Should robots offset dearth of workers in elder care?
If the number of care workers for the elderly across America fails to grow alongside the aging baby boomer generation, many people might end up being cared for by robots, The New York Times reports. According to the Health and Human Services...
DATE: May 20, 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
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Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge will host a whimsical gala perfect for the entire family. The fifth annual Storybook Ball kicks off at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Baton Rouge River Center.
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Family
'Business Report': An in-depth look at B.R.'s newest power broker, John Georges
In 1999, John Georges went into the tugboat business. It was unchartered territory for him. Though he had a successful wholesale distribution company and a thriving video poker business, offshore maritime was a totally new ballgame. The business was...
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Jindal calls on Obama to name a special prosecutor to investigate IRS
Through the Republican Governors Association he leads, Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling on President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS's targeting of conservative groups, Politico reports. "To be blunt, this is...
DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Baton Rouge's new power broker: John Georges
In 1999, John Georges went into the tugboat business. It was unchartered territory for him. Though he had a successful wholesale distribution company and a thriving video poker business, offshore maritime was a totally new ballgame.
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Lane remembered
Family members and friends of Gerald “Gerry” Lane are mourning the passing of the businessman and philanthropist. Lane died May 3 after a long battle with cancer, his family says. He was 82. An Oklahoma native, Lane built a thriving auto...
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
As employees laid off, LSU hospitals may need to pay about $42M
When the LSU Health System turns over state public hospitals to various private operators this summer, its employees will be owed $29 million in "termination pay," while the system could have to pay out another $13 million in unemployment costs,...
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Big Blues?
In May 2010, state and local officials in Columbia, Mo., proudly announced one of Missouri's biggest economic development wins in recent history: IBM was coming to town to open a technology service delivery center that would create 800 permanent...
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Preach, Father John Misty
"You guys having an exciting time at this folk rock show?" Josh Tillman, a.k.a. Father John Misty, snickered last night in between songs at his One Eyed Jacks' performance.
DATE: May 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's the Big Picture
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