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/cat/3a72c8badb1b144e/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 17:36:08 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:36:08 -0400 30 Baton Rouge, La - Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar has come a long way since first opening its doors in Baton Rouge nearly a decade ago. Once criticized for its mediocre and inconsistent food, the chain of sports bars in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans has spent the last several years refining, streamlining and upgrading its menu as part of its "Food First Mentality." The ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214618779/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 16:49:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214618779/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e education ZACHARY, La. - The Zachary Community School Board will hire a private academy to provide programs for middle- and high-school students who are expelled from their regular schools. The Advocate reports that the district's alternative school has been at the Port Hudson Career Academy. Board members have plans to expand Port Hudson's operations to include vocational training ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214617281/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 14:20:32 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214617281/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA - Incoming LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander was honored, along with three other Long Beach community leaders, with the California Conference for Equality and Justice, or CCEJ, Humanitarian Award on Wednesday, May 15. Alexander; Ivy Goolsby, marketing director and manager of the Long Beach Division of International Realty & Investments Inc.; J. Christopher ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214617282/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214617282/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e NEW ORLEANS, LA (WWL-TV) - A 13-year-old who said he was playing with a lighter, started a fire that destroyed his home Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:30 in the 3700 block of North Robertson. A fire department spokesman said the child called 911 and told dispatchers that his home was on fire. Five minutes later the first units arrived on the scene and were able to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616745/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:33 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616745/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins). Armous Peterson figures out what numbers he is going to play in the Powerball lottery at Jimmy's Mart on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Columbia, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616746/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:32 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616746/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e park WALKER, La. - Dogs in Walker will soon have a playground all to themselves. Mayor Rick Ramsey tells The Advocate that the city will donate land near the lake at Sidney Hutchinson Park to be used as a community dog park. The idea, the mayor says, was suggested by local SPCA president Terri Dunlap. Architect Jamie Seal surveyed the land with Dunlap and other SPCA members this past week and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616216/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:33 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616216/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Baton Rouge, La - LSU junior Logan de La Barre-Hays, a native of Jackson, Miss., has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship, or CLS, to study a critical language during the summer of 2013. De La Barre-Hays is an Honors College and College of Humanities & Social Sciences student who is double majoring in both international studies and political science with ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616217/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214616217/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e site DENHAM SPRINGS, La. - A religious organization has withdrawn an application seeking the city's consent to open a home for young women. The Advocate reports the facility had been proposed by Door of Hope Ministry for a site on 4-H Road. After suitability of the site drew questions from the City Council and residents in April, the City Council tabled a request for a zoning variance ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615684/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:06 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615684/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e brother BATON ROUGE - An 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his 12-year-old brother in Baton Rouge, according to East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks. Hicks says the boys were at their grandparents' house on the 400 block of Old Rafe Meyer Rd. when the 12-year-old accidentally shot the 8-year-old in the shoulder. He was transported to a local ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615683/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615683/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e (NASA/CNN) - NASA scientists recorded a powerful explosion on the moon recently. A meteoroid struck the lunar surface at speeds of 56,000 mph on March 17. The impact was so powerful the flash of bright light from the blast could be seen on Earth with the naked eye. NASA just released the information on the collision on Friday. The space agency's astronomers have been monitoring the moon ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615685/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:09 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615685/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e East Baton Rouge Parish, La - The following programs at East Baton Rouge Parish library locations will be held for teens throughout the month of June. Registration is required for some programs. For more information or to register, call the individual library ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615154/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 10:51:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615154/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e NEW YORK (WCBS/CNN) - New York City Police are investigating the killing of a 32-year-old man in its Greenwich Village neighborhood as a hate crime. