Infant Homicide + Nursing Home Carbon Monoxide Leak

Welcome to the debut edition of the Baton Rouge Daily, your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town! I'm your host, Kayla Harrison.

First, today's weather:

Rain until evening. High: 81 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories today in Baton Rouge:

1. A Baton Rouge toddler found dead in Mississippi on Sunday was the victim of a homicide, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office said Monday. The coroner released preliminary results showing that 2-year-old Neveah Allen had been killed, though a full autopsy will take 60-90 days to complete. The cause of death is pending further studies. (KATC Lafayette News)
2. Five people at a nursing home in Baton Rouge were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide leak yesterday afternoon. A broken boiler vent pipe released high levels of carbon monoxide into Sterling Place nursing home on North Boulevard. The air has been cleared and the boiler shut off, while the condition of the five individuals is not yet known. (KATC Lafayette News)
3. Baton Rouge Police located a woman who went missing on Monday. (WBRZ)
4. Baton Rouge is trying to offer more kids in high school free job training but the demand is lower than they've hoped. (The Advocate)
5. The driver and passenger of a car merging onto Interstate 12 died Monday morning when an 18-wheeler crashed into the rear of their vehicle, Baton Rouge Police say. (The Advocate)

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Today in Baton Rouge:

• HYBRID Morning Yoga - The Red Shoes (8:00 AM)
• Space Shuttle Story/Craft - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (10:30 AM)
• Acrylic Art Workshop - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (1:00 PM)
• Fall Frights! Horror Series: Friday the 13th (1980) - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (7:00 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.