Chinese company to buy U.S. movie theater chain AMC
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. announced this morning it's buying a major U.S. cinema chain—AMC Entertainment Holdings—for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. The Beijing-based company...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Congressional discourse a grade level lower than in '05, study says
Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level, according to a new analysis from the nonprofit, nonpartisan...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Restaurants say USBC championships helping sales
The United States Bowling Congress Open Championships have been rolling at the Baton Rouge River Center for three months now, and downtown-area restaurants say the influx of bowlers has created a noticeable uptick in business. Mayor Kip Holden...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Filtering through
In theaters Friday: Men in Black III, Moonrise Kingdom
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: The Movie Filter
Opening salvo
Baton Rouge is a great town. I know, I know—statistically speaking Baton Rouge is a city, but I still have a difficult time looking at any part of Baton Rouge and think “Yeah, I'm in the city!” NYC, Washington, DC, Houston, Los...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: The Spoils of Progress
'225': Recovery road
It's 6:52 in the morning. Sunrise. Baton Rouge Beach. With a whir, Mike Bitton glides across the lot and aligns his white bike with my blue one. He sports a boyish grin. "Morning," he says. The lilt of his native Canada rings out over the traffic.
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Facebook stock starts up, then goes flat in public debut
Facebook is trading up about 1% as of this afternoon as investors seek to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon. Earlier today, the company's 28-year-old CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, smiled...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Time to get serious about the budget cuts to higher education
It's a hard statement to make, but we might as well go ahead and say it from the outset. The cuts being proposed today in higher education, if they are implemented, will be an absolute disaster for Louisiana. Not just a disaster for schools and...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Columnists
Sports roundup: Brees no longer putting a positive spin on contract talks … Alabama fan indicted for alleged post-BCS sexual assault on LSU fan … Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation
Words without ink: New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was no longer putting any kind of optimistic spin on his lingering contract standoff with the Saints on Wednesday, telling WWL radio that the process has been "extremely...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Zachary builder and Slaughter manufacturer honored by SBA and LED
Zachary-based Living Solutions Construction, founded by Merrick Young, was the Capital Region District Winner at the 2012 Louisiana Small Business Award Ceremony, held Tuesday at the Governor's Mansion. Anvil Attachments, based in Slaughter and led...
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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