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said that's because the gunman made multiple anti-gay comments before he shot the victim. After midnight Friday, 32-year-old Mark Carson was shot in the face because, police believe, he was gay. The killing, police ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615155/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214615155/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told The ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611403/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 02:23:33 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611403/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 02:03:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE – Sandra Simmons turned in a 3-for-4 performance and equaled a career-best four RBIs, while Ashley Czechner tossed a two-hit shutout as the No. 9 national seed LSU softball team came away with an 11-0 victory in six innings over Central Connecticut State during a NCAA Baton Rouge Regional elimination contest Saturday at Tiger Park. LSU (42-15) advances to face ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610833/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610833/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e According to WWL-TV in New Orleans, a seventh person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a Mother's Day second line celebration that injured 19 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610368/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:12 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610368/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e From LSU Sports BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 2 LSU (48-8, 23-7 SEC) fell to No. 14 Ole Miss (36-20, 15-15 SEC) by a score of 11-9 in Game 3 of the series Saturday at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The Tigers took the first two games of the series, setting a school record for most wins in a regular season. The Rebels have not won a series in Baton Rouge since 1982. In addition, LSU ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610369/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:12 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214610369/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Coursey Blvd. BATON ROUGE, La. - A man pleaded for help after jumping on the hood of a moving truck on Coursey Blvd. after his sign was picked up, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Tommy Stubbs. Stubbs says the man was on Coursey selling shrimp when another man driving a pickup truck pulled over and picked up his sign. When the man in the truck went to pull off with the sign, the man ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609854/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 23:57:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609854/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609856/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 23:34:09 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609856/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Police are investigating two fatal shootings that left a 37-year-old man dead in Central City and a 20 -year-old man dead in the Florida area. At approximately 12:21 a.m., officers responded to a ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609398/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609398/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e According to WWL-TV in New Orleans, a seventh person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a Mother's Day second line celebration that injured 19 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609399/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214609399/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e CNN - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will deliver biting criticism to President Barack Obama for recent controversies surrounding his administration in a speech Saturday to Virginia Republicans as they nominate GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli in the state's gubernatorial race. According to Jindal's prepared remarks provided to CNN, the Republican governor will address the IRS' extra ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608939/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608939/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BAYOU CORNE,LA (NBC33) - People living in Bayou Corne have had enough of waiting to be bought out. They say Texas Brine is wasting time and not giving any one an offer. "Texas Brine playing a game of we'll frustrate you. We will promise you things. We'll disappoint you," Nick Romero, Bayou Corne resident, described. Texas Brine crews have appraised homes in the area, but ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608938/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608938/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e PRAIRIEVILLE, LA (NBC33) - Kids with special needs got a chance to be care free for the day in Prairieville. "They feel special and included and amazing and they just they deserve it. They love it," Shannon Woodside, mother of three special needs kids, described. It's part of farm day 2013. the goal mix kids with and without disabilities. Kids got to have fun and raise ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608937/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:48 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608937/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e LOUISIANA STATE POLICE - Colonel Mike Edmonson traveled to Tennessee Saturday at the invitation of Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork to attend the 25th Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Festival Law Enforcement Memorial and Awards Ceremony. Based on the nomination by Sheriff Woolfork, Edmonson will be presented with the Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award. The Buford Pusser National Law ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608936/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608936/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Courtesy: Louisiana State Police Col. Edmonson with Sheriff Pusser's Daughter (Courtesy: Louisiana State Police) Courtesy: Louisiana State Police Courtesy: Louisiana State ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608416/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:22 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608416/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BAKER, LA (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Parish Chamber of Commerce sponsored a gun training course in Baker on Saturday morning. The class was free, and organizers say it gave participants a wealth of knowledge when it comes to firearm use in Louisiana. Former EBR Sheriff Greg Phares and Parish Chamber of Commerce Chairman Woody Jenkins spent the day helping gun owners become more ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608415/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:22 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214608415/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Dreamhome BATON ROUGE, La. - Open house has begun for the St. Jude Dreamhome. The house will be open for tours every weekend from May 18-June 9. Register for free at the house to win the Open House Prize: a $5,000 