'American Idol' Baton Rouge auditions: The recap

The Baton Rouge audition show for American Idol lasted only an hour Thursday and the city produced fewer Hollywood contestants than either Chicago or New York. But if we've seen this season's winner yet, he or she comes from Red Stick.

In a season that so far has been worryingly short on talent that viewers could rally behind, Baton Rouge showed us at least a half-dozen serious contenders. Among...