Livin’ large
A trio of new projects--including two residential--will add to the changing face of downtown Baton Rouge.
Was Gov. Bobby Jindal right to reject a plan to continue automatic pay raises for state workers?
Issue: August 14, 2007
Get back to your cubicle at once!
Put down the break room coffee cake and try these six exercises for office weight loss.
Paging Robo-Doc
Ochsner Medical Center is finding new uses for its surgical robot, which provides patients with less invasive procedures and the hospital with larger profit potential.
Stable condition
LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport offers a few lessons on how to make a university hospital work in Louisiana.
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When the COWs come home
Hospitals embrace electronic records as part of the drive to upgrade their IT infrastructures.
You gotta know when to fold ’em
Our Lady of the Lake CEO Bob Davidge, who has announced his retirement effective January 2008, shares his thoughts on a roller-coaster industry.
An age-old problem
One in five Americans will be 65 by 2020, pointing to an increasing likelihood that more people will deal with elder care in the near future.
Moving up
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A blueprint for reform
Blueprint Louisiana, a group of prominent business leaders from around the state has set forth five major goals for the next governor and the new Legislature. It's an ambitious agenda, and it could run into thorny problems.
Tom Cook: Perkins site sells
A site on Perkins Road just east of Bluebonnet has sold for $2.1 million or about $12.85 per square foot.
Our stupid state
The state superintendent of education says that Louisiana's public school system is a failure. Look at the numbers and you see he's right. No wonder our best and brightest are leaving Louisiana.
Livin’ large
A trio of new projects--including two residential--will add to the changing face of downtown Baton Rouge.
Good morning from WGMB
Another new local news show hits the airwaves this month, marking the sixth new newscast in the Baton Rouge area since January. Unlike the others, however, this one is a morning show.
Captive audiences
Louisiana might join trend of states allowing companies to establish in-house self-insurance.
Target locked
Despite the array of issues that could come out of the agriculture commissioner’s race, the entire contest amounts to nothing more than a referendum on Bob Odom’s competence and trustworthiness.
Waiting for the Green Light
A proposed connector between Picardy Avenue and Perkins Road would relieve traffic congestion—but would require a bridge over Dawson Creek and a railroad underpass.
Airline service stinks
A recent trip hammered home this thought: airlines have poor customer service and they're a bunch of liars. Someone needs to figure out the problems and improve the experience. Also: Boston trip is another taxpayer rip-off, its time to scrap July elections and Los Angeles real estate prices put Baton Rouge in perspective.
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