News roundup: LSU and Arkansas set for another football showdown the day after Thanksgiving … Four B.R. TV stations included in $270M sale … Vietnam newspaper spotlights La. officials at deltas conference

Pig skin and turkey leftovers: LSU and Arkansas will once again square off for another Friday afternoon football game this year on the day after Thanksgiving, the SEC and CBS announced today. Kickoff for the Tigers and the...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Office Parks Get a Makeover

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: News

Memorial Day observance at USS Kidd Sunday

A memorial service will be held in the Louisiana Memorial Plaza adjacent to the museum at 11 a.m. Sunday. The keynote speaker will be former congressman and U.S. Army veteran William Henson Moore III, who is one of the USS Kidd's founders. The Baton...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Events

iMBEANCE launch party at the Spanish Moon

A new fashion line will make its debut Saturday night with an over-the-top costume party. iMBEANCE will launch its Tim Burton/Batman series—titled “Marilyn's Revenge” and featuring outlandish fashion based on villains from...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Arts

Artists explore the heart in new Beauregard Gallery exhibit

Four artists have teamed up to display works on the theme of the heart and influences of the supernatural for a new exhibit at Beauregard Gallery (

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Arts

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

Road trip: Live painting battle in New Orleans

A few Baton Rouge artists will take a drive to the Crescent City to show off their live painting skills Friday night. Gasa Gasa (

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Arts

Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012

CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5% increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Poll finds most Louisianans back Medicaid expansion

Despite resistance from Gov. Bobby Jindal and other Southern governors to expanding Medicaid, most Louisiana residents support the idea, according to a poll released today. The survey found most people in Southern states, including Louisiana, favor...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

EBR has relatively low percentage of daily commuters, report says

While daily commuters to East Baton Rouge from outside the parish are often considered the cause of snarled traffic on the city's roadways during rush hours, the parish ranks relatively low compared to other highly populated Louisiana parishes and...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report