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Publisher: A watch list for Baton Rouge in 2018

The new year is sure to be an interesting one in Baton Rouge. Here...

Key Issues in 2018: Baton Rouge economy slowing but still growing

STILL A SPARK: Though the industrial construction boom is slowing in the Capital Region,...

Key Issues in 2018: Is this the year Louisiana tackles fiscal reform?

A CLIFFHANGER: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has talked of the need to reform...

Key Issues in 2018: A smaller, quieter St. George incorporation campaign on the horizon

ANOTHER TRY: The organizers of the first St. George incorporation effort—Dustin Yates, Norman Browning...

Key Issues in 2018: Baton Rouge still stuck in traffic … with no solutions in sight

THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES: Crumbling roads and heavy traffic have been a problem in the...

Key Issues in 2018: Can Baton Rouge supply its technology workforce demand?

BLUE BAYOU: IBM has struggled to meet its promise of hiring 800 workers in...

Key Issues in 2018: Baton Rouge tries to balance the floodplain construction risk

RISING CONCERN: After a year of talking about toughening rules for floodplain development, the...

New Subway promo poses challenge for local franchisees

When a fast food chain like Subway announces a corporate promotion, like the current...

Sharon Weston Broome to hire consultant to study government efficiency, taps Raiford to lead traffic improvement plan

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is planning to hire a consultant in the first quarter...

Sharon Weston Broome ‘looking forward’ after rocky first year as Baton Rouge mayor

SECOND VERSE: After a rocky first year in office, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome seems...
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