Top of his game: LSU’s Heisman Trophy-winning, national champion quarterback Joe Burrow has signed with Creative Arts Agency Sports, the same agency that represents Drew Brees, according to Sports Illustrated. The consensus among football experts is that Burrow will be the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2020 NFL draft. Read the full story.
Tossed out: Louisiana’s 2018 lawsuit alleging that the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway has expanded beyond its legal boundaries, eating away at state land, was rejected by a federal appeals court today. When the lawsuit was filed, Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves said the problem contributes to coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion in south Louisiana. Today’s ruling by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling against the state. Read the full story.
Traffic: Starting today, Maximillian Street between North Boulevard west and North Boulevard east will be closed between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily until Friday, WAFB-TV reports. North 9th Street between Convention Street and North Boulevard will be partially closed until Friday. Jefferson Highway also has lane closures beginning between the intersections of Airline Highway and Tiger Bend Road through Saturday. See the full list of road closures in Baton Rouge.
