Layoff warning letters are in the mail tonight to dozens of school staff members in East Baton Rouge Parish. The school board approved a reduction in force resolution. Employees in five categories, including food service, will receive letters. As many as 25 cafeteria workers could lose their jobs after five... more »
A 40-year-old cafeteria worker at Green Oaks High School is behind bars for propositioning a 12-year-old girl over the telephone. Quenton Washington was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center for indecent behavior with a juvenile. Deputies say Washington posed as a 15-year-old boy and talked with the girl on the... more »
Come fall, students will be eating safer beef in school cafeterias.
The Agriculture Department has announced that the government will require higher standards for ground beef purchased for schools starting in July. The standards will force producers to test the beef for contamination more often and will prohibit certain... more »
A 27-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the Sept. 4 stabbing death of his former girlfriend at an assisted living facility where she worked. Fredrick Jermaine Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 27-year-old Allison Vallien in the cafeteria at The Haven at Windermere. Vallien... more »
The LSU Tigers nearly fumbled their victory away against North Carolina in the season opener.
Veteran running backs Stevan Ridley and Richard Murphy combined... more »
People in St. Helena Parish are split over the idea of paying higher taxes to renovate the area's decrepit schools.
Unfortunately, the line dividing... more »
Mayor Kip Holden surprised the Metro Council by saying he wants another bond proposal. This time, there are just improvements; no "Alive" project on the... more »
A former bodyguard for singer Britney Spears sued saying he was subjected to repeated sexual harassment by the pop star. Fernando Flores sued Spears and... more »
In these days of political correctness, Microsoft went too far because executives don't know geography. Microsoft banned Josh Moore from its Xbox line service for... more »