http://www.2theadvocate.com/news RSS Feed for News en-us Sat, 10 May 2008 00:46:06 GMT http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18813649.html http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18802089.html http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18815234.html It was a big day for hundreds of college students Friday as Southern University graduated 685 students. Southern officials can't say exactly how many graduates have jobs that will keep them in state, something that would help stem the "brain drain" from Louisiana that even Gov. Bobby Jindal complains about. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18818124.html DNA evidence exonerated Gene Bibbins six years ago, setting him free after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a child. The same DNA sample also linked him to another rape. Now Bibbins is suing the city for $1 million as a form of compensation for the time he served in prison. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18818094.html The state attorney general is working with Facebook to make the site safer for young users. A total of 49 states have entered into an agreement with the popular social networking site to push through changes and safeguards to protect your kids from predators and inappropriate content online. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18807449.html The weekend has arrived, but will too much heat and humidity get you down? WBRZ Chief Forecaster Pat Shingleton has your forecast. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18815139.html Four more construction projects in the Baton Rouge area are in line to get state money. Lawmakers have added more than $9 million in projects to the list, including the Pride Volunteer Fire Department, which could get close to $100,000. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18811759.html http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18806299.html http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18804444.html It's time to head outdoors with Joe Macaluso, where he's at a familiar and popular place in time for the weekend.