The dredging of Bayou Postillion pits environmentalists, who say the project benefits oil and gas interests, against the state, which touts improved water quality and navigability.
October 7, 2008 issue
The $989 million bond issue that will be on the Nov. 4 ballot is a referendum on Baton Rouge's future. It can establish a brand and enhance the image of the city, while addressing long overdue infrastructure problems across the parish. That's why voters need to support the measure.
George Kurz of Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate is marketing the commercial mixed-use development known as Commerce Centre in Prairieville.
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A look at parish Zip codes reveals that 70808—which includes many established south Baton Rouge neighborhoods—is the most popular.
The nation’s financial crisis could leave cash-strapped businesses with few options for much-needed loans.
The financial crisis, unstable oil prices and local strain of hurricane recovery and outmigration could pose fiscal problems for Louisiana by 2010.
Raising Cane’s decision to move its operations to Dallas puts the spotlight on the Capital Region’s lack of a national—or global—reach.
A watchdog group and parish school officials differ on whether rerouting scores is justified.
Hurricane Gustav knocked out electricity to key services in the Capital Region. What can be done to prevent this from happening again?
When NBC affiliate WVLA-TV and its sister station, Fox affiliate WGMB-TV, launched nightly newscasts early last year, station executives prominently featured meteorologist Nelson Robinson in promotions, ads and billboards.
A new law allowing employees to take their firearm to work raises a number of questions—and no easy answers.
B.R. attorney Mike Rubin combines serious legal lectures with piano-fueled musical comedy.
The current fiscal crisis was brought on by a combination of bad government policy that encouraged people who couldn't afford homes to buy houses and Wall Street greed which gladly funded subprime mortgages and exotic loans.
Gov. Bobby Jindal won't set up another homeowner assistance bureaucracy to help people affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Instead, he wants to send the federal assistance to parishes and cities most affected by the storms.
October 7, 2008 issue
October 7, 2008 issue
October 7, 2008 issue
October 7, 2008 issue
Some people could eat hamburgers all day, while others prefer red beans and rice, Tim’s Po-Boys owner Moe Akbari says.
Have you bought live or boiled crawfish yet this season?
