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  • Kid chef shows how to cook dirty rice Play Video

    May 3, 2013 5:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - News 2 at 4 welcomed a very special chef to the program today, kid chef Eliana de Las Casas. She showed how to prepare the dirty rice recipe in her cookbook, "Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana." Eliana is also holding a book launch party and cooking... more »
  • LSU Libraries previews book bazaar Play Video

    February 27, 2013 5:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Volunteer Coordinator Alana Amaro said the LSU Book Bazaar will have over 68,000 books to choose from. It offers books in dozens of categories, from contemporary fiction and non-fiction to rare and collectible books, all at a fraction of the retail price. All the funds... more »
  • Readers of Armstrong book sue over denial of drug use

    January 24, 2013 3:46 PM

    SAN FRANCISCO - Readers of Lance Armstrong's two books detailing his cycling accomplishments are suing the disgraced athlete and his publishers because of his denials of drug use. A lawsuit was filed in federal court in Sacramento on Tuesday by several consumers who bought the best-selling books, including Rob Stutzman,... more »
  • Fed survey: Most US regions show moderate growth

    October 10, 2012 4:26 PM

    WASHINGTON - Nearly all regions of the United States are reporting that stronger housing markets have helped boost economic growth since the middle of August, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve. The Fed says growth improved in 10 of its 12 regional banking districts, while leveling off in... more »
  • Book: Obama hoped to try bin Laden, if captured

    October 3, 2012 1:59 PM

    WASHINGTON - A new book says President Barack Obama hoped to put Osama bin Laden on trial if he had surrendered during a U.S. raid. In a book on the raid that killed bin Laden, author Mark Bowden quotes Obama as saying he thought he could make a strong political... more »
  • Parents concerned about book's topic, language for 3rd graders Play Video

    February 27, 2012 10:37 PM

    WEST BATON ROUGE- Some parents are questioning school officials' decision to have third graders at Lukeville Upper Elementary in Brusly read a book about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Their concern isn't only about the topic being taught to 8-year-olds, but about how it's being taught, with the n-word. ... more »
  • Former Angola death row inmate wins book prize

    September 26, 2011 2:40 PM

    DAYTON, Ohio - A convict-journalist's prison memoir and a fictional epic woven from the Korean War are this year's winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Wilbert Rideau won the nonfiction award for "In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance." It recounts his life... more »
  • Sarah Palin signs books in Baton Rouge

    November 30, 2010 12:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Former Alaska governor and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin visited a Baton Rouge bookstore today to sign copies of her new book "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag." Palin stopped by the Books A Million in Towne Center to meet and greet... more »
  • People line up early for access to Palin signing

    November 28, 2010 10:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Although Sarah Palin's book signing in Baton Rouge isn't until Tuesday, people were standing in line as early as 4:00 a.m. so they could get access. The eager customers are hoping to get a bracelet that will get them into Palin's book signing event Nov. 30... more »
  • Sarah Palin to promote new book in Baton Rouge

    November 17, 2010 1:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Sarah Palin will be promoting her new book "America by Heart" in Baton Rouge at the end of the month. According to publisher Harper Collins, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate and governor of Alaska will be at the Towne Center Books-A-Million on Nov. 30 starting at... more »
  • Jindal out of state until Tuesday promoting new book

    November 16, 2010 5:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE- There is a wide range of opinions concerning Governor Bobby Jindal's latest trip out of state. The governor's stops include New York, California and Washington, D.C. as he promotes his new book, "Leadership and Crisis." Other stops include a gubernatorial campaign fundraiser and the Republican Governors Association... more »
  • Jindal says new book is about his concerns for America

    November 15, 2010 4:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE - As Gov. Bobby Jindal embarks on a weeklong tour to support his new book, "Leadership and Crisis," the Republican governor says that his sights are firmly set on a future re-election campaign in Louisiana. In an interview Monday, Jindal definitively swore off running for president in 2012... more »
  • Jindal to promote book in California

