Connecting Baton Rouge - A Baton Rouge City Guide - Resident and Visitors Guide for Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge News
Baton Rouge News
Local news for Baton Rouge, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Doctors research drug combo to fight certain breast cancer Scientists think two drugs could spell hope for women with a certain kind of breast cancer. Deputy director takes over at Stennis Space Center Published: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:25 a.m. Gene Goldman, the acting director at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, was officially given the ... Louisiana Agent Charged with Pocketing Fraudulent Commissions A Baton Rouge, La., insurance agent has been arrested, issued a cease and desist order, a notice of license revocation and a fine for insurance fraud, theft and forgery. Vitter: Former Governor Treen backs son-in-law for judge A former Louisiana governor is "adding insult to injury" by lobbying for his son-in-law to be nominated for a federal judgeship in place of U.S. Attorney David Dugas, Sen. Jindal enacts state government hiring freeze BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal partially froze state government hiring Thursday, hoping to save more than $25 million this year and start coping with a projected $1.3 billion shortfall in the next ... Jindal health care plan raises questions BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's health care revamp has raised numerous questions among hospitals that would be affected by the proposal, especially since they had no input in it. $5 BILLION in storm aid to La. not spent Posted November 19, 2008 BATON ROUGE (AP) - More than one-third of the $13.4 billion in federal block grant aid given to Louisiana after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita remains unspent, according to information provided Tuesday to the state's hurricane recovery panel. Though the money all has been earmarked to specific recovery programs, about $5 billion hasn't been used three years after the storms, Paul Rainwater, the governor's hurricane recovery chief, told the Louisiana Recovery Authority board. american press