News roundup: LSU board to take up lawsuit appeal, hospital agreements Tuesday … U.S. durable goods orders rise in April … Summer travel forecast relatively flat
On the agenda: At a special meeting Tuesday, the LSU Board of Supervisors will consider authorizing an appeal of an April 25 judgment against the board in a lawsuit brought by several media outlets regarding public release of...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Authentic jambalaya cook-off at Gonzales Jambalaya Festival
There’s no better time to test Gonzales’s "Jambalaya Capital of the World" claim than at the Jambalaya Festival held over Memorial Day weekend. Gonzales will once again host its annual four-day festival complete with carnival rides, a 5K...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Dine) Du Jour
Vitter to appear at $5,000-a-head gator hunt, fundraiser
U.S. Sen. David Vitter will spend several days this fall raising money for an outside group set up to support him in both state and federal elections, Politico reports, fueling speculation that the Republican may be preparing to run for...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Heads up: 225 Hot off the Press next week
225 will host another Hot off the Press event Thursday, May 30, at Rock-n-Sake (Map...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Dine) Roundup
BRAC recommends raising bar on TOPS
As part of its push to give higher education management boards authority over setting tuition and fees—instead of the Legislature—BRAC is taking on one of the state's most sacred cows: TOPS. In a report released this morning, BRAC...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Louisiana exports reach record high in first quarter
A 15.6% increase in goods shipped out of the state during the first quarter placed Louisiana among the top five states in the country for worldwide exporting, according to a new report from the World Trade Center of New Orleans. The overall value of...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Bernanke signals Fed will continue stimulus efforts … Oman using solar power to pump oil … NASA taps Texas firm to see whether 3-D printed food can fuel a mission to Mars
Holding steady: Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs. In testimony to the Joint Economic...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Bodybuilders on display at the Red Stick Classic
The best of the best in bodybuilding will show off their muscles and physique Saturday at the Crowne Plaza hotel (
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Events
This Week's Movies
Fast and Furious 6 (in theaters Friday)
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Movies
The Hangover Part III hits theaters Thursday
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and the bearded wonder Zach Galifianakis are back for one last road trip in The Hangover Part III, out Thursday. After heading to Thailand in the underwhelming 2011 sequel, the Wolfpack will take a joy ride to bring...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Movies
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