🌱 Woman Accused Of Burning Church + Tiger Plaza Shooting

Morning, Baton Rouge! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 73 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. Investigators with the Baton Rouge Fire Department arrested a woman on Sunday, Nov. 7, who is accused of trying to burn a church. BRFD said Lizzie Baines, 58, is charged with attempted arson of a religious building. Officials added someone poured a flammable liquid on Oasis Christian Church and several of its vans on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The church is located on East Brookstown Drive. (WAFB)
2. Two people were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex in Tigerland on Sunday, Nov. 7, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. A BRPD spokesman said it happened at Tiger Plaza Apartments on Alvin Dark Avenue. (WAFB)
3. DXC Technology is partnering with LED FastStart, Louisiana’s workforce training and recruitment program, to host a virtual career fair for full-stack software developers on Thursday, Nov. 11. (bizneworleans.com)
4. A man booked in 2019 on charges tied to prostitution is now accused of forcing at least two juvenile girls to have sex with strangers at a Baton Rouge hotel. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety said 26-year-old Kevontae Reed was arrested Saturday on human trafficking charges when law enforcement uncovered the sex-trafficking operation after they found two girls, ages 13 and 14, at the Shades Motel on Airline Highway back in August. (WBRZ)
5. Prosecutors pinpoint fentanyl 'hotspots' around motels, gas stations, and rehabs in Baton Rouge. (The Advocate)

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Today in Baton Rouge:

• Fleur De Lis Bead Mosaics - Carver Branch Library (All Day)
• Sushi Candle: Grab & Geaux - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (All Day)
• Grab & Geaux: Plague Doctor Plush - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (9:00 AM)
• National STEM Day: Snapcircuits - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (3:30 PM)
• Thanksgiving Movie: Addams Family Values (4:00 PM)
• Fall Truck Standees - Eden Park Branch Library (5:00 PM)
• Baton Rouge Film Club - The Friends of Eddie Coyle (6:15 PM)
• 'Fraid Knot Crochet Club - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (6:30 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.