🌱 SU School Of Nursing Wins Award + Local Art At BR Airport

Welcome back, Baton Rouge! Let's get this Friday started. Here's everything going on today in Baton Rouge.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 65 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. Southern University School of Nursing was named 'Nursing School of the year' for its graduate program. The award was given during the Nightingale Awards Gala on Oct. 22 by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation. (BRProud.com)
2. Baton Rouge Gallery is partnering with the Baton Rouge Metro Airport to showcase local artists' works at the airport. There will be about two dozen artists' work displayed. The initiative was partly funded by a contribution made by Visit Baton Rouge as a way to improve visitors' experience at the airport. (inregister.com)
3. Two people were injured in an overnight fire after they jumped out of the second-story apartment in Baton Rouge. (BRProud.com)
4. The 17th Annual Louisiana Book Festival's virtual edition will feature more than 80 authors and speakers, as well as 40 workshop sessions. (225 Baton Rouge)
5. A Louisiana family is suing law enforcement after their loved one was killed in a high-speed chase last October. (WAFB)

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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.