New Orleans and Baton Rouge are among the most segregated cities in the nation, according to a report from 24/7 Wall Street. Editor-In-Chief Doug McIntyre says that’s because of population concentration in the cities:
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New Orleans came in at number six on the list, and Baton Rouge ranked thirteenth.

The hunt is on for a new chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department. Lt. Johnny Dunnam was appointed as interim when Chief Carl Dabadie resigned, but Dunnam is not a candidate for the full time position. East Baton Rouge Parish Constable Reginald Brown says it’s not surprising Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome would not keep the interim..:
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Broome had pushed for a new face to lead BRPD in the wake of the Alton Sterling shooting.

12 million dollars from the Volkswagen settlement will be distributed by the DEQ to projects that will benefit the community and propane fueled school buses could be a major investment. Emelie Gunn has more:
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