A 'vampire' or the American dream'?
(From The Washington Post) The Obama campaign launched an attack against Mitt Romney's business experience at Bain Capital on Monday, marking the beginning of what is almost certain to be a defining debate in the presidential campaign.
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Turmoil at United Way
During her more than three-year tenure as president and CEO of the Capital Area United Way, Karen Profita (right) got high marks for doing precisely what the 30-something member board of directors had hired her to do: namely, be the positive public...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
The Bernhard case
The civil suit filed last month by the Crawford Lewis law firm against former attorney James “Tres” Bernhard is something of a page-turner, laying out an elaborate scheme of fraud and theft that involved the transfer of movie industry...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Reading, writing and leading
Parse the inflammatory rhetoric on the subjects of public education, school choice and independent districts, and what you are left with is this simple, inescapable conclusion: Few people, if any, are happy with the current state of academic affairs...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: JR Ball
Andrews: Why do bank regulators hate real estate?
In truth, bank regulators don't really hate real estate, even though many borrowers and bankers swear they do. It's because borrowers are often told by bankers that "The regulators won't let me work with you on this deal" or "The regulators are...
DATE: May 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Real Estate Weekly
New condos planned for Tessier Building site
A set of 16 condos is planned for the space just behind the historic Tessier Building on Lafayette Street, architect Dyke Nelson announced this morning at the Downtown Development District's regular monthly meeting. Buquet and LeBlanc will be the...
DATE: May 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Metro Council to take up downtown library design contract Wednesday
At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Metro Council will once again take up the yearlong saga that's been the awarding of a design contract for the new downtown library. A city-parish committee on May 19, 2011, chose a joint venture by WHLC...
DATE: May 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Editor: CATS tax vote no example of a community coming together
When the 10-year property tax to support the cash-strapped Capital Area Transit System was recently approved by voters in Baton Rouge and Baker—but roundly rejected in Zachary—some supporters were nonetheless quick to call it an example...
DATE: May 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Judge to decide on BP class-action settlement … Shaw signs deal with ethylene plant … Caldwell motors for breast cancer research
2013 trial date set for other claims: The federal judge who will decide whether to approve a class-action settlement of claims against BP has scheduled a January 2013 trial for other claims spawned by the deadly blowout of the...
DATE: May 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Interim CAUW leader focused on allocations
J. Richard Williams, the new interim CEO of Capital Area United Way, is spending his first day on the job making sure the organization's allocation process "goes through seamlessly" and that partner agencies receive their annual allocations on time.
DATE: May 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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