Powerful allies
Officials from the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority, LSU and Baton Rouge Area Foundation are taking steps to revitalize historic Old South Baton Rouge.
Where should a revamped downtown East Baton Rouge Library be located?
Issue: December 30, 2008
Facing 2009 head-on
The new year may be a tough opponent. We need to look to 2009 with confidence and anticipation of the opportunities that lie ahead. Plus: Monsour will be missed, BESE could take over failing parish schools and a way for the government to cash in on foreclosures.
Capital Heights center sells
When Austin Earhart listed the Government Street shopping center that was originally occupied by Winn-Dixie, he thought that the likely buyer would be Baton Rouge Community College.
Let’s make a deal
As the number of foreclosures increases, so does attendance at sheriff’s sales from bidders looking for a house at a fraction of the cost.
Capital gains
Regions Bank is among area financial institutions that might use TARP money in order to grow.
New look, same lenders
Thousands of subprime mortgage firms are rebranding themselves as safe, government-backed financiers.
See you at the top
LED Secretary Stephen Moret wants Louisiana—and his department—to be nationally ranked. He made a strong case in Year One.
WRKF’s appeal a success
On-air fund drives are never a piece of cake. But public radio station WRKF-FM faced some particularly difficult challenges this fall when it kicked off its semi-annual appeal—namely, a national recession and a city still recovering from a hurricane.
Virtual reality
Smart phones connect ‘techno-addicts’ to the Internet, e-mail and text messages from any place and at any time.
Much ado about something
Medicaid reform is good for business, DHH’s secretary says—but only if it works, one critic counters.
Not your father’s dentist
From charting and scheduling to X-rays and detecting cavities, dental practices enter the digital age.
And the headlines are …
What will happen to city-parish government, LSU, Gov. Bobby Jindal and librarians in 2009?
A bull’s-eye on Vitter
Sen. David Vitter gained some political points locally for opposing the auto industry bailout bill. And he got national attention for something other than his connection with a D.C. escort service scandal. But he faces a perilous road ahead to re-election in 2010.
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Moving up
December 30, 2008 issue
Entrepreneur: Jacqueline Beauchamp
With the exception of an eerie blue glow emanating from the flat-screen Macs in Nerjyzed Entertainment’s main room, the office is almost completely dark.
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