🌱 40K Units Of Heroin Seized In WBR + EBRSO Reparations Program

Morning, Baton Rouge! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Baton Rouge.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and beautiful. High: 70 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories today in Baton Rouge:

1. 40,000 dosage units of heroin were seized in West Baton Rouge. A 24-year-old man from New Mexico is in custody and was booked with charges of improper lane usage, illegal window tint and possession of schedule I in excess of 400 grams. (KATC Lafayette News)
2. The EBRSO's Crime Victims Reparations Program is helping families amid a record-breaking deadly year. The program helps with expenses for things such as therapy costs, medical bills, temporary housing, and lost wages. (WAFB)
3. The Mid-Year Job Fair will take place on Dec. 1 at Jefferson Terrace Elementary from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Press Release Desk)
4. Southern University students and faculty were given a deadline of Dec. 8 for proof of COVID-19 vaccination. (WDSU New Orleans)
5. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved a new conservatory for visual & performing arts in Baton Rouge. (WAFB)

Today in Baton Rouge:

• Skee Ball - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (9:00 AM)
• Hanging Scarecrow - Eden Park Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Harvey Rabbit and Friends - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (10:00 AM)
• Pumpkin Truck Stand Up - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (11:00 AM)
• Game On! @ the Library - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (1:00 PM)
• Button Making Workshop - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (2:00 PM)
• Teen Movie Day: Godzilla vs. Kong - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (2:30 PM)
• Artsy Smartsy Book Club - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (2:30 PM)

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— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She holds a Master's Degree in Writing Arts and is grateful to incorporate writing into everything she does. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.

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