🌱 Greenwell Springs Rd. McDonald's Shooting + New School Opening

Hey, people of Baton Rouge! Kayla Harrison here with today's copy of theBaton Rouge Daily.

First, today's weather:

Heavy thunderstorms. High: 72 Low: 35.

Here are the top 3 stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. On Monday around 8:15 p.m., Baton Rouge Police officers responded to a shooting at the McDonald’s on Greenwell Springs Road. A BRPD spokesperson said a DoorDash driver became angry with the contents of the order they were trying to fill at the drive-thru window. The driver reportedly fired a weapon, injuring a McDonald’s employee, possibly from shrapnel in the shooting. (The Advocate)
2. A new charter school called Baton Rouge Discovery Academy is opening where the Runnels School used to be located on S. Harrel’s Ferry Rd. The school will house pre-K through fourth-grade classes containing around 400 students, who will be able to enroll from anywhere in the state. The free public school will offer a health sciences-integrated curriculum with the flexibility to adapt to students’ individual educational needs. (BRProud.com)
3. A prescribed burn will be taking place at Howell Community Park on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. The entire park will be closed to the public and staff will be on-site to perform, monitor, and extinguish this controlled burn safely and efficiently. Local fire stations and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry ask residents not to report incidents of smoke or fire in Howell Community Park on the day of the burn event. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Baton Rouge:

• Prescribed Burn Workshop At LSU AgCenter (8:00 AM)
• Typing Lessons At East Baton Rouge Parish Library (10:00 AM)
• Crafting for a Cause At East Baton Rouge Parish Library (1:00 PM)
• Beginning Drawing Class At Studio in the Park (3:00 PM)
• Pajama Storytime At East Baton Rouge Parish Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a house in Baton Rouge? Here are two open houses that are worth checking out! (Baton Rouge Patch)
• In the mood for some great art? Visit the Baton Rouge Gallery all this month and enjoy the latest from artist Randell Henry! (Facebook)
• This month, the Louisiana Children's Museum will be reading “Mr. Okra sells Fruits and Vegetables” by Lashon Daley in a replica of Mr. Okra’s fruit cart on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 11:00 a.m.⁠ (Instagram)

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That's it 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.