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An LSU Innovation Park joint venture is working to capitalize on corrosion problems plaguing the U.S. Department of Defense

Courtney Carter, left, and Joe Hill pull out a roll of polyurethane for cutting...

Publisher: July 2016—A moment or a movement?

Not many cities have endured what Baton Rouge has had to deal with since...

Riegel: Our summer of discontent grows darker by the day

When I woke up on a recent Monday morning, I scanned the headlines on...

Woman’s Hospital’s Donna Bodin tells you how to give constructive criticism to employees

(Photo by Don Kadair) THE EXECUTIVE: Woman’s Hospital Vice President Donna Bodin THE SESSION: Knowing the...

The Interview: Tulane Energy Institute’s Eric Smith says the oil market is still oversupplied, but ‘the bottom has passed’

(Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University) Trying to predict what’s going to happen in the...

Officials remain mum on Mark Slyter’s departure from Baton Rouge General

Officials at Baton Rouge General are remaining tight-lipped about circumstances that led to the...

Aetna will sell Louisiana’s Medicare Advantage plan if it acquires Humana; company projects loss on ACA plans for 2016

Connecticut-based Aetna plans to sell Medicare Advantage plan assets in Louisiana and at least...

Mark Slyter out as Baton Rouge General president and CEO

Mark Slyter is out as president and CEO of Baton Rouge General Health System,...

LSU Foundation preparing to launch new annual giving campaign

As part of a massive overhaul of the way it raises money, the LSU...

Rispone creates super PAC to support White in Baton Rouge mayor’s race

Super PACs, which have transformed elections at the national level, will be playing a...
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