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The blight of Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge is a city perpetually fighting a losing battle with litter, blight and...

A hideous sight: Baton Rouge’s rampant litter problem

LOVE THAT CHICKEN: Someone thought it was OK to simply dump their finished Popeyes...

Millennials might be getting a bum rap

Fear not. There appears to be plenty of drive and tenacity coming out of...

Insight: The whys and hows of maintaining the oil price rise

The new year is bringing welcome relief to U.S. producers. As of mid-January, crude...

Insight: The lifeblood of a community is capital investment

In recent years, the Baton Rouge region has had the good fortune to be...

JR Ball: A lesson in budget cutting … Louisiana style

Bill John Edmunds, a 30-something hipster, and his fabulous wife Daniella have a budget...
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Riegel: A moment of truth for the business community

About this time last year, many—though not all—of the Capital Region’s business leaders and...

Publisher: LSU: Louisiana’s franchise player

In pro sports, a franchise player is the best player on the team. Someone...

Counterpoint: Together Baton Rouge is about division

FINAL STRAW: Together Baton Rouge's opposition to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program prompted Eddie...

Publisher: The Louisiana budget war has begun—again

When Gov. John Bel Edwards presented his budget, he claimed he had already cut...