News roundup: Albemarle raises prices on flame retardant … Ex-BP engineer challenges travel restrictions … Norquist endorsement fuels fire for Jindal as Romney's running mate
Flaring up: Baton Rouge specialty chemical maker Albemarle Corp. announced today it's increasing prices on a flame retardant known as SAYTEX HP by 20% to its customers across the globe, or as contracts allow. The increase is...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Jones resigns as RIO director
Terry Jones has submitted his resignation to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber as head of its Regional Innovation Organization, BRAC officials announced this morning. Details on why Jones is departing, and exactly when, remain scarce as of press time.
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
LSU economist says government can reduce gas prices
LSU economist Joseph Mason argues in a new report that there are steps government can take to reduce gasoline prices. The report, "Monetary Policy, Gas Prices and the Impact on Small Businesses," says the Federal Reserve's commitment to near-zero...
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Environmental groups call for federal takeover of DEQ
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade and the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to "take over" the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. "Four serious accidents in 63...
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Investors sue auditor for Stanford fraud
Investors defrauded by R. Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme say in court filings that the fund's auditor knowingly participated in the fraud. As Courthouse News Service reports, the Official Stanford Investors Committee has filed a...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Roemer says Americans Elect still alive and kicking … Walk-On's adds catering to its menu … Former BP worker claims evidence proves innocence
Resilience defined: Though no candidate qualified by Monday's midnight deadline to compete in Americans Elect's online balloting to find an independent candidate for president, former Gov. Buddy Roemer says media outlets calling the...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Minority contracts with government fall for first time in a decade
U.S. government contracts to black- and Hispanic-owned small businesses fell last year for the first time in a decade, declining at a sharper rate than awards to all companies. The Washington Post reports contracts to black-owned firms...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Getting BRAVE
Local law enforcement and elected officials were long on rhetoric earlier this month when they unveiled the city's latest crime-fighting initiative, an Operation Ceasefire–style program nicknamed Project BRAVE, short for Baton Rouge Area...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Flight risk
(From The Los Angeles Times) It was a tough week for the Transportation Security Administration, but on at least one issue the federal agency may have scored a small victory.
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Prison email latest piece of disputed evidence in Saints bounty scandal
An email from an imprisoned friend of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff with a postscript saying, "put me down for $5,000" on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become another sore point between players being punished for the Saints' bounty...
DATE: May 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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