Gas and oil prices shift fracking focus in La., rest of U.S.
While northwestern Louisiana, Pennsylvania and other gas-rich shale plays across the United States are losing jobs and revenue as the fracking industry shrinks following a price collapse, oil-rich North Dakota and Texas are in the midst of a boom,...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
La. Legislature asks NFL to reconsider Saints penalties
The Louisiana Legislature is asking the NFL to reconsider the penalties imposed on the New Orleans Saints because of its bounty program. The formal request received final legislative passage with a 28-1 Senate vote Monday. In the resolution,...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Study: La. trails U.S. for upward economic mobility, leads in downward mobility
A new study by the Pew Research Center's Economic Mobility Project says Louisiana is among three states in which its residents are most likely to move down the earnings ladder and least likely to ascend it. The "Economic Mobility of the States"...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Shuttered hotel sells
The Comfort Suites Hotel on the east side of O’Neal Lane, just north of Interstate 12, has sold. The limited-service hotel had been closed. The property was owned by Divine Light (represented by Sukhdev Sandhu & Randeep Deol), which purchased...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Tom Cook
Your Business
• Adams and Reese's Baton Rouge office will be awarded the Pro Bono Publico Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association later this month. The award honors the office's attorneys for their enhancement and promotion of pro bono services in...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
No LaPolitics today
LaPolitics columnist John Maginnis is out today, and his column will resume upon his return.
DATE: May 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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
Capitol Views: Panel OKs merging LSUS with La. Tech; drug testing for welfare recipients clears committee
The major higher education bill of the session, to merge LSU Shreveport into Louisiana Tech, heads to the House floor after passing the Education Committee today.
DATE: May 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Capitol Views by Maginnis: Panel OKs merging LSUS with La. Tech
The major higher education bill of the session, to merge LSU Shreveport into Louisiana Tech, heads to the House floor after passing the Education Committee today. Pushed by civic and business leaders in Shreveport and backed by the Board of Regents...
DATE: May 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
3 La. firms make 2012 Fortune 500 list; Shaw slips
As was the case last year, three Louisiana-based corporations have landed on the 2012 Fortune 500 list, which was released this morning. However, the placement of the state's largest three companies—Baton Rouge's The Shaw Group, New Orleans'...
DATE: May 07, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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