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Friday, May 16, 2008

Issue: May 22, 2007

The need for speed

Local providers are looking to bring services to customers faster than ever.

ICF's mess

The state’s Road Home program has been under a cloud of controversy from the moment ICF International was awarded a landmark $756 million contract.

From classroom to cubicle

Local graduates follow national trend with shortcomings in communication, English and leadership.

Porky’s and Bess

New Orleans-born actor Roger Wilson wants to turn Louisiana into Broadway South.

You make the call

Before putting a house on the market, sellers must decide to go with an agent or go it alone. Does one have an advantage over the other?

(Cock) fight night

As the state inches closer to outlawing cockfighting, here's a report from the scene of an Acadiana game club.

State leaders worked tirelessly to land a steel mill and were willing to put up $1.7 billion for the project. It's time for the state to put up that kind of an effort to build a knowledge-based economy.

Close, but no victory cigar

Experts see a silver lining after Louisiana loses a $4.2 billion steel mill to Alabama.

WBRZ shakes things up

Todd Ross isn’t waking up at 2 a.m. any longer to co-anchor WBRZ’s popular 2une In morning newscast with Whitney Vann, but he’s still putting in long days at the local ABC affiliate.

Battleground: Bluebonnet

Area residents balk at the possibility of a Wal-Mart Supercenter, the first of several big-name projects planned in their backyard.

Gone fishin’

LSU looks increasingly out of state for students as Louisiana’s freshman-age population drops.

Spending the budget windfall

The state has more money than it expected. It's time to give some of the cash back to taxpayers and use the rest wisely. Also, what is Sen. Cleo Fields up to with his attempts to abolish the LRA?