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JR Ball: Baton Rouge just fine with sexual harassment

Harvey Weinstein would be right at home in Baton Rouge. Why wouldn’t the man who...

Stung! How a taxpayer-funded mosquito abatement facility nearly doubles in price

After years of rubber-stamping escalating spending requests, the Metro Council is now wondering how...

Riegel: Why we remain so unfriendly to pedestrians

Baton Rouge recently made another one of those dubious lists that highlights the bad...

Who is Gary Beard and how does he keep landing public contracts?

In his nearly 40-year career, Gary Beard has found work as an engineer, a...

Publisher: Louisiana faced with the future—again

Brian Solis is an author, digital analyst and futurist. He travels the globe and...

New music, BBQ and tacos fest coming to Baton Rouge

Festival producer and restaurant owner Eric Carnegie describes the planned Bandito Food & Music...

Baton Rouge assessor to tackle homestead exemption abuse

East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor Brian Wilson, speaking at a Republican-sponsored event this afternoon,...

Small businesses pare back economic outlook

Small business optimism dropped for the fifth straight month in January, according to closely-watched...

LABI luncheon speaker: ‘Un-market’ your business

Want to attract, retain and persuade customers? For starters, remove all pre-existing ideas about...

Roundup: LABI board appointments / Local lawyer awarded / Energy predictions  

New chair: LABI, at its annual meeting today in Baton Rouge, formally announced its...