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Oil below $41 as U.S. crude workers may strike

VIENNA (AP) — Traders today ignored the bullish effect of strike threats from U.S....

Surplus surprise

MEMORANDUMTO: Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers Games c/o HasbroFROM: Jeremy AlfordDATE: January 2009RE: Game...

2008: A good year for Louisiana

We begin the new year with the inauguration of President Barack Obama. And here at...

Growing firm

Jones Walker is quickly building an empire along the 10/12 corridor.The law firm has...

What’s so hard about mass transit?

During the administration of New Orleans Mayor Sydney Barthelemy, one of the oft-discussed priorities...

The Disaster Business

After developing an evacuation plan for the City of New Orleans in 1983, Madhu...

The Land Barons

A megalopolis.That’s what they’re calling the phenomenon that’s predicted to take hold of the...

Bright Lights, High Ground

By the time Petula Clark recorded her 1964 hit “Downtown,” a majority of Americans...

Corridor Cuisine: Steakhouses

There are times when you just need to feast on a thick, juicy slab...