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Organizers of the Baton Rouge Blues Festival juggle the financial demands of a growing—and free—festival

Roughly 90% of the performers each year at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival are...

Lessons from Lafayette’s Festival International

Photography by Denny Culbert Across the Atchafalaya Basin from Baton Rouge, Festival International de Louisiane...

Why equal pay advocates feel Louisiana will finally make progress on its worst-in-the-nation ranking

For a state consistently ranked as having the largest pay gap between working men...

The future for the proposed Bridge Center looks bleaker than ever

(File photo) For the second time in three months, an effort to fund a mental...

Debris cleanup since the August flood has come with a hefty price tag

(Photo by iStock) Endless piles of debris lined the streets of the Capital Region after...

Entrepreneur: Peter Ranzino

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte) POSITION Founder and managing partner COMPANY Learning Sciences Corporation WHAT THEY DO Deploy web-based learning environments...

Richard Lipsey’s office is filled to the brim with history

Richard Lipsey Chairman, Lipsey's Soft-spoken, with a gentle laugh but solid sense of purpose, Richard Lipsey...

At Pimanyoli’s, brisket is always on the menu

Brisket smokehouse platter Pimanyoli’s Smokehouse Café Opened in 2008 by the late Edward “Piman” Perrilloux and...

For Setpoint, success today requires the ability to anticipate future failures

(Photo by Allie Appel) To best serve its clientele, a company must become adept at...

How to find the right MBA program

(Photo by Don Kadair) The Executive: Dana Hart, director, LSU Flores MBA Program The...