Baton Rouge

These articles highlight various events in and around Baton Rouge and Louisiana. Rapper Mystikal pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in a courthouse outside Baton Rouge, facing up to 20 years in prison. In New Orleans, Shia LaBeouf was arrested for allegedly battering a man and using homophobic slurs. Also in New Orleans, a man who escaped jail and pleaded to celebrities received a 60-year sentence for kidnapping and rape. A shooting at a Mardi Gras parade in Clinton, Louisiana, injured six people. Finally, physicist You Chenglong, formerly based at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, has left the US to work at a research institute in China. These events showcase a range of issues from crime and justice to scientific developments and cultural events in the region.