The national economic downturn didn’t slow high-end home sales in Baton Rouge for much of last year. Sales of homes costing more than $1.25 million stayed strong until late fall, according to real estate agents who note the end of the year is slow even in the best of times.
Most real estate professionals are aware of the slowdown in the Capital Region, especially in the residential market.
January 27, 2009 issue
BESE's recent decision to take over eight failing East Baton Rouge parish public schools is a good move for change in Louisiana and a defining moment. State education leaders deserve credit for standing firm and doing what was best for children.
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BRAC touts seven claims in its campaign to lure expats to Baton Rouge. Are these pitches fact or fiction?
Retirement system officials pitch the use of some of the state’s remaining surplus to pay down an old debt.
Bonus depreciation, tax credits and bonds from GO Zone incentives spurred new development.
The dawn of 2009 brought about some changes at local television stations—both on the air and behind the scenes.
LSU’s executive vice chancellor and provost helps tell the university’s academic success stories.
Capital Region educators say Arne Duncan, who is President Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Education, is a consensus builder.
Proponents of a charter school for training dropouts are seeking support from big industry.
We know the federal government has approved a $700 billion bailout plan to help financial institutions. But we don't know what any of these banks or institutions are doing with the money. It's time to get a handle on the issue because of all the debt we're creating.
After years of repeated failures, 10 schools in East Baton Rouge and Caddo parishes have been put in the state's Recovery School District. The move gives children who attend the schools a second chance—not the administrators who let them down.
January 27, 2009 issue
January 27, 2009 issue
January 27, 2009 issue
January 27, 2009 issue
What better way to test whether Baton Rouge is really “recession-proof”—as BusinessWeek has claimed—than by opening a restaurant?
Where should a revamped downtown East Baton Rouge Library be located?
