Field of broken dreams
A proposed Zachary TND is in jeopardy now that its developers are suing one another.
Where should a revamped downtown East Baton Rouge Library be located?
Issue: February 24, 2009
From whispers to a roar
For nearly a decade there were whispers. Something about the high-yielding certificates of deposit offered by Stanford Financial Group just didn’t add up.
StartUp
February 24, 2009 issue
Lee Domingue for State Senate
Lee Domingue is cut from the same cloth as previous District 16 Senators like Bill Cassidy, Jay Dardenne and Tom Greene. He'll make an impact in the Legislature and make South Baton Rouge residents proud. Plus: City Dock development stll a dream, Jindal is delivering and at long last, road construction.
Getting the word out
Car dealers and Realtors launch campaigns to tell skittish Capital Region consumers there’s never been a better time to buy.
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More bank for the buck
With intensifying competition in the Capital Region, banks are enticing new customers with more than a calendar or cookbook.
The joy of six
Plan Baton Rouge, the downtown master plan led by Andres Duany more than a decade ago, has mostly been realized.
New lease on life
Retailers are seeking concessions from their landlords in order to weather the nation’s economic storm.
A hard pill to swallow
The debate over birth control coverage pits insurance companies against small business owners over the cost of a state mandate.
Clear Channel layoffs hit B.R.
Baton Rouge might be economically healthy compared to the rest of the country, but it’s not immune to the national recession.
Torque reform
The hand torque wrench could be history if a new programmable pneumatic version of the tool takes off in the petrochemical industry.
Dow syndrome
What’s the downstream impact when a sophisticated industry like Dow Chemical shuts down units and lays employees off?
10 QUESTIONS
The Louisiana Chemical Association president—who’s also the announcer for LSU football and basketball games—says it’s going to be a difficult year for the petrochemical industry.
The cold, hard facts
With product demand decreasing and global competition increasing, the Capital Region’s petrochemical industry braces for a ‘long, cold winter.’
Tower of power
Entergy moves ahead with its River Bend expansion despite suspending a review of its application.
Jindal walks fine line
Many Americans are about to get their first exposure to Gov. Bobby Jindal, thanks to a high profile primetime speech. This is the first national exposure for a Louisiana governor in a long time that doesn't involve comments being made in front of a federal courthouse.
Letters
February 24, 2009 issue
Company News
February 24, 2009 issue
Moving up
February 24, 2009 issue
The human cost of scandal
It will take federal and legal authorities weeks and months to sort out what went down at the Stanford Group. But the human toll is very real and it's being felt particularly hard in Baton Rouge.
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