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Philadelphia dominates Kansas City from start to finish
Take a bow, New Orleans
Take a bow, New Orleans. And a breath. You did it. You crushed Super Bowl LIX. The game. The week. The event. It was all an overwhelming success. Sure, the game turned out to be a dud. The Philadelphia Eagles Jeff the Duncan drubbed Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in a game that, relatively speaking, lacked drama, thrills or controversy. In the grand scheme of things, though, the game was irrelevant.
ä See DUNCAN, page 6A
INSIDE ä Trump meets with N.O.
first responders at Super Bowl. PAGE 4A ä See complete coverage of the Super Bowl. PAGE 1B ä Grease the poles! Eagles dominate Chiefs. PAGE 7B
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, left, looks up at the Lombardi Trophy as coach Nick Sirianni hoists it into the air following their Super Bowl LIX victory at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday.
EBR libraries ‘blindsided’ by plan to end dedicated fund
Federal judge chides Baton Rouge police over chases
brary board said the proposal would hamper the system’s ability to buy new books and host community programs. “We were blindsided by this proposal,” Library Board President Candace Temple BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer said. “This would fundamentally change East Baton Rouge Parish library offi- all operations within the East Baton cials say they were not included in dis- Rouge Parish Library system.” Edwards’ plan would move the library, cussions concerning Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ proposal to devote library which has its own property tax, into the funds to raises for police and other initia- city-parish general fund. He has proposed tives. ä See LIBRARIES, page 9A In a statement released Saturday, the li-
when an officer chasing a suspected car thief sped through a red light in Brusly and rammed into another car, killing two high school cheerleaders and critically injuring a college freshman riding in the BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer back seat. Baton Rouge police officers iniIn movies, high-speed police chases tiated that New Year’s Eve chase before are choreographed stunts that make for it spilled across the Mississippi River thrilling action sequences. In real life, bridge into West Baton Rouge Parish, they can have catastrophic consequenc- where officers from other agencies ases for innocent bystanders and motorists sisted. caught in the path of pursuit. ä See CHASES, page 9A Such was the case in December 2022
Edwards wants to use money for police raises
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Civil case over fatal crash in 2022 tossed
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