CABL: Compromise on the budget

Amid all the political theater that has surrounded this year's state budget, CABL says, some good things have happened. The Revenue Estimating Conference found...

DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Gratis workouts done poolside

Poolside yoga made a splash in the Capital City last summer, and this hot fitness trend is back! Till the end of June, Lululemon Athletica will sponsor a complimentary class every Saturday, weather permitting, at 9 a.m. on the pool...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: (AR) Health & Beauty

Sports roundup: Saints 'don’t have much room to work with' on salary cap … 'USA Today' highlights field trip to Tiger Stadium … Morgan reportedly leaving LSU men’s basketball team

Capped out: According to the most recent update from ESPN, the New Orleans Saints are $1.6 million under the NFL salary cap. "The Saints don’t have much room to work with," says Pat Yasinskas of ESPN "They’ll need more...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Kids and Summer Weight Gain

In the ongoing childhood obesity debate, the school lunch is the perpetual whipping boy. However, there's good reason to be concerned about children's weight gain over the summer when they're at home.

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Spatula Diaries

Confusing tax code hindering La. competitiveness

The effective tax rate in Louisiana is actually lower than it is in Texas, but it's just too complicated for out-of-state employers to realize it, a Republican lawmaker says. Rep. Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport says the Lone Star State is "whipping...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Avoiding the Horrible Hundred

Finally! A Top 100 list Louisiana has been fortunate to avoid.

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Unleashed

City-parish hopes to have police relocated into former Woman's Hospital by year's end

If the Metro Council approves amending this year's capital improvement budget to free up $11 million for the purchase of the former Woman's Hospital campus on Airline Highway, the Baton Rouge Police Department's headquarters could be relocated there...

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Real Estate Weekly

City-parish hopes to have police relocated into former Woman's Hospital by year's end

If the Metro Council approves amending this year's capital improvement budget to free up $11 million for the purchase of the former Woman's Hospital campus on Airline Highway, the Baton Rouge Police Department's headquarters could be relocated there...

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Real Estate Weekly

Representatives disagree on whether Senate will OK budget deal

Shreveport Rep. Alan Seabaugh, a top Republican in the state House of Representatives, predicts that the nearly $25 billion budget plan his chamber approved on Friday will not survive the Senate. And even if it does, he says, Gov. Bobby Jindal will...

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

'Real Estate Weekly': Police could be relocated into former Woman's Hospital by year's end

If the Metro Council approves amending this year's capital improvement budget to free up $11 million for the purchase of the former Woman's Hospital campus on Airline Highway, the Baton Rouge Police Department's headquarters could be relocated there...

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report