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Remember the Tara Wicker recall petition? No signatures were submitted

Six months have passed since a petition to recall Metro Councilwoman Tara Wicker was...

The good and bad of BP’s big discovery

BP’s discovery of an additional 400 million barrels of oil—and its associated $1.3 billion...

6 leadership habits CEOs need to develop

Bad habits can be hard to break, and for business leaders who have them,...

Roundup: Medicaid covers 500k / Southland’s Amite expansion / Cashier-less stores

More coverage: Louisiana's Medicaid expansion program continues to add more people to the taxpayer-financed...

New LSU study links blight and homicide  

The greater the blight, the higher the risk of homicides is the conclusion of...

Sound familiar? Amazon reconsiders NYC over tax-break complaints

Local opposition to tax breaks for multi-billion-dollar companies isn’t an issue exclusive to Baton...

CCLA’s $8.5M renovations should finish by year end

As part of its transformation from a golf club to an entertainment club, The...

BREC begins $153K renovation of Downtown East boxing academy, grounds

BREC says it has begun work on a $153,000 renovation of the downtown park...

‘225 Dine:’ Baton Rouge’s hidden restaurants and cafes

Sometimes the best restaurants are the hardest to find, 225 reports; They might be...

Roundup: Early voting starts / Remembering LSU’s first president / $3.7M Millerville property sold

Geaux vote: A special election will be held Feb. 23 to fill a handful...
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