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The East Baton Rouge school system is recruiting California teachers.

A private teacher-recruitment agency accused of extortion.

Jindal decides not to seek $300 million in high-speed rail money.

ESPN's College Gameday program will be in Baton Rouge this week for the LSU-Florida game.

LSU baseball team visits the White House.

An anti-bond issue rally in Central drew about 100 people.

Baton Rouge ranks third in the nation in construction job growth, according to a new report.

State Police are starting to enforce new driving laws, including one that requires all passengers in a vehicle to wear seat belts.

The EPA is requiring Formosa Plastics Corp. to pay $13 million for a pollution violations at its plants in Texas and Baton Rouge. "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified extensive leaks during inspections of the facilities, leading to the penalty and equipment upgrades," The Houston Chronicle reported.

A group of Metro Council members want to delay the Nov. 14 vote on Kip Holden's $900 million bond issue for capital improvements. They are considering calling a special meeting Oct. 12 to vote on the delay, The Advocate reports.

Developer Tommy Spinosa has submited his plans for Rouzan.

Chelsea's and the state Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control have reached an agreement that will allow the bar to sell alcohol.

Ownership issues have surfaced about the land for the $247 million Alive riverfront attraction that is a key part of Mayor Kip Holden's $900 million bond proposal.

Missing 12-year-old boy found after a search.

Louisiana ranks worst in a report on deadly domestic violence cases.

A man was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to women in a Denham Springs park.

Baton Rouge Police Department gets $500,000 in state and federal grants. Most of it will be used for extra traffic enforcement.

The Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has just posted a bunch of photos of the True Blood set in Clinton. The show, staring Anna Paquin and Sam Trammell and set in the fictional Louisiana town of Bon Temps, is in its second season.



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Baton Rouge native Lil' Boosie sentenced to two years of prison after pleading guilty to gun and weed charges.

Three men get probation for Southern Band hazing incident.

Gov. Bobby Jindal wants more offshore drilling.

Louisiana Recovery Authority approves $112 million spending plan for Gustav and Ike recovery.

A Baton Rouge man was sentenced for embezzling $178,000 from a Metairie bank in 2006 and 2007.

Southern is looking for a president with a doctorate and fund raising prowess.

Educated adults are leaving Baton Rouge, a new report says.

A 100-pound giant squid was caught off the Louisiana coast.

LSU paid $700,000 to void the final six years of its agreement to play Tulane.

Two middle school girls were arrested Monday for allegedly starting a fire in their school bathroom in Baker.

Downtown businesses announced Monday that they are taking over the popular Wine Walk Wednesday's after a dispute with the event's previous promoters.

In a press release, Karen Dean, general manager of Boudreaux & Thibodeaux, said the owners and managers of Stroube's, Capitol City Grill, The Roux House, Happy's, Schlitz & Giggles, The Wine Loft, Tsunami, Red Star, Punchers, Boudreaux & Thibodeaux and the the soon-to-be-opened, Lucy's, met Monday to discuss the creation of a downtown bar and restaurant alliance to help market the entertainment district together.

The Wine Walk was being managed by an outside promotions company. Similar to a pub crawl, wine lovers can pay a registration fee of $10 to the promoters of the event to enjoy a variety of wine tastings at participating downtown restaurants and bars.
 
Dean said that although the event was initially pitched by the promotions company as an opportunity to market downtown and the businesses, the only people making money turned out to be the promoters themselves. She said the venues were asked to give away the wine, waive cover charges and reduce food and wine prices to spark interest in the event.

The promoters (whom the downtown businesses did not name) never offered to invest or share even a portion of their revenue earned, Dean said, and they refused to defray any of the costs when asked directly.
 
Under the new plan, the registration fee from the wine walk will be managed by the alliance and used to advertise and promote the downtown entertainment district only, Dean said.

"The people who own and manage the participating bars and restaurants have had a vested interest in this event all along," Dean said. "We're excited about working together and building a better downtown Baton Rouge with the revenue earned from the event."

Registration will be in the Manship/Shaw Center breezeway between Stroube's and The Roux House patio. Cost for the event will remain $10, which includes two free two-ounce wine tastings at each venue. Featured wines will be $4 per glass at each establishment. A map and menu of the event will be provided at registration.