Provides the latest RSS feeds for Baton Rouge News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Baton Rouge Post.com http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a72c8badb1b144e/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:55:09 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:55:09 -0500 30 BOGALUSA, LA (WLOX) - The man who reportedly said he was never going back to prison is now doing just that. Escaped inmate Johnny Hall was captured Wednesday afternoon in Bogalusa, Louisiana. His ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343815/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:07:52 -0500 WLOX http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343815/ Louisiana spillway and discovered the remains of at least five pre-civil war slaves.On Wednesday night - 36 years later - army officials will meet members of the local community to discuss how they ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203341000/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:16:01 -0500 The Guardian http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203341000/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police investigating the shooting death of a 4-year-old boy have been unable to find the gun involved.While initial reports indicate the child might have found ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343819/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:42 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343819/ ADDIS, LA (WAFB) - Officials have agreed to put a temporary traffic light at a dangerous intersection that has been the site of three deadly crashes in less than a year. DOTD secretary Sherri ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343818/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:40 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343818/ LIVINGSTON, LA (WAFB) - The manslaughter trial began Wednesday for a man who says it was a case of self-defense. Ernest Beraud, 54, of Albany is accused of shooting and killing Leonard Johnson, ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343817/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:39 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343817/ BATON ROUGE, La. -- Eighteen of LSU's regular-season baseball games will be televised in 2012 by national and regional networks. LSU's televised games are part of the 15-year Southeastern ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343816/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:38 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343816/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A second suspect was taken into custody on attempted murder charges in the shooting that left a Baton Rouge councilman's son badly wounded. The Baton Rouge Police ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343821/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:36 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343821/ CAMDENTON, MO (KYTV/CNN) – A baby in Missouri is in critical condition after her throat was slit by her mother. Deputies in Camden County responded to the 911 call from Bradie Simpson's ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343822/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:33 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203343822/ Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that his office has recovered $25.2 million from five pharmaceutical companies that he sued alleging unlawful inflation of drug costs paid by ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203338805/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:28 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203338805/ Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired of Detlefs Johnson & Partners located in Baton Rouge, La. Terms of the transaction were not ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203339619/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:24 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203339619/ School officials are investigating a political art project that displayed images of President Barack Obama on a "hunting season" sign and with a bullet wound to the ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203331929/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:21:05 -0500 NewsTalk Radio 810 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203331929/ Mardi Gras season. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director John LeBlanc says Mardi Gras is one of the deadliest seasons in Louisiana. LeBlanc tells The Advocate LHSC has provided ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203333774/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:43:47 -0500 Fox News http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203333774/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - I-12 East has been reopened after being blocked for over five hours because an 18-wheeler overturned early Wednesday morning. The driver of the 18-wheeler was cited by ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203333773/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:31 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203333773/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Governor Bobby Jindal called the LSU Health System's latest attempt to fixing a $29 million budget hole "irresponsible." Jindal said the system waited too ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326116/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:15 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326116/ OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Before Morris Claiborne celebrated his 22nd birthday and was honored as the Jim Thorpe Award at a dinner Tuesday night, the All-American from LSU had work to do. He started his ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326115/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:13 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326115/ BATON ROUGE – The LSU softball program played host to its annual media Day Tuesday at Tiger Park. Head coach Beth Torina previewed the upcoming season, and took questions from the media for ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326114/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:12 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326114/ DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (WAFB) - Shopping, entertainment and dining choices all in one location. For a year, Livingston Parish residents have seen signs that say the first phase of stores at Juban ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326117/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:09 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326117/ The Giants have won the Super Bowl and it's time to look toward the offseason, what moves will the Saints make to get back to the Super Bowl? The WAFB Sports Team has selected several stories ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326118/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:07 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326118/ Police say a dozen students are in custody while they sort out who to charge and what to charge them with after a brawl on a Caddo school bus Monday ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326119/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:05 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326119/ Powell and his sons, Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, died of smoke inhalation Sunday, but the injuries the boys sustained from the hatchet contributed to their deaths as well. (Source: ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326120/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:01 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326120/ Frantic parents rushed to take their kids out of school at Germain Elementary as soon as they heard that school janitor was arrested for lewd acts against a child. (Source: ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326121/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:56:00 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203326121/ RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Louisiana man who challenged a Virginia prison system policy that restricts the kind of CDs inmates can ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318918/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:21:55 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318918/ HAMMOND, LA (WAFB) - Two men are behind bars after an online sting operation by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.Detectives say Gregory Stelly, 54, was taken into custody after he ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318916/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:09 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318916/ BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A $365 million expansion of NuStar Energy LP's crude oil terminal on the Mississippi River is expected to create 32 new jobs in St. James Parish. The company and Gov. ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318915/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:07 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318915/ TICKFAW, LA (WAFB) - Sheriff's deputies are looking for a Tickfaw couple on theft charges.According to reports, Ladonna Laborde, 40, and Bobby Tillman, 47, stole and forged $10,000 in checks ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318917/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:06 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318917/ NEW ORLEANS — A scientific report issued by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration predicts that the Louisiana coast could see about 3 feet of sea level rise along the already low and ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318913/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:27:47 -0500 Deseret News http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203318913/ Louisiana State Fire Marshal H. "Butch" Browning says a 55-year-old Kaplan man is accused of setting a dozen fires, including one that destroyed the vacant Kaplan Rice Mill. Browning and ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203315859/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:30 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203315859/ PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - A 20-year-old man was arrested on drug and weapon charges after what authorities believe was a drive-by shooting early Monday morning. The Tangipahoa Parish ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203310760/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:02 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203310760/ By MELINDA DESLATTEAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Louisiana government employee retirement system leaders are calling Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed changes to benefits for state ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203310763/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:59 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203310763/ SHIPPENSBURG, PA (AP) - Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center. The vending ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203310762/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:57 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203310762/ Follow this company (NYSE: LPX) continued to see its losses grow in the fourth quarter of 2011. The company reported losses of $46.6 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, for the ... http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203306579/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:14 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://story.batonrougepost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a72c8badb1b144e/id/203306579/