGE canceled a $600k grant to Southern University in Louisiana over claims that it was researching “menstrual cycles in transgender men.” The university has since denied these claims. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

Livingston Parish in Louisiana has pulled 30k print and audiobooks for young adults from its collection. They are going to be read and reviewed by librarians for sexually explicit material. Story from @clargrune.bsky.social www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Reggie Hunter, 37, was one of two people from Baton Rouge, and among 14 total victims, killed as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar drove a pickup through a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on Jan. 1. He is survived by his two sons, 11-year-old Landon Hunter and 18-month-old Tristan Hunter.

Hats off to the @nolanews.bsky.social team for this outstanding piece on the Bourbon Street terror attack, told from eyewitnesses’ perspective. Incredible feat of collaborative reporting to interview so many & pore through all the footage. Love seeing how many contributed in the footnote.

The parish council's solution to solving the ongoing Livingston Parish library conflict? Removing every single library board member. Here's the latest in the library drama saga: www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

One week later, 7 front pages (and one digital front page we produced on the day of) of the fatal attacks on Bourbon Street that killed 14. Local journalism matters.

The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.

Joe Biden, Gayle Benson, Helena Moreno and other officials attend a prayer service at St. Louis Cathedral Monday night.

Kareem Badawi, who graduated from Episcopal in Baton Rouge and went to the University of Alabama, was a trusted friend and selfless teammate, people who knew him said.

My latest: It's been over 3 years since Bob Dean sent hundreds of elderly and frail nursing home residents to a tepid warehouse for Hurricane Ida. Many found out this week that they'll receive between $10,000 to $55,000 in settlement $. They say it's not enough: www.nola.com/news/courts/...

"You have to look at the hierarchy of needs. The library is on the bottom tier of that, as far as needs and the impact that it has on the community," Livingston Parish Library Board President-Elect Larry Davis said. @theadvocatebr.bsky.social www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

For @rollingstone.com's January issue I spoke with the parents and teacher leading the lawsuits against the Ten Commandments law in Louisiana www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Miami is struggling to maintain its tree canopy. Homeowners & developers are chopping them down nearly as fast as the city can replace them. A proposed rule change could make that even easier. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...