CATS Strike Ends, Officials Still Recommend Leaving for Work a Day Early

Baton Rouge CATS Strike Bus Capital Area Transit The Sadvocate

After striking for better wages and conditions, CATS drivers have returned—but with fewer buses running than ever, some passengers wonder if the strike ever really ended. Meanwhile, customer service remains unavailable, as the hotline operators are still waiting for a bus to get to work.

Krewe of Brave Cave Set to Roll in Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade

Krewe of Brave Cave Spanish Town Mardi Gras Float - The Sadvocate

Baton Rouge’s Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade will feature The Krewe of Brave Cave, a satirical float modeled after the city’s now-defunct interrogation facility. Complete with fake arrest warrants, broken body cameras, and evidence bags with holes, it’s even built entirely from missing police reports that were never filed. Parade rolls March 9!

McKernan Splits Cost of Landry’s Jet, Gets Exclusive Rights to Aerial Advertising

Gordon McKernan Airplane Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry The Sadvocate

Governor Jeff Landry’s new $5.5 million jet won’t just fly officials—it’ll advertise Gordon McKernan. The attorney agreed to cover half the cost in exchange for prime fuselage ad space. Critics call it absurd, but McKernan insists it’s public safety. “With all these plane crashes lately, I realized my billboards weren’t reaching people where they needed me most—the sky.” Meanwhile, rival E. Eric Guirard rejected a snack coordinator role, only to settle for changing batteries in airport marshalling wands.

BRPD Set to Commission Dozens of Parish Librarians to Respond to Emergency Calls

BATON ROUGE, La —After pushback on the mayor’s suggestion of reallocating a portion of library funds to address a police shortage and budget deficit, city officials have found a compromise: commissioning librarians and sending them out to assist the BRPD by responding to overflow calls between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am. Through […]