LSU's Weston Davis Exits Alabama Game on Crutches
The sophomore right tackle left the third quarter with an apparent right ankle injury, and Sean Thompkins Jr. took his place.
Baton Rouge News
Baton Rouge news covers city-parish government, schools, the petrochemical industry, LSU Tigers and public safety in Louisiana's capital city. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding parishes.
Sports
Alabama Routs LSU 31-13 in Baton Rouge
Keelon Russell threw three touchdowns as Alabama beat LSU on the road despite LSU's repeated fourth-down failures.
Politics
Live Poll
Do you think federal crime grants will make your neighborhood safer?
Baton Rouge Wins $64 Million Federal Crime Grant
The Justice Department selected the city as one of four national Model Cities Initiative awardees, ranking first for its proposal presentation.
Weather and Disaster
Baton Rouge Hits 32 Days Without Rain
Baton Rouge has now gone 32 consecutive days without measurable rainfall, and no rain is forecast through next Thursday.
Finance
Live Poll
Do you trust the performance of your local banks to reflect a healthy economy in your area?
Business First Bancshares Reports Third-Quarter Profit
The Baton Rouge-based financial firm announced a quarterly profit of $24.6 million in its latest earnings report.
Travel
Live Poll
Should people be allowed to walk on the LSU campus mounds?
LSU Approves $440,000 Preservation for Campus Mounds
The project will address erosion and deterioration at Native American mounds on the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge.
Coverage on this page runs across the Baton Rouge mayor-president's office and the East Baton Rouge Parish council, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the petrochemical, government and university employers that anchor the local economy. From Downtown and Spanish Town to the Garden District, Mid City and LSU Lakeshore, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish and Iberville Parish where a story crosses the line. The LSU Tigers and Southern Jaguars athletics programs each generate stadium, scheduling and university budget decisions that appear on the local civic agenda alongside the academic and research missions of both institutions. The petrochemical corridor along the Mississippi River is among the most industrially concentrated stretches in the country, making environmental monitoring, industrial permitting and chemical plant decisions recurring front-page subjects in Baton Rouge coverage.
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