Today we unveil "For Dear Life," my deep dive for @NOLAnews/@theadvocatebr into why Louisiana's infant mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and the families carrying these tragedies. Here's our first story: https://t.co/SeNJwjzyRa

What a story! Pope Leo’s family members spread across New Orleans and Chicago have found one another and reunited at Antoine’s over oysters and baked Alaska: https://t.co/JTSWckXDZa

A Louisiana girl hit a boy who was sharing deepfake nude photos of her. She was expelled.

News: UL Lafayette is going to name a search committee for next president rather than skipping the search and immediately installing Ramesh Kolluru as president. BUT they're also naming Kolluru as interim president in the meantime. https://t.co/QPORQzTyhO

filed under louisiana politics: the former house speaker has been indicted for allegedly stealing a rare cypress board artifact.

UL Lafayette faculty sound alarm over presidential search concerns, demanding transparency

Beautifully told story from @ByJenna about how many people in Louisiana are hungry right now, their concerns about the SNAP limbo and those who are trying to help them https://t.co/xGVvURzITZ

The inside story of how Wade Rousse became LSU president — with Gov. Jeff Landry's help. Landry also played a role in the hiring of the other recent university president vacancies. UL-Lafayette is next #lalege #lagov https://t.co/kCHRhNR3Y4 via @theadvocatebr

Next installment out today of the Longing for Justice project at @NOLAnews. Bottlenecks for mental health treatment at Louisiana's only state hospital that can restore competency are one of the key drivers slowing down courts in New Orleans. https://t.co/3YystC59yo

From our newspaper in 2021. A law firm released a 150-page report on mishandling of sexual misconduct and domestic violence. It resulted in Ausberry's suspension without pay.

#LSU board picks news president and decides to hire a chancellor https://t.co/yx4BTmt8Yk via @theadvocatebr

BREAKING NEWS: Wade Rousse named new president of LSU by Board of Supervisors on 12-1 vote. Not a surprise with political insiders saying he was Gov. Jeff Landry's pick. Rousse has been prez of McNeese St. for a year. 2 other finalists had more higher ed experience #lalege #lagov

A trio of political influencers — Baton Rouge GOP head Woody Jenkins, Gonzales state Rep. Kathy Edmonston and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes III — have targeted Louisiana's only family court with an unusual probe. Here's what we know: https://t.co/raSXXLy8TZ

Absolutely wild story from @johnsimerman about how corruption allegations in family court prompted intervention from an LA Supreme Court justice, who has started attending hearings in the case, along with #lalege members https://t.co/UzlUSsrjOf

This picture was taken Dec. 1, 2021. Within five months, LSU's president, athletic director and head football coach are all gone. Three of the biggest jobs in the state changing at once.

Scott Woodward is out as LSU athletic director. https://t.co/mrO5WAk6Lu

This story is especially timely this week.

Also in Baton Rouge news today: grand jury has handed up an indictment against multiple public officials, alleging corruption in office:

As Jeff Landry, Brian Kelly, Scott Woodward, etc. keep making news, there's a long history of Louisiana governors meddling in LSU football. Bobby Jindal, for example, told LSU's former chancellor in 2011 he had to do whatever it took to keep Les Miles: https://t.co/DkG3A4IWPG

Louisiana colleges have started paying athletes millions. They won’t say who gets how much.

For the first time, universities can directly pay their student athletes. But how much is Garrett Nussmeier making from LSU? What are other schools paying? @joey_cranney filed records requests with every college in the state. They won’t give specifics: https://t.co/G9iV3RD45d