Rouzan viable with or without a library, representatives say
If the East Baton Rouge Library Board of Control does, in fact, decide to pull the plug on the long-planned Rouzan library and relocate the branch elsewhere—as board members indicated at Thursday's meeting they may well do—the...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Publisher: CATS needs to outsource management
As CATS faces a firestorm of criticism over poor operations and services—despite benefiting from last year's dedicated tax approval in Baton Rouge and Baker—Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister says the public transit...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
BREC to bring the fun to 'play deserts' this summer
A new mobile playground will be making its way through the parish this summer. The newly purchased BREC on the Geaux vehicle will begin making appearances in June, bringing supervised physical recreation to "play deserts." BREC Superintendent...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Legislation would allow drilling to resume at inactive La. wells
Under a new bill making its way through the state Legislature, oil producers would be able to resume work, for a two-year, initial exemption period beginning in July, on inactive wells that had been deemed inactive prior to July 1, 2010. During that...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: RPCC chancellor to retire … Ascension economic development leader gets high praise … Southern gets 6 nominations in HBCU Excellence competition
Time to move on: River Parishes Community College Chancellor Joe Ben Welch has announced his retirement, effective Aug. 31. Under Welch’s leadership, RPCC has experienced unprecedented growth; in 2010 it was named the...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'Business Report': An in-depth look at B.R.'s newest power broker, John Georges
In 1999, John Georges went into the tugboat business. It was unchartered territory for him. Though he had a successful wholesale distribution company and a thriving video poker business, offshore maritime was a totally new ballgame. The business was...
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Mobile farmers market gets ready to roll
One week from today, the Red Stick Mobile Farmers Market will begin bringing locally grown, farm-fresh produce to areas in north Baton Rouge lacking access to grocery stores and other outlets for healthy food. City-parish officials are holding a...
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Kids and Summer Weight Gain
In the ongoing childhood obesity debate, the school lunch is the perpetual whipping boy. However, there's good reason to be concerned about children's weight gain over the summer when they're at home.
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Spatula Diaries
News roundup: B.R. sales tax collections down slightly in March … Local AAF wins regional awards … Former BP exec's lawyer denies conflict of interest in Gulf oil spill case
Just about flat: March sales tax collections in the city and parish were off about $53,000 compared to the same month last year, including taxes collected on vehicle sales. A total of $15,433,851 was collected during the month.
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Keep us rollin'
Celebrities and state politicians walked the red carpet Tuesday night for Louisiana Film and Entertainment Association's (LFEA) Laissez Louisiana Film Rouler event at the Celtic Media Centre.
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
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