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1. YMCA and Baton Rouge schools offer free swim lessons to 2,500 students (wbrz.com) — Baton Rouge elementary students are getting free swim and water safety lessons through a new partnership between the Capital Area YMCA and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. The program, hosted at local YMCA pools, aims to reduce Louisiana's high child drowning rate while building kids' confidence and encouraging healthy activity.
2. Twenty acres of maybe (redeyebr.com) — A long-vacant stormwater plant site on Nicholson Drive could soon anchor a major new development corridor between downtown Baton Rouge and LSU, with proposals ranging from housing to manufacturing. Parish leaders are weighing how to maximize tax revenue and quality of life, amid broader talk of Baton Rouge potentially becoming its own city and needing strong new tax bases.
3. City-Parish officials concerned about insurance costs after recent employee pay increases (wbrz.com) — Health insurance costs for East Baton Rouge city-parish employees may soon change, with a special Metro Council meeting on 2027 rates abruptly canceled after recent pay raises. Officials previously promised not to erase raises with higher premiums, but rising costs and a delayed proposal leave Baton Rouge workers and retirees waiting for clarity on next year's coverage.
4. Boosie and Webbie Announce "Back At It" Mixtape (hip-hopvibe.com) — Two of Baton Rouge's best-known rap figures, Boosie and Webbie, are reuniting for a new collaborative mixtape, "Back At It," dropping October 24. The project leans on their long history shaping Baton Rouge street rap while aiming to reconnect longtime fans and introduce their chemistry to a new generation of Southern hip-hop listeners.
5. Justice Department awards $1M federal grant to support cyber abuse victims (wbrz.com) — From Baton Rouge, state officials have secured a $1 million federal grant to build Louisiana's first coordinated response for victims of cyber abuse, including sextortion, deepfakes, and cyberstalking. The Attorney General's Office will use the funds to strengthen collaboration among prosecutors, law enforcement, and victim services so residents statewide can get faster, more specialized help.
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