{"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":1081,"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":"2026-07-13T02:18:51.440460+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259"},"episode":{"title":"Baker Park Gets Major Baseball Upgrade","slug":"baker-park-gets-major-baseball-upgrade","published_at":"2026-06-19T22:27:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/baker-park-gets-major-baseball-upgrade","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7c4fc5b9-14b7-47c4-9801-ea3b4565ee56.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7c4fc5b9-14b7-47c4-9801-ea3b4565ee56.mp3","summary":"Baker’s parks are getting a major upgrade—with a brand new $4-5 million ballfield complex at Baker Park designed for youth leagues and tournaments, complete with four fields, 80+ parking spots, covered seating, batting cages, and shaded dugouts. This project, alongside improvements at South Magnolia and Greenwood, aims to boost local businesses by attracting travel teams and visitors. Plans also include walking loops, fitness gear, and new soccer fields, with construction slated to begin in spring 2027 and wrap by spring 2028. Community input is still welcome. Support the show: Get a discount at https://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/0334277d3473febb","meta_description":"Baker’s parks are getting a major upgrade—with a brand new $4-5 million ballfield complex at Baker Park designed for youth leagues and tournaments, comple…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":90,"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/baker-park-gets-major-baseball-upgrade/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/baker-park-gets-major-baseball-upgrade.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}