Tragedy in West Baton Rouge Parish as a little Port Allen girl drowns in a neighbor’s swimming pool. The sheriff’s office says three-year-old Jacie Lee walked out of the garage of her home at around four yesterday afternoon while her family was inside. Sergeant Landon Groger says following an intense search, a deputy found the nonverbal girl unresponsive in her neighbor’s pool.

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The drowning is being investigated as an accident.

Grambling State University launches the Grambling Research and Resource Foundation. University President Dr. Martin Lemelle (leh-MELL) says the foundation has several components to it.

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The National Federation of Independent Business says 36-percent of small business owners reported openings they could not fill last month. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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At this point, Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina might as well open a location in Baton Rouge. LSU fans practically took over the joint in Omaha during the College World Series, scarfing down more than 52-thousand Jello shots. And now, Rocco’s is selling commemorative T-shirts to celebrate the occasion. They’re purple and gold, and the word jello is spelled j-e-l-l-e-a-u-x.