News roundup: Initial jobless claims drop in La. … Weekly U.S. oil, gas rig count down by 27 to 1,945 … L'Auberge hosts job fair at Cortana Saturday
Getting better all the time: First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped by more than 14% last week in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports 3,076 initial claims for the week ending April 21. That's down from...
DATE: April 27, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Editor: CATS tax unfairly targets the poor
While there's a contingent of supporters for the Capital Area Transit System tax on Saturday's ballot—including the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge—who are making an argument that voting for the 10-year, 10.6-mill...
DATE: April 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Scuttlebutt: Suri celebrates her sweet six with cupcakes ... Andrew Zimmern airs Baton Rouge 'Jambalaya Smackdown'
Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, got a box of special treats from a local cupcake bakery on her recent sixth birthday, courtesy of the kids of David and Victoria Beckham. Cupcake Couture in the Mall of Louisiana (Map it!) got...
DATE: April 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: 225 Dine
CATS claws at poor
Claiming the moral high ground is one of the more interesting justifications for endorsing a specially crafted, selectively financed, $180 million mass transportation tax that—if approved Saturday—will save, sustain and grow the Capital...
DATE: April 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: JR Ball
Editor: Mass transit deserves support, but not CATS tax
When it comes to the 10-year, $180 million tax plan to sustain, grow and—now—save the Capital Area Transit System, Business Report Executive Editor JR Ball is a little torn. In his latest column, Ball says he ardently supports the...
DATE: April 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: AOL to sell Microsoft 800 patents for $1B … Sony to ax 10,000 jobs in turnaround bid … Finalists emerge to redesign National Mall sites
Here's the deal: AOL says it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and their related applications to Microsoft and grant it a license for its remaining patents for a total of about $1.06 billion in cash. New York-based AOL Inc. also...
DATE: April 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Denim gets current with color
Denim gets current with color Bid adieu to your blue jeans. This spring, the classic wardrobe piece is getting a makeover that’s hard to ignore. Colored denim, in hues like bright orange, vibrant red and cobalt blue, is a trend situated...
DATE: April 05, 2012 | CATEGORY: Avenue Rouge
Permits
Community Bible Church, 8354 Jefferson Hwy.; Washauer Construction, contractors; $607,230 addition to existing church for reception area with business offices and covered drive through; 3,724 square feet.
DATE: April 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
CATS plan has fatal flaw
What are you to do when faced with the following scenario? 1) You ardently support the goal of a vibrant and sustainable mass transportation system; 2) you support the implementation aspects of the proposed plan to achieve that goal; but 3) you...
DATE: April 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: JR Ball
Publisher: What the popularity of $220 sneakers says about B.R.
At 5 a.m. on a recent Saturday, 600 people could be found standing in line outside the Mall of Louisiana. They were waiting in hopes of getting their hands on a pair of the latest Nike shoes. Not too far away, 400 people were gathered at the...
DATE: March 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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