    November 12, 2010 5:17 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Next week Gov. Bobby Jindal will promote his new book "Leadership and Crisis" in California in a meeting to be aired on C-SPAN. The Nov. 20 event is coordinated by the Young America's Foundation, which operates the Reagan Ranch. Jindal will be participate in a discussion from... more »
  • Former governor, Katrina victims react to Bush book

    November 9, 2010 10:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE - People said former President George Bush's memoir, "Decision Points," opens old wounds in Louisiana, but it also opens eyes to a different side of Hurricane Katrina. Bush acknowledges in the book that he could have done a better job responding to the country's worst natural disaster.... more »
  • Jindal criticizes President Obama in new book

    November 9, 2010 11:17 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal calls the Obama administration "lackadaisical" in his new book, set to be released next week. The Governor discusses what he calls a slow response by the federal government to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In the book, Jindal writes that the President was more... more »
  • Library book returned 35 years late

    October 23, 2010 11:48 AM

    A novel checked out in 1975 from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. library is back in the stacks. The long-term lender is alumnus Pat Harkin, who found the book of Leon Uris' "QB VII" in a box. He says he planned to return it for... more »
  • Release date pushed back in Jindal's book

    August 23, 2010 11:04 AM

    Governor Jindal's book has a new release date. "Real Hope, Real Change: New Conservative Solutions to Rescue America," will be released in November. The book, which the governor is writing with a co-author, was supposed to go on sale in July. The massive oil spill in the Gulf... more »
  • Brees brings book to Baton Rouge bash

    July 25, 2010 7:03 PM

    Hundreds of fans lined up outside Border's Bookstore late last night and this morning to get a glimpse of the legendary field general. Drew Brees visited Baton Rouge to sign thousands of books for die hard fans. "This is for Drew you know," said super-fan Edward Becker, known to... more »
  • Jindal starts getting paid for book deal

    May 20, 2010 9:39 AM

    Gov. Bobby Jindal has started making money from his recent book deal. On his 2009 personal financial disclosure report, Jindal reported income of between $50,000 and $99,999 last year from the contract with Regnery Publishing to write his memoir - tentatively titled "On Solid Ground." The Jindal camp says the... more »
  • Actress writes self-esteem book

    April 13, 2010 8:38 PM

    Actress Elizabeth Berkley is using her experience to write a self-help book for teenagers based on questions she's gotten over the years. "Ask Elizabeth" is expected to be released next spring. Its described as a "self-esteem handbook for teen girls." Berkley is 37 and is best known for the sitcom... more »
  • Things to say and not to say when someone loses a loved one

    March 25, 2010 7:16 AM

    Things not to say: "You have to be strong." The pain is so intense that to be told I must be anything is incomprehensible. "What can I do for you?" I just wanted my loved one back. I had no idea what to do about anything and... more »
  • Brees memoir to be published in summer

    March 17, 2010 12:57 PM

    A memoir by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will be going on sale the week before Gov. Bobby Jindal's autobiography. Tyndale House Publishers - a Christian publisher that added inspirational and motivational sports stories to its mix in 2007 - announced Wednesday that it plans to release Brees'... more »
  • Jindal book to be released in July

    February 18, 2010 10:21 AM

    Gov. Bobby Jindal's upcoming book is promising to be more than just an autobiography of the Louisiana governor, but also a political treatise on his vision for the Republican Party. "On Solid Ground: Returning to America's Core Values," to be written by Jindal and Hoover Institution research fellow Peter Schweizer,... more »
  • Edwin Edwards biography on shelves now

    February 15, 2010 7:50 AM

    A new biography on former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is on bookshelves now. Former 2une In anchor Leo Honeycutt sat down with Whitney with a look at the book and rare pictures. There will be a book signing tonight at 6 p.m. at the Barnes & Nobel at Citiplace. more »
  • Holocaust survivor visits Baton Rouge students

    November 2, 2009 7:02 AM

    Parkview Baptist School will host a visit from Holocaust survivor and world-traveling author of the award-winning book Four Perfect Pebbles, Marion Blumenthal Lazan. PBS middle school students will have the opportunity to meet Mrs. Lazan and to hear firsthand about her experiences as a nine year old child interned with... more »

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