🌱 LSU Grant To Help Engineering Students + WBR Housing Petition

Morning, people of Baton Rouge! It's me again, Kayla Harrison, your host of the Baton Rouge Daily.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy and cooler. High: 64 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. LSU Engineering and Education faculty were awarded a six-year, nearly $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to provide opportunities for low-income, high-achieving students. The initiative will fund 45 scholarships to full-time students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in a variety of engineering majors. (BRProud.com)
2. A petition, titled “NO MORE ROOFTOPS until we have better infrastructure,” covers many concerns of some West Baton Rouge residents. There is potential for new housing development in West Baton Rouge Parish, which would bring about 3oo new houses. This topic is up for discussion at the West Baton Rouge Planning Commission next Tuesday, Nov. 9. (BRProud.com)
3. "Art Alert" received 83 entries for its 33rd annual art show for Iberville and West Baton Rouge Parishes. (Post South)
4. Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre's Land of the Sweets Nutcracker Tea will premiere on Nov. 28 at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. (WGNO New Orleans)
5. BRPD is searching for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen 12 days ago around Monroe Street. (WBRZ)

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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.