🌱 BR Man Gets 8th Obscenity Arrest + Home Had $40K Fire Damage

Happy Saturday, people of Baton Rouge! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Cold with plenty of sun. High: 48 Low: 21.

Here are the top 3 stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. A man was caught touching himself in a Baton Rouge hospital. After a nurse caught him inside the medical center, Lorez Wade was arrested at Baton Rouge General's Bluebonnet campus. According to records, this is Wade's 8th obscenity arrest. (WBRZ)
2. A Baton Rouge home is a total loss after an early morning fire. It took about 20 minutes for firefighters to extinguish the fire, and the house sustained about $40,000 in damages. No one was in the home when the fire happened, nor were there any injuries. (BRProud.com)
3. A state representative submitted a proposal to clarify COVID protocols in schools. Barry Ivey says he believes "parents should have the right to determine whether or not their child gets a specific vaccine or not." Ivey also states that schools should not play a role in making health decisions for their students. (WAFB)

Today in Baton Rouge:

• Teen Smash Book Grab-and-Geaux - Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library (12:00 AM)
• Teen Smash Book Grab-and-Geaux - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (12:00 AM)
• Tree Giveaway (BR Green) - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (9:00 AM)
• Grab & Geaux: Mini Canvas Craft - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (9:00 AM)
• Nature Connection - The Red Shoes (9:30 AM)
• Checkers TV: Full STEAM Ahead - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (10:00 AM)
• Making a Newsletter with MS Word - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (10:00 AM)
• Snowy Owl - Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• Snowy Owl - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (11:00 AM)
• Philippine Sea Expedition 2021 - USS KIDD Veterans Museum (2:00 PM)
• Build With Legos - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (2:30 PM)
• Robots Story/Craft - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (2:30 PM)
• Bingo! At the Library - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (3:00 PM)
• Crochet Compassion - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Another week down, another weekend to visit the Louisiana Art & Science Museum! It has four amazing exhibitions on display to inspire you as well as its permanent galleries and the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium! (Instagram)
• Rehearsals for the Glass Menagerie are underway, and the cast is excited to bring this classic Tennessee Williams story to life. Get your tickets today at TheatreBR.org/tickets. You'll be able to see Mike McDonough, Peggy Sweeney McDonald, C. Jaye Miller, and Brandon Taylor Smith on stage! (Facebook)
• It's time to grab your krewe and start planning your trip to Baton Rouge Mardi Gras! Krewe Mystique de la Capitale is one of the longest-running parades in Baton Rouge and is sure to bring fun for the entire family when it rolls through Downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday, Feb. 19! Visit https://www.visitbatonrouge.co... to start making your Mardi Gras plans. (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.