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10/12 Industry Report, Fall 2015

    STORIES FROM THE FALL 2015 ISSUE  COVER STORY: Louisiana candidates for governor talk industry  INSIGHT: Louisiana's liquefied...

Contracting for Louisiana coastal restoration

Above: Sand moving work at the Caminada Headland project. Photo courtesy Restore or Retreat,...

Louisiana Workforce Education Initiative begins campaign to promote technical education

We’ve all heard of “Don’t Mess With Texas,” the slogan first coined in 1986...

What causes project failures?

At the annual Construction Users Roundtable national conference in Arizona earlier this year, Ed...

Baton Rouge entrepreneur expanding Audiobomb products overseas, launching new brand

Local entrepreneur Ned Pearson, whose growing line of Audiobomb products includes inexpensive, waterproof Bluetooth...

Louisiana governor’s candidates blast absent Vitter at Baton Rouge Press Club forum

With David Vitter unavailable to attend a Press Club of Baton Rouge forum today...

Pat’s closes Baton Rouge restaurant after just nine months; Chef Don Bergeron to take over lease

Pat’s Cajun Seafood & Steak restaurant on Jefferson Highway closed for good Sunday afternoon,...

PAC formed to support East Baton Rouge library in its campaign for dedicated library tax

A political action committee has been formed to spearhead the campaign for a 10-year...

LSU ranks high among nation’s 50 flagship schools, SEC in new College Scorecard

LSU has the fifth-lowest cost of attendance among the 50 flagship institutions nationwide, according...

Louisiana unemployment rate falls to 6% in August

Louisiana was among 29 states to see its unemployment rate fall in August from...
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