Three challengers face long odds in their quest to topple Mayor Kip Holden. A look at the races Baton Rouge will be talking about in our insider’s guide to the upcoming election.
Many "regular Americans" are set to speak at this week's Democratic convention, talking about how much they are struggling under the Bush Administration. We should thank God every day we live in America, instead of whining to politicians and the media. Also: Louisiana gets in the video game business and Olympics reflect life.
August 26, 2008 issue
Businesses take different approaches to managing the cost of employees’ parking.
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The newly signed federal bill aims to help struggling homeowners while providing a much-needed stimulus to the housing downturn.
Jim Clinton returns to promote economic development in the 11-parish region of mostly rural central Louisiana.
DHH Secretary Alan Levine says the best parts of Medicaid reform he oversaw in Florida can work in Louisiana, too.
From turning off lights to replacing refrigerator door gaskets, a little energy conservation can go a long way to lowering that electricity bill.
Baton Rouge has been reasonably impervious to the recent economic downturn in the U.S., with effects being higher gas and food prices rather than unemployment and plummeting property values.
Former congressman Richard Baker’s warnings on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac went unheeded—with catastrophic results.
With Louisiana’s economy relatively stable, one state official says a bank run is unlikely.
A 9.9-mill property tax to pay for the mayor's $989 million bond issue will be on the ballot this fall. I'm putting up a bottle of Pinot Noir that by 2012 the tax will cost you more money.
The rising price of natural gas is causing Louisiana to collect millions in windfall taxes and its poorest citizens to have trouble paying their electric bills. The state should use a fraction of its new riches to provide more energy assistance to the most needy.
August 26, 2008 issue
August 26, 2008 issue
August 26, 2008 issue
August 26, 2008 issue
Out of the blue, Jeff Shaw got a call from Brad Pitt—rather, Pitt’s people at the Make it Right Foundation, an organization created by the actor and occasional New Orleans resident to help rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan proposes that college teams graduating fewer than 40% of their student-athletes should be banned from postseason play. Is this a good idea?
