Columnists

Facing the pay raise dilemma

Rolfe McCollister

Facing the pay raise dilemma

The greed and a lack of respect for voters exhibited by legislators put Gov. Bobby Jindal in the middle of a dilemma. And it won't end with his veto of a pay raise. Plus: qualifying starts in a week and a number of attractive young candidates are stepping up.


Fueling smart growth

JR Ball

Fueling smart growth

The biggest problem with sprawl? It will drive you nuts. Can rising gas prices and energy costs stop unplanned growth?


Give poor devils their due

John Maginnis

Give poor devils their due

The nuclear blast of the legislative pay raise has vaporized all of the session's accomplishments, including raising ethics standards, slashing business and personal taxes, ramping up highway construction, raising teacher pay and balancing the budget with a nearly $1 billion surplus.


Independence Day

Maggie H. Richardson

Independence Day

Last summer, Cox Communications Technical Support Supervisor Lea Plummer had an idea: create an incentive for the cable provider’s technical staff to work from home.


Value meals and deals

Stephanie Riegel

Value meals and deals

If you watch WAFB-TV, you might have noticed the Double Day restaurant promotions on the Thursday noon newscasts plugging half-price coupons for local restaurants and other small businesses.


What’s really happening?

Tom Cook

What’s really happening?

There has been tremendous speculation about what’s really happening in the Baton Rouge real estate market.


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