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The budget crisis: What’s on the table to plug this year’s shortfall?

In the upcoming special session, the administration of Gov. John Bel Edwards is proposing...

The budget crisis: What’s on the table to balance next year’s budget?

Gov. John Bel Edwards has suggested a laundry list of some 20 potential tax...

The budget crisis: A knack for numbers

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Julie Stokes) The first time Rep. Julie Stokes gave a speech...

There’s a new favorite beverage in the Capital Region, and its name is whiskey

(Photography by Don Kadair: The River Room owner Brad Watts) If rain makes corn and...

Publisher: It’s time to barbecue the sacred cows

In my 60 years in my home state, I have found that folks here...

What the new Medicaid paradigm might mean for Louisiana

(AP Photo: Gov. John Bel Edwards signs an executive order announcing Louisiana's intention to...

What will it take to make the Baton Rouge Health District happen?

(Rendering courtesy the Baton Rouge Area Foundation: The Baton Rouge Health District imagined.) Some health...

Four former Capital Region economic development professionals who have moved on share their newfound insights

In the economic development field, people move around a lot, and new locations can...

Baton Rouge entrepreneur: Douglas Secrest

E: Douglas Secrest Position: Owner Company: Spotter’s Fast-Fit-Food What they do: Healthy fast food Address: 521 Third St....

Cook: Residential sales support a strong market

The residential market in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes continued to show...
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