Cashing in on LSU
A second national championship berth in four years means big business for Baton Rouge and everyone who sells the purple and gold.
Where should a revamped downtown East Baton Rouge Library be located?
Issue: December 31, 2007
Christmas ethics
Sen. Cleo Fields played Santa Claus at the Leadership Academy, handing out turkeys and $200 in cash. If there are any more elections in his future, the move smells funny and should be addressed in the new ethics codes for state officials. Also: Edwards quotes show how Louisiana got its bad image, EBR schools dodge a bullet with collective bargaining vote, congratulations to Clesi and here's to a great 2008.
StartUp
January 1, 2008
Livingston tract sells
The excitement about Juban Crossing is now filtering through to the residential market.
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Temperature’s rising
Bocage is one of Baton Rouge’s hottest subdivisions thanks to family ties, a convenient location and upscale homes.
Building boom
The Capital Region’s petrochemical industry is planning and proceeding with billions of dollars worth of projects that will add thousands of jobs.
The final chapter
College Supply, a longtime North Gates bookseller, closes its doors after years of mounting competition and declining sales.
Family feud
Restaurateurs Johnny DeAngelo and Louis DeAngelo Jr. are bickering over use of the family name.
Build it and they will come, really
OLOL is counting on private donations to build a freestanding children’s hospital in B.R.
A fumble on the play
If you thought tickets to the BCS Championship Game between LSU and Ohio State were a bit on the pricey side, consider the cost to advertise in the game day program.
The color of money
Green building has caught fire in Baton Rouge, with several projects that are recently completed or under way.
Designing solutions
For husband and wife architects Ursula Emery McClure and Michael McClure, no job is too small or too complicated to conquer.
Daring designs
Three area homes have contemporary and modern designs, but are still home at their core.
All the news that fits
One man's predictions for 2008. In the cards for the upcoming year: a move for Miles, passage for Pinnacle plan, a shake-up on the Metro Council and the fate of Jindal's ethics plan.
A fight among friends
It was assumed that Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal would have trouble with largely Democratic state Senate, while the Republican heavy state House would be a piece of cake. Naturally, it's not working out that way.
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