'National Geographic' spotlights eroding La. coastline, restoration projects
For its weekly "In Focus" feature, National Geographic today is shining a spotlight on the eroding Louisiana coastline. The article notes what many Louisianans already know only too well: that the area is one of the fastest-disappearing...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Dalai Lama kicks off New Orleans visit … Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG plan … Judge delays trial for ex-BP engineer charged in Gulf oil spill case
The word: The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion today to New Orleans, a city plagued by persistent street violence. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader expressed condolences to victims of a shooting spree at a...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'225': How to do Las Vegas on $300
2 Broke Guys is a trio of gentlemen who want to experience everything the best cities have to offer. In the May issue of 225, the crew showed the magazine how to do Las Vegas on a measly budget of $300. Most say this would be an impossible...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
La. jobless rate up in April, fourth month in a row
Louisiana's unemployment rate rose in April for the fourth straight month, as fewer people reported having work. While the labor force was basically flat, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people who reported having...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Louisiana's first charter school union is formed
The first charter school–based labor union in Louisiana has been formed by teachers at Morris Jeff Community School in Mid-City New Orleans, The Times-Picayune reports. The school's board of directors voted unanimously Thursday night to...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Rouzan viable with or without a library, representatives say
If the East Baton Rouge Library Board of Control does, in fact, decide to pull the plug on the long-planned Rouzan library and relocate the branch elsewhere—as board members indicated at Thursday's meeting they may well do—the...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Galvez Plaza stage sculpture completion delayed again
Completion of the Galvez Plaza sculpture and stage cover has been delayed yet again, this time due to filming in the area. The nearly $1 million, stainless steel sculpture and stage cover at North Boulevard Town Square is now slated to be finished...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'225 Dine': Chow down for National Burger Month
May is National Burger Month, and the Red Stick has more than a few options if what you want is a great burger. Each week, Maxwell's Market locations have been celebrating the American staple...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
LaPolitics by Maginnis: Potential money move to fund vouchers
The burning question in the Capitol is, where will Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration find the estimated $40 million needed to fund 8,000 voucher slots, after the Supreme Court ruled the money cannot come from the Minimum Foundation Program? One...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: LSU graduates 3,735 at 280th commencement … Gauge of U.S. economy's future health up in April … Future retirees at risk of downward mobility, Pew finds
Book ends: When LSU wraps up its 280th commencement ceremonies later today, it will have handed out 3,735 degrees, including 22 to faculty and staff members. The ceremonies feature 416 people who graduated with academic honors.
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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