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 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:34:54 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:34:54 -0400 30 BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - LSU's Tiger Stadium turned country this weekend for the fourth annual Bayou Country Superfest. . "This is much more of a relaxed astmosphere. It's more family oriented. It's more inviting," Kenny New, who has attended Bayou Country Superfest three times, explained. "You can stand up do a little dancing and just enjoy." Saturday ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214770463/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 21:27:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214770463/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Parts of Old South Baton Rouge got a make over saturday. More than 30 volunteers came out to pick up trash littering the historic neighborhood. They picked up more than 60 bags of trash and 25 tires! It's all part of the national service event called CommuniTyler . The groups weren't just looking for little pieces of litter. They wanted to pick up big ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214770464/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 21:27:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214770464/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE - Business and consumer spending in East Baton Rouge Parish fell by 1 percent in March and is down 2 percent for the first quarter, city-parish figures show. The Advocate reports that retail sales tax collections indicate spending - excluding vehicle sales - totaled $708.5 million in March, compared with $716.3 million in the same month of 2012. The figures are up against year-ago ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769168/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:23:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769168/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Scott, La - A routine traffic stop has led to a man being arrested on drug charges. On May 21 at 8:55 p.m. a Scott Police Officer was stationary on Dronet Street and observed a light colored sedan approach the intersection of Mills Street and W. Willow. Without stopping the vehicle turned east onto West Willow. The officers saw that the vehicle to have extremely dark windows and no lights on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769170/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:16:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769170/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Baton Rouge, La - On Sunday, May 26, the Baton Rouge Funeral Directors & Morticians Association will host a Hearse Motorcade and "Stop the Violence and Live" rally to bring community and stakeholders’ attention to the violence that has resulted in an increased number in teen and young adult deaths in Baton Rouge. The motorcade will begin at 2:00 p.m. in North Baton Rouge at ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769171/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:16:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769171/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e UNITED STATES - During Memorial Day weekend, more boaters will be testing the warm waters of the season. Boaters should keep safety in mind before embarking on any summer boating fun. "Common courtesy and common sense go hand in hand when dealing with boating safety," said Chief of Marine Patrol Walter Chataginer. "Remember to wear your lifejacket: they float, you ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769169/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:16:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214769169/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e A pair of home runs by Sarah Draheim, a two-run shot by Sara Cobello and three-hit shutout by Jordan Wallace propelled UL-Lafayette to a 5-0 win over Michigan Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, evening the NCAA Super Regional at one game each and forcing a decisive third game. ULL is now 57-14 on the year, needing a win to advance to the Women's College World Series for the sixth time in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214763956/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 17:07:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214763956/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e HOOVER, Ala. (WAFB) - Five LSU pitchers combined for just the third one-hitter in SEC Tournament history, and Christian Ibarra had two RBI as the No.2 Tigers earned another come-from-behind win in Hoover, eliminating Arkansas with a 3-1 win Saturday afternoon. LSU advances to Sunday's tournament title game to face the winner of Vanderbilt and Mississippi State later this afternoon. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214763957/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 17:07:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214763957/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e New Orleans, La - The New Orleans Saints will host a special teams clinic for high school coaches on Friday, May 31 at the team’s Metairie training facility on 5800 Airline Drive. The event will include a full day of classroom instruction by Saints Special Teams Coordinator Greg McMahon. Registration is only $20, which includes lunch and a New Orleans Saints cap. Registration begins ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214761604/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 12:42:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214761604/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Baton Rouge, La - Baton Rouge Gallery’s popular and inventive summer film series kicks off its 2013 season tonight with the Oscar-winning 2011 film, "The Artist." It will be set to a live, never-before-heard score for the film performed by jazz/funk fusion band Captain Green. The film will be shown on a towering inflatable screen on the lawn behind BRG inside BREC’s ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214760522/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 10:43:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214760522/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e NEW ORLEANS, LA (WWL) - Police have identified a suspect in the murder of Joseph Massenburg, an 18-year-old AmeriCorps volunteer from Chicago, killed in Carrollton. New Orleans police have obtained an arrest warrant for Glen Emerson, 18, who will be charged with second-degree murder once he is apprehended, said police. Massenburg was gunned down on April 1 in the 1500 block of Eagle ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214760523/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 10:24:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214760523/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Baton Rouge, La - On Saturday, May 25, members of the St. George Fire Department are taking off their boots and hitting the streets to collect donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, an organization that provides health care and support for families, children and adults living with neuromuscular disease. Firefighters will be taking donations for the cause at the intersection of Siegen ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214758489/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214758489/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Dream Home Tour BATON ROUGE- Saturday and Sunday, the 2013 St. Jude Dream Home will be open for tours. Browse through the house, located in Carriagewood Estates, and see some of the latest in home design. You can also buy a chance at winning the house. Raffle tickets cost $100 and benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. A winner will be selected June 15th on WBRZ Channel 2. