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07/19/11 An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has indicted Torrence "Lil Boosie" Hatch on charges he allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a second state prison. File / AP"Lil Boosie," whose real name is Torrence Hatch, is pictured on the...
07/19/11 THR Staff The Baton Rouge, La.-based rapper is also facing first-degree murder charges. read more
07/15/11 District Attorney Hillar Moore says to keep fighting crime in Baton Rouge, he has no choice but to propose a direct tax to the voters. Moore says Mayor Holden's proposed bond package doesn't cover his office's needs.
07/15/11 STAT Home Health received a 2010 Louisiana Home Health Capstone Quality Award presented by eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana at the 2011 Louisiana Medicare Quality Summit held in Baton Rouge on April 29. STAT Home Health services patients in Baton Rouge, LaPlace, Houma, New Orleans, Slidell, Covington and the surrounding areas. With this award, STAT ...
07/15/11 A Baton Rouge rapper already in jail facing murder charges has now been indicted for allegedly trying to get codeine syrup into the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
07/13/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. Former Gov. Edwin Edwards was the center of attention as he attended his first public event since completing his confinement for a federal corruption conviction. Edwards, 83, spoke briefly at Tuesday night's Foundation for Historical Louisiana awards dinner in Baton Rouge, where the four-time former governor's biographer, Leo Honeycutt ...
07/13/11 Few conference games were as thrilling as last year's Southeastern Conference showdown between Florida and LSU at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.Considering the number of starters both teams have coming back on each side of the ball, this year's rematch in Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 8 promises...
07/12/11 LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson runs with the ball as Alabama's Damion Square fails to make a tackle Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. LSU won 24-21.
07/08/11 Robert Chapman Jr. sits at his desk Thursday in his Baton Rouge office. Chapman, a 1997 Ellender High and 2002 Southern University graduate, fulfilled his lifelong goal of becoming a lawyer in 2010.
07/08/11 A Livingston woman is behind bars after leading police on a chase through Baton Rouge with her one-year-old inside a stolen car that ended when she hit a telephone pole.
07/07/11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU and Entergy officials are encouraging energy-efficient electric cars, installing two new vehicle chargers on the university's Baton Rouge campus.
07/07/11 High School Combine The Just Maximizing Potential High School Combine takes place July 9 at Redemptorist High in Baton Rouge for incoming freshmen through seniors. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register by visiting www.justmp.com. For more information, e-mail infor@justmp.com or call 381-2257.
07/06/11 Two people from Baton Rouge have been arrested in connection with a shooting Wednesday outside a Port Allen nightclub.
07/06/11 Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Sherri H. LeBas announced that LA Swift, the service that provides coach bus rides between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, has been extended through June 30, 2012 thanks to a $2.3 million grant awarded to DOTD by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
07/06/11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Edwin Edwards, the former four-term governor who spent decades in the public spotlight, filed paperwork in private Wednesday and quietly regained his freedom after nine years of confinement for a corruption conviction. The 83-year-old Democrat completed six months of home detention and regular reporting to a Baton Rouge halfway house, one of his remaining requirements ...
07/05/11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A commuter bus service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans has been extended for another year. The state says LA Swift received a $3 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. The service will be funded by the grant and a passenger charge of $5 each way.
07/03/11 LSU Head Coach Les Miles talks to quarterback Jarrett Lee during a college football game against Tennessee at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. By Leslie Westbrook October 2, 2010
07/02/11 Early Saturday afternoon, Baton Rouge held its first ever Beer Fest at the River Center.
07/02/11 Baton Rouge- - (Associated Press) As the Fourth of July weekend kicks off, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it has reopened four wildlife management areas closed since May due to the high river waters that have flooded many parts of the state. The department says it has reopened all areas of the Attakapas and Three Rivers wildlife areas. The Attakapas wildlife area is ...
07/01/11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge businesswoman and 2 of her employees have been indicted on federal charges of health care fraud totaling at least $349,000.
07/01/11 High school combine The Just Maximizing Potential High School Combine takes place July 9 at Redemptorist High in Baton Rouge for incoming freshmen to seniors. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 
