{"podcast":{"title":"Baton Rouge News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259","podcast_index_feed_id":7575259,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-baton-rouge-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-baton-rouge-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":921,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Baton Rouge News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Baton Rouge—from local news and business to LSU sports, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Baton Rouge News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:17:37.731018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259"},"episode":{"title":"Ascension Parish Steps Back From LAlumina Cleanup | Baton Rouge News","slug":"ascension-parish-steps-back-from-lalumina-cleanup-baton-rouge-news","published_at":"2026-07-28T16:51:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/ascension-parish-steps-back-from-lalumina-cleanup-baton-rouge-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/f0ba969887c5490c","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dd8dca01-d3cd-4862-8df5-95951c20f079.mp3","summary":"Ascension Parish is stepping back from managing the cleanup of the old LAlumina plant, handing over full responsibility to LDEQ and LAlumina, but not before delivering major relief: they covered 40+ acres with their own crews and soil to stop toxic red dust from blowing into homes. While the parish’s formal role ends, they’re staying committed — offering soil from drainage projects to help keep dust at bay as LDEQ oversees the long-term cleanup. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f0ba969887c5490c","meta_description":"Ascension Parish is stepping back from managing the cleanup of the old LAlumina plant, handing over full responsibility to LDEQ and LAlumina, but not befo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":99,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/episodes/ascension-parish-steps-back-from-lalumina-cleanup-baton-rouge-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/ascension-parish-steps-back-from-lalumina-cleanup-baton-rouge-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}