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 News.Net http://www.batonrougenews.net/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:48 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:48 -0500 30 email NEW ROADS, LA (WAFB) - Thursday morning, Judge Alvin Batiste will make a crucial decision in the high profile Victoria Gosserand case. Gosserand's attorney Lewis Unglesby wants the district... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33009980&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:38 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33009980&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e WEBSTER PARISH, LA (WAFB) – A gas stove may be to blame for the death of a Webster Parish man. State Fire Marshall Butch Browning says the sole resident of a home in Cotton Valley was killed in ... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33009981&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:37 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33009981&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e PORT ALLEN — The City Council agreed Wednesday to consider a proposed ordinance changing the name of Village Street to Tracy Porter Street in honor of the New Orleans Saints player and Port Alle... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007523&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:56 -0500 The Advocate http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007523&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e BOSSIER CITY -- Top-seeded Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 64-60, today in the opening round of the SWAC women's basketball tournament. The Jaguars advance to a semifinal contest at 5:30 p.m. Fr... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007522&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:53 -0500 The Advocate http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007522&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e WOODVILLE, MS (WAFB) - Wilkinson County detectives are investigating a suspected arson at a hunting camp just outside of Woodville, Mississippi. Camp owner Max Himmel says someone broke into his camp... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007524&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:10 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007524&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e SATSUMA, LA (WAFB) – 18 Hispanic men were taken off a job site in Satsuma and place into the Livingston Parish Prison. Investigators believe that more than a dozen workers are illegal immigrants... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007525&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:09 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33007525&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e ZACHARY, LA (WAFB) - Police have identified a body found by workers along a gravel road Monday. Kelvin Moore was found shot to death near McHugh Road by workers with the Department of Public Works ar... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004367&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:10 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004367&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Drivers who discover their vehicles have been towed away will be paying more to get them back. The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved a 20 percent increase in rat... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004369&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:08 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004369&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e email NEW ROADS, LA (WAFB) - He was known as one of the best educators around New Roads. For 29 years, Edward Nelson was the man who made an impression on hundreds of kids in Pointe Coupee Parish. Th... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004368&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:07 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004368&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has proposed a nearly $3.4 billion funding formula for public school districts that's $72 million more than the funding... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004370&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:06 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004370&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A man accused a fatal workplace shooting was officially charged Wednesday. Richard Matthews was indicted on two counts of first degree murder and five counts of attempted fir... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004371&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:04 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33004371&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e DONALDSONVILLE — City Council members split Tuesday over how far to push Ascension Parish government on hiring a local resident to manage the west bank recreation program if the parish takes ove... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33000556&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:50:26 -0500 The Advocate http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33000556&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e HAMMOND, LA (WAFB) - Two Florida men were arrested late Tuesday night at a hotel after drugs and guns were found in their rooms. Roberto Sanchez, Jr., 32, and Michael Caruso, 24, were arrested shortl... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33000558&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:03 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33000558&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans coroner says a Houston energy executive drowned in the Mississippi River, and apparently hit his forehead as he fell from a steamboat dock. Dr. Frank Minyard said W... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33000559&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:01 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=33000559&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e SATSUMA, LA (WAFB) - More than a dozen illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday morning after authorities conducted an impromptu roundup in Livingston Parish. Sheriff's deputies say 18 undocume... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32993782&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:08 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32993782&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e View all » Hip Boot Joe, a local up-and-coming country band will be playing Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Park Place in Gonzales, LA.Hip Boot Joe recently released a new CD titled "Louisiana ... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32990282&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:23:30 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32990282&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A judge has set a date for the trial of a man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman and beating her to death in 1985. District Judge Tony Marabella set an Aug. 9 trial date f... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32987078&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:29:26 -0500 WAFB 9 http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32987078&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos continued beefing up their defensive line with the signing of unrestricted free agent Jarvis Green, who spent his first eight NFL seasons in New England. G... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32984177&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:20 -0500 The Advocate http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32984177&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e The Southern women’s basketball team may have won an outright Southwestern Athletic Conference championship, but individual honors were in short supply. The Jaguars failed to land a player on t... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32984178&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:18 -0500 The Advocate http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32984178&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e On a night when rain seemed inevitable, Southern University and Southeastern Louisiana played nine innings without so much as a sprinkle. If only the Jaguars could shake the gloom of their early-seas... http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32984179&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:16 -0500 The Advocate http://feeds.batonrougenews.net/?rid=32984179&cat=3a72c8badb1b144e