🌱Salmonella Outbreak + Arrest For Arson Fires + Scholarship Prgm

Morning, people of Baton Rouge! Kayla Harrison here with your Saturday edition of the Baton Rouge Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 85 Low: 68.

Here are the top stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. A salmonella outbreak from onions reached Louisiana. Red, white, and yellow onions imported from Mexico have been tied to this outbreak. According to the CDC, over 652 people have been infected. (BRProud.com)
2. A Baton Rouge man has been sentenced to prison for the Alexandria arson fires. Jasmine Cardell Roberson was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. The fires took place in a strip mall on Elliott Street on Apr. 20 and May 3 in 2019. (The Town Talk)
3. Southern University, A&M College and Sasol announced a $1 million endowment scholarship program. (BRProud.com)
4. A suspect was arrested following an I-10 pursuit from Baton Rouge to Port Allen. (KATC Lafayette News)
5. Louisiana governor encouraged Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to resolve differences on their own. (Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)

Today in Baton Rouge:

• 7th Annual Capital City Crush - Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge (7:30 AM)
• LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station Fall Plant Sale (8:00 AM)
• 8th Annual Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire (10:00 AM)
• America’s Next Top Robot: School Robotics Showcase (BRMMF 2021) (11:00 AM)
• Phases of the Moon STEM Story/craft Ages 8-11 (3:30 PM)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update! If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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.