Walking the Rouge carpet
Baton Rouge seeks a starring role as Louisiana bids to become a moviemaking alternative to that other L.A.
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Issue: April 22, 2008
Earmarks 'Louisiana style'
Three legislators are responsible for nearly half of the 66 special appropriations in the state government operating budget. The money is headed for established groups, but why should the state give them money instead of local dollars providing support? Also: No endorsement in the 6th District race; Bell case is a mockery of justice; keep the helmets on; Bush, McCain visit B.R. and thanks for supporting the Day of Caring.
StartUp
April 22, 2008 issue
LHSAA building sells
An extremely complicated transaction will allow the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to relocate from its existing location in a converted residence at 8075 Jefferson Hwy.
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Cable wars
Cox faces increased competition from EATEL [alerting Lafayette customers to a discount plan that had been kept quiet] and AT&T [which recently received a franchise for Baton Rouge].
The unseen workforce
Louisiana is prepared to spend millions on creating a new labor force that incorporates workers who have been left out, which is a mission that’ll take more than money and legislation to accomplish.
Designs on a museum
Renderings of the Knock Knock Children’s Museum show an attraction that ‘couldn’t be anywhere but B.R.’
A grand opening
From changing displays to ordering larger bra sizes to getting to know their customers, flexibility has been important to Privé’s early success.
Offers they couldn’t refuse
Once Nick Simonette decided to accept Raycom Media’s offer to leave his post as general manager of local ratings powerhouse WAFB-TV and take the reins at its newly acquired station in Charlotte, N.C., company brass wasted no time in moving him up and out.
The future is now
Despite his departure after eight years as its president, Eddie Ashworth says Louisiana Technology Park is ready to become self-sufficient.
Neither early nor often
Louisiana leads the nation in the number of elections per year and how long its polls remain open. There's a push in the House to do something about this, and provide some relief to the shrinking pool of voting commissioners.
A dialogue on race
Race remains a taboo topic, not just in Baton Rouge but in the rest of America. The YWCA's Dialogue on Race program attempts to break down those barriers and show that there are many areas where all residents have common ground. Unless this dialogue begins, we will never be close to having one Baton Rouge.
Moving up
April 22, 2008 issue
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April 22, 2008 issue
Entrepreneur: Randy and Marcy LeBlanc
As fourth-generation grocers, Randy LeBlanc says it was easy for him and his brother, Marcy, to stay in the family business.
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