Visa Gift Card, courtesy of the UPS ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607224/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 19:28:43 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607224/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e CNN - Two dollars and a dream. That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Missouri, convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball jackpot. "People are more important than money. I'd just give it away ... to help people," she told CNN affiliate KCTV5 of Kansas City. The jackpot, with a cash value of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607225/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 19:23:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607225/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e From LSU Sports BATON ROUGE – The 17th-ranked and No. 3-seeded LSU men's golf team certainly took advantage of their opportunity to host the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional this weekend as they qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships for the third time in four seasons with a third-place team finish in Saturday's final round at the University Club. The ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607226/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214607226/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e hunting COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Four men from Louisiana men have been found guilty of poaching deer in southwest Iowa. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that Michael Fralick, of Ponchatoula, La., was recently convicted of 32 counts of deer hunting violations in four southwest Iowa counties. Fralick was ordered to pay nearly $29,000 in fines, court costs and damages and forfeit two ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606651/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 18:34:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606651/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e death SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Police Department has fired the brother of a slain officer, drawing fire from the local police union. Police Chief Willie Shaw said in a statement Friday that he had fired Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies. However, the head of the Shreveport Police Officers Association tells KSLA-TV that the union will hire a lawyer to help Prunty ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606650/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 18:34:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606650/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, La - On Sunday, May 19, BREC's Baton Rouge Gallery of Contemporary Art ("BRG"), 1515 Dalrymple Drive, welcomes author Carolyn Ricapito to its popular Sundays@4 series for a reading from her debut novel, "Woman from Turnback County," a story loosely based on her great-grandmother. All Sundays@4 presentations are free and open to the public at the gallery, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606652/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:57 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214606652/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e East Baton Rouge Parish, La - BREC is the premier summer camp operator in East Baton Rouge Parish, offering 41 high quality recreation and specialty camps. Since registration began last month, spots are filling up quickly and BREC is urging parents to sign up their children now and not wait until the last minute. "We know that BREC summer camps continue to be a family tradition in East ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605599/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:23 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605599/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e GONZALES, LA (WAFB) - A Gonzales couple was arrested Friday on a long list of drug-related charges.Kenneth "Killer" Wagner, 23, and Povial Ward, 22, were taken into custody after a search warrant was executed at their home on S. Sammy St.Deputies say the couple's two small children were present during the search, but were released to proper authorities.Investigators say they ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605045/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214605045/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e summons BATON ROUGE- Reaction is mixed after the city's top cop released a statement concerning the attack on a family in the northern part of town. Police Chief Carl Dabadie said there were serious errors in judgment after a husband, wife, and their daughter were beaten at a gas station on Mother's Day. "It's something I feel sorry about. I hate to see," said Joe ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603287/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603287/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e marketing DONALDSONVILLE, La. - The new logo for the city of Donaldsonville features images that represent its past and hopes for its future. The Advocate reports the logo was developed under the auspices of the nonprofit Louisiana Development Ready Cities as part of a wider marketing effort for the Ascension Parish city. It features the city's founding year of 1806 and images of the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603286/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603286/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e NEW ORLEANS, LA (NBC33) - A week after a senseless shooting injured 20 people on Mother’s Day, the conveyor of peace, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, arrived in the Crescent City with his message of hope. Several conference events and discussions revolve around that message. On the first day of the conference, one discussion was led by a group of documentarians who produced "Shell ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603288/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 12:41:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603288/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e MODESTO, CA (KCRA/CNN) - Sheriff's deputies raided a funeral home Friday, removing 17 of the bodies. Family members complained it was taking too long for the bodies to be cremated. Acting on numerous complaints, authorities took the bodies to the county coroner's office. Families are being forced to make other arrangements. It's not clear how long the bodies had been at the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603289/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214603289/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Police are investigating two fatal shootings that left a 37-year-old man dead in Central City and a 20 -year-old man dead in the Florida ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602657/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214602657/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e