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
Go DJ!
Some know Cliff Melerine as DJ Hurricane, the New Orleans-native and Renaissance man in the entertainment industry. He's an "everywhere man" in recording booths, and throughout his career, he's rapped, produced, engineered and mixed tracks.
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Grab a beer for American Craft Beer Week
American Craft Beer Week is in full swing. You still have some time to celebrate by grabbing a specialty brew at your favorite Baton Rouge pub. Below, we've got a few special events you shouldn't miss if you're in the beer spirit.
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Dine) Foodies
Legislation would allow drilling to resume at inactive La. wells
Under a new bill making its way through the state Legislature, oil producers would be able to resume work, for a two-year, initial exemption period beginning in July, on inactive wells that had been deemed inactive prior to July 1, 2010. During that...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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
LFEA president: Industry can survive latest proposed cut to film tax credit
Actors, actresses and politicians—including former Gov. Edwin Edwards and his wife, Trina—will be among those attending a private event in Baton Rouge tonight to promote the positive effect the film industry has in the state. And while...
DATE: May 14, 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
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
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
Rising tide
Like everywhere else, the Baton Rouge area had a recession. But, as local elites will constantly remind you, our recession wasn't as bad as most.
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
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