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214753967/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:51:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214753967/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e From SLU Athletics SUGAR LAND, Texas – Lamar rode the momentum of a Friday afternoon win to a 12-2, run-rule victory in seven innings over Southeastern Louisiana later Friday evening at Constellation Field in the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament. Southeastern (35-23) scored a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead and scored a single run in the third to tie the game, 2-2, but ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214753968/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:24:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214753968/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e HOOVER, AL (WAFB) - Friday afternoon's elimination game was a bit of deja vu with No. 2 LSU (50-9) and Alabama (34-26) colliding once again. Even more so when the Tigers won 3-2 to knock the Tide out of the SEC Tournament. The Tigers got the early 1-0 lead with an RBI triple by Tyler Moore in the top of the third. LSU loaded the bases the next inning but could not capitalize. However, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214753294/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214753294/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e ascension SORRENTO- Leaders said a number of people showed-up at city hall to pay delinquent water, sewer, trash, and other city costs after ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752489/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:04 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752489/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Coursey Blvd. BATON ROUGE- The driver of a pick-up truck that drove with a man on the hood of his vehicle for miles last weekend has been identified. Cell phone video, posted online, made the incident ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752487/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:04 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752487/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e emergency BATON ROUGE- The evening drive on area streets and interstates was a mess, mainly due to an overturned car on I-12 East near Millerville. Friday, a vehicle flipped multiple times around 7 p.m. Multiple lanes were closed on I-12 causing back-ups elsewhere. Shortly after 9 o'clock, authorities were able to open lanes. One person in the flipped vehicle was taken to the hospital ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752488/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:04 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752488/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e WALKER, LA (NBC33) - A Walker church is looking for answers after the church was broken into Wednesday night. Randy Powell, Minister of Education at Walker Baptist Church, received some bad news thursday morning. "I was a little agitated and a little distressed, we came up here and Walker Police Department was already at the scene, so we just helped them with the investigation," ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752490/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:29:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752490/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e The car believed to be used in the robbery of a Brusly pharmacy has been found in Baton Rouge.Brusly Police Chief Jamie Whaley says the vehicle was found behind an apartment complex.The car is being ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752491/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214752491/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e deputies CLINTON- Deputies in East Feliciana are working a murder outside of town a department official told WBRZ News 2. Deputies confirmed that one person was dead at a house on Highway 10, about six miles east of town, and that a second person is in the hospital related to the shooting. Deputies said the investigation is just beginning and expect to release more information later. Check ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751816/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751816/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e HOOVER, Ala. - Tyler Beede allowed two hits in 7-1/3 innings and Vanderbilt advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament with a 3-0 victory over Texas A&M Friday night in an elimination game.The Commodores (50-8), who lost their tournament opener to the Aggies 5-0, will face Mississippi State on Saturday.Beede (14-0) struck out eight and walked four for Vandy, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751991/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:32 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751991/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Concealed weapon permits are popular in certain parts of Louisiana, though some locations may surprise you. Louisiana Department of Public Safety officials gave a report to state legislators detailing the concealed handgun permits in our state.The numbers cover 1996 through 2012. There are 67,516 permits in Louisiana, and in Baton Rouge, the zip code with the most by ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751817/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:26 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751817/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e JEFFERSON PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A total of 84 firearms have been stolen from vehicles in Jefferson Parish. Officials say the majority of the cars were unlocked. "Please remember that firearms stolen from your vehicles are taken by criminals who place those same stolen weapons in the hands of other criminals," Sheriff Newell Normand said. "These individuals who rob, shoot or kill ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751087/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:07 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214751087/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e cruelty to a juvenile ST. FRANCISVILLE - In West Feliciana Parish authorities locked up a mother and her boyfriend after accusing them of beating her 2-year-old child. Deputies charged Dana Vessel, 31, and Brandon Cobb, 26, with second degree cruelty to a juvenile. They also charged Cobb with domestic abuse battery. Investigators said the child's grandmother heard about the beatings ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214750161/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 20:13:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214750161/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e LAFAYETTE, LA (NBC33) - The Lafayette man who pled guilty to killing two women was denied a second appeal today. Louisiana’s Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Brandon Scott Lavergne’s appeal was improperly filed. This is the second time he has submitted an appeal to the court. In January, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214750162/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214750162/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e texas brine BAYOU CORNE - A spokesperson for Texas Brine said the company started making buyout offers today for homes and property affected by the Bayou Corne sinkhole. Sonny Cranch with Texas Brine said they had 23 offers ready today and started scheduling appointments to meet with homeowners Saturday. Cranch said as more offers were prepared they'd schedule more appointments. The ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749119/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749119/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e trends BATON ROUGE - Home decorator Stacy Naquin appeared on News 2 at 4 today to discuss the hottest trends for your home this summer. She owns Stacy Naquin Interiors in Baton Rouge. For more information you can contact her at Email: ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749120/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749120/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Bayou Country Superfest is this weekend and the fans are ready. One pizza shop manager says good weather and good music mean "green" for her business by LSU's campus. "It is exciting we get to see some new faces meet some new people," said Reginelli’s Manager, Caitlin Davis. Tiger Stadium isn’t a stranger to large crowds but the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749122/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749122/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA - It was a day of celebration for 24 employees with C.J. Brown Realtors