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In today's newsletter:

  • When you can see this community-powered opera at Manship Theatre
  • Will rising security costs dim Baton Rouge’s beloved holiday parades?
  • What the new indictments mean in Southern’s Caleb Wilson hazing case

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, but cool, with a high of 50 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 46.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Manship Theatre hosts performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors (wbrz.com) — Baton Rouge arts lovers can catch Amahl and the Night Visitors at the Manship Theatre, with performances Dec. 19–21 featuring local dancers, chorus members, and young soloists. Presented by Opéra Louisiane, the production offers a family-friendly Nativity story told through opera, highlighting homegrown talent on a downtown stage.
   

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2. Holiday parade rolls through Baton Rouge amid uncertainty surrounding high security costs (wbrz.com) — Baton Rouge residents are wrestling with rising police security costs that led to canceling the Cortana Kiwanis Christmas Parade, even as a First Responders Christmas Parade still rolled through downtown Sunday. Families and newcomers say parades are central to community life and hope city leaders and organizers can keep these Baton Rouge holiday traditions alive while maintaining safety.
   

3. Caleb Wilson Update: 5 Indicted in Hazing Death of Southern University Student (theqgentleman.com) — Baton Rouge residents are seeing movement in the high-profile hazing case involving Southern University student Caleb Wilson, as a local grand jury indicted five men in East Baton Rouge Parish. The charges stem from an alleged fraternity initiation at a Baton Rouge warehouse, and prosecutors say the investigation and potential for additional indictments are still ongoing.
   

4. Baton Rouge General uses spray-on skin for quicker burn recovery (louisianafirstnews.com) — Baton Rouge General is using a spray-on skin treatment called ReCell to help burn patients heal faster with less pain and better cosmetic results. Surgeons say the technique lets them cover larger areas using a small skin sample, and they’re now expanding it beyond burns to treat other complex wounds for local patients.
   

5. HEART OF LOUISIANA: Unearthing the Louisiana Mastodon (wafb.com) — Baton Rouge viewers are taken on a trip back tens of thousands of years to discover how a drilling accident near Jefferson Island exposed the remains of massive mastodons and other Ice Age creatures. Local garden owner Mike Richard recounts how his family uncovered tusks, teeth, and bones after Lake Peigneur dramatically drained into an underground salt mine.
   

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