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
Gone Country
Country music fans will no doubt have a big Memorial Day weekend as the Bayou Country Superfest lands in Tiger Stadium.
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
LSU beats Alabama in its opening SEC Baseball Tournament game
The three runs scored by LSU in the first inning of its opening SEC Baseball Tournament game against Alabama were all the Tigers needed to win. The Tigers' 3-0 win over Alabama today means LSU will next take on Arkansas at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Cody...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
State education chief supports public vote on B.R. breakaway district
John White, Louisiana's education superintendent, says he supports giving the public the ability to vote on creating a new school district in southeast East Baton Rouge Parish. But he says he's not taking a position on whether creating the district...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
RDA committee recommends loan approval for Government Street 'model block' project
A $700,000 gap loan for Danny McGlynn to renovate the Darensbourg building on Government Street, as well as upgrade several neighboring buildings on the 2900 block of the Mid City street, will be taken up by the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment...
DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Daft Punk and Kanye flex their egos
While Daft Punk releases its second-best album in its 20-year career, Kanye West is still an egomaniac.
DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's the Big Picture
Six Zach Galifianakis clips funnier than The Hangover Part III
In theaters Friday: Before Midnight, Epic,
DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Movie Filter
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
New La. seafood certification program gives seal of approval to first product
The first product to carry the Certified Authentic Louisiana Wild Seafood label was announced at LSU Tuesday by officials behind the certification and branding campaign. The Vermilion Bay Sweet White Shrimp gumbo pack is the first of what officials...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Dine) Roundup
This year's La. charter school applications double 2012's
Seven of the country's strongest charter school operators—including two with proven track records of success in New Orleans—have applied to open charter schools in north Baton Rouge. The groups are among 35 organizations that have...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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