LSU in limbo
Pissing people off is nothing new for John Lombardi. But one higher education official found the now-former LSU System president a bit more aggressive than usual when he spoke to the Louisiana House education committee in late April.
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Sports roundup: Still no developments in Saints contract talks with Brees … NFL looking at possible replacement refs … The Dream Team's very bad day
The stalemate continues: And now for the weekly no-update update on the contract talks between quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. Citing a league source, The Times-Picayune
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Metro Councilwoman Gary won't run for re-election
Baton Rouge's District 11, which encompasses neighborhoods including Old Goodwood, Tara, Bocage/Jefferson Place, Westminster and Jefferson Terrace, will have a new representative after this fall's elections. Incumbent Alison Gary tells Daily...
DATE: May 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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
U.S. consumer spending slowed in March, income rose
Americans increased their spending more slowly in March, suggesting some are worried their paychecks aren't growing fast enough. The Commerce Department reports this morning that consumer spending increased just 0.3% last month after a 0.9% gain in...
DATE: April 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Hot stuff
For Chris White, sweet success has come from the hottest of peppers: habaneros, serranos, jalapenos and several other varieties that the local entrepreneur imports to the Sorrel Avenue warehouse that serves as the headquarters for his two-year-old...
DATE: April 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Miles: No hangover from BCS title game loss
LSU coach Les Miles says his team is looking forward to the 2012 football season as a makeup for its disastrous performance in the 21-0 BCS title game loss to Alabama, but declined to characterize it as a hangover. "There's an understanding we had...
DATE: April 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Real heavy connection
(From The Los Angeles Times) Lee Post signed up for high-speed Internet service from AT&T in 2009 for $10 a month. He knew this was an introductory rate and that, come 2010, the monthly cost would rise to $14.95.
DATE: April 20, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Target schools
While education reform gets under way at the state level, a local initiative kicked off last week targeting public schools in the three worst-performing ZIP codes in Baton Rouge.
DATE: April 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
'225 Dine': Pop goes the 'sicle
They may be reminders of childhood, but now popsicles are also the object of reinvention. Last year, San Francisco-based restaurant consultant Andrew Freeman and Co. declared gourmet popsicles a growing nationwide trend in the firm’s annual...
DATE: April 05, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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