in Baton Rouge who shared a $1 million Powerball prize from the record-setting May 18 drawing. The winnings were claimed on the group's behalf by Belinda "Kim" Miller, who visited Louisiana Lottery headquarters Friday with 22 of her coworkers. The winning ticket, which matched all five ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749121/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749121/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC33) - Music, food and fun! The forecast for the unofficial start to summer is looking great in south Louisiana. Although our temperatures will be warm, a cool front drifing southward on Friday will bring less-humid air to the area, making for a more comfortable-feel outside. Afternoon highs are forecast to rise into the upper-80s each afternoon under mostly sunny skies, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749124/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749124/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Knowing the funding for the state's voucher program is on shaky ground brings mother Falesha Augustus to tears. Her son loves his new private school, and she's not willing to give up the fight for the scholarships that pay his way there. "Guess what? I haven't told my child, because I am going to do everything that I can do to send him to a better ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749123/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749123/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e CLINTON, LA (WAFB) - Officers are on the scene of a deadly shooting in East Feliciana Parish. There is very little information right now, but we're told it happened around 4 p.m. at a home on Highway 10, near Smith Road, just east of Clinton, LA. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office says one person is dead and another was taken to the hospital via AirMed. WAFB has a crew on the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749125/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:35 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214749125/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Mayor-President Kip Holden warned today that the bridge collapse in Washington should serve as a wake up call for East Baton Rouge Parish. Back in 2011 the Metro Council shot down a $350 million bond proposal for infrastructure issues in the parish. A portion of that would have gone to upgrades on the nearly 80 bridges in the Baton Rouge area. Many are on the verge of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748099/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748099/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) -- Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748373/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:06 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748373/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e GRAND BAYOU, LA (WAFB) - Just two days after a federal court approved a class-action lawsuit for people impacted by the giant Louisiana sinkhole, the company responsible for the salt cavern that caused the sinkhole says they're ready to begin making settlement offers to affected residents. On March 13, Texas-Brine, the Houston based company that owns the salt dome, announced it would ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748101/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:27 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748101/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e HOOVER, AL (WAFB) - LSU's Sean McMullen started the game off with a single but Mark Laird hit into double play to clear the bases and the Tigers went scoreless in the first inning. After Alabama went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first, it was Mason Katz's turn to lead off the inning with a single. But this time it was Raph Rhymes who hit into the double play and one out later the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748100/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:27 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748100/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Investigators say a BMW being driven by 18-year-old Cameron ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748102/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:26 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214748102/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e (Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214747956/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214747956/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e WBRZ BATON ROUGE - An East Feliciana Parish man was slapped with two life sentences plus 100 years for a particularly brutal murder in East Baton Rouge Parish. Dominique Smith was convicted in March and sentenced today for the murder of his former girlfriend, Jessica Palmer, 23, and her three year old son Juan Palmer, Jr. They were found with their throats slashed in a BREC park on Port ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746990/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746990/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e IBERIA PARISH, LA (NBC33) - An infant and a 37-year-old man were sent to the hospital this morning after a car crash. The driver who caused it was allegedly attempting to commit suicide. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that the incident occurred on Hwy 182 shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24. The suspect, Dwayne P. Shaw, 48, allegedly drove his vehicle into oncoming ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746991/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:41:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746991/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA - The Southeastern Conference announced today that Herb Vincent has been hired as Associate Commissioner for Communications for the conference. Vincent currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Director at LSU. He will begin his new role with the SEC in September. "Herb brings a wealth of experience as well as ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746993/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:41:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746993/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - A Ponchatoula man is recovering after being shot in the face Thursday night.According to reports, an officer was patrolling the North Baronne St. area when he saw two men standing in the road, one of which was wearing bloody clothing. The other man took off running when he spotted the officer.Police were unable to find the suspect.The man in the bloody clothing was shot ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746994/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:34 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214746994/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e hearings BATON ROUGE - People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. For hours Friday, the Senate Finance Committee heard requests for cuts to be reversed, for programs to be continued and for spending to increase on services with long waiting lists. It was the day ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214745683/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214745683/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e laws BATON ROUGE - A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive laws. According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit group that tracks gun regulations around the nation, Louisiana's push is contrary to a national trend towards ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214745684/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214745684/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A Vinton man was tracked down in Texas after a Grand Jury indicted him for charges related to incest and cruelty to juveniles. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that the original complaint against the suspect, David Lee Massey, 33, was submitted in July 2012. He was accused of taking nude photographs of three juveniles (11, 13, and 14). Massey ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214745685/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214745685/scat/3a72c8badb1b144e