Good morning, Baton Rouge.

Assurance Cares, a nonprofit, will host the third Serve for St. Jude Pickleball Social on Oct.

10 at Court To Table on Burbank Drive to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, with pickleball, a silent auction, music, family activities (and patient families sharing their stories).

Local groups (the 10/31 Consortium and Baton Rouge YMCA) have launched a costume drive to provide Halloween costumes for every child.

The initiative will help families during spooky season and aims to ensure kids can join in the festivities.

The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging fired two Meals on Wheels employees after they failed to deliver 17 meals (worth about $1,000) for homebound seniors on Friday and Monday, and the agency reported the case to police while seeking full restitution.

Southern University is hosting homecoming festivities themed 'Nobody Does It Better' all week — Monday through Saturday — with events from tailgate experiences and alumni mixers to a football game at A.W.

Mumford Stadium. Fans attending the game should review the clear bag policy at the stadium.

St. George plans to open a new charter school in August 2028 + the city will partner with a private operator to give residents more input on school programs while competing with local public and private schools.

LSU suspended two fraternities today after hazing allegations emerged, including forced wall sits and unusual initiation tasks, and the university is investigating whether its student conduct rules were broken.

Metro Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Broadmoor Church, 10230 Mollylea Drive to address Amazon's Prime Air drone deliveries and local concerns about noise and injuries.

Representatives from Amazon, the FAA, Police Chief T.J. Morse and Parish Attorney John McLindon will answer questions.

Dr. Chris Morrison from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center was awarded a $2M grant by the National Institutes of Health to study how the brain detects changes in protein intake; his team will investigate how reduced protein levels drive shifts in metabolism over four years.

A new $1.3 million home (7,831 sqft) is planned for 2948 Murphy Drive in Zachary after permits were issued from Sept.

21 to Sept. 25 by East Baton Rouge Parish. Ivy Developments is set to build the home as part of several local construction projects.

Louisiana’s squirrel and rabbit hunting seasons will begin Saturday and run through Feb.

28, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Hunters aged 18 and older must have a basic license and proper permits for public land.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks suffered a fractured fibula during the Tigers' 35-6 win over Texas A&M and left the game early when a teammate rolled onto his leg (he may miss 4 to 6 weeks as he recovers).

After beating Texas A&M over the weekend, Coach Kiffin held a news conference on Monday (Sept.

28 at 12:15 p.m.) to explain his team’s readiness ahead of the game against McNeese. The team will face the Cowboys on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Tiger Stadium starting at 6:45 p.m.