Baton Rouge getting smarter?
Is Baton Rouge, dare I say it, embracing the smart growth mindset? More and more, I'm seeing stories and hearing about new projects that tend to point us in that direction.
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: smART City
Vitter to appear at $5,000-a-head gator hunt, fundraiser
U.S. Sen. David Vitter will spend several days this fall raising money for an outside group set up to support him in both state and federal elections, Politico reports, fueling speculation that the Republican may be preparing to run for...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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
News roundup: Incoming LSU president and chancellor gets humanitarian award … U.S. housing starts fell in April but permits surged … La. taps oil spill money to bring 'Top Chef' to New Orleans
Honored: Incoming LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander has received, along with three other Long Beach, Calif., community leaders, the California Conference for Equality and Justice Humanitarian Award. Alexander, currently...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
This month: Bistro Byronz dinner for Community Fund for the Arts
Community Fund for the Arts (CFA) has teamed up with Bistro Byronz (Map it!) this month for a...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Dine) Calendar
State receives applications for more than 100 charter schools
Editor's note: This is a press release provided to Daily Report by the Louisiana Department of Education.
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: News
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
CONTOUR: Hemline@LSU's annual fashion show tonight
Forget what you know about fashion and experience new threads courtesy of Hemline@LSU's seventh annual fashion show, CONTOUR, tonight at 8 p.m. the Lyceum Dean Ballroom (
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Arts
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
Pipelines spill three times as much oil as trains, IEA says
Pipelines in North America spilled three times as much crude oil as trains for comparative distances over an eight-year period, the International Energy Agency reports in a study it based on U.S. Department of Transportation data. However, as...
DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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