{"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":"Hit-and-Run Laws Under Fire | Baton Rouge News","slug":"hit-and-run-laws-under-fire-baton-rouge-news","published_at":"2026-09-16T16:38:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/hit-and-run-laws-under-fire-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/f1bc984f1aef54b6","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/05469836-1070-494c-bfa5-7dad959888e4.mp3","summary":"A woman in Livingston suffered life-altering injuries after a drunk driver hit her on Highway 190 and fled—leading to the arrest of 36-year-old James Middleton for hit-and-run and DUI. Her family, still reeling from a previous hit-and-run that injured their grandson, is demanding harsher penalties. They’re joined by advocate Holly Crow, whose daughter died in a hit-and-run, who helped pass “Jody’s Law” and now pushes for a 20-year max prison sentence and new “Jody Alerts” to track down fleeing drivers. 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. Sources: https://www.wbrz.com/news/1-injured-in-hit-and-run-crash-livingston-family-calling-for-harsher-penalties-for-hit-and-runs/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f1bc984f1aef54b6 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"A woman in Livingston suffered life-altering injuries after a drunk driver hit her on Highway 190 and fled—leading to the arrest of 36-year-old James Midd…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":76,"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/hit-and-run-laws-under-fire-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/hit-and-run-laws-under-fire-baton-rouge-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}