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Amedisys makes list of fastest growing businesses

Amedisys has once again made Fortune magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing companies....

Belle Rose raceway course sold

A road-racing course in Belle Rose has been sold for $1.5 million to a...

U.S. jobless rate at 9.7%

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent in August, the highest...

Unemployment benefits drying up

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jobless since January, Donald Money has already moved in with...

Judge eyes January for first Chinese drywall trial

A federal judge in New Orleans presiding over hundreds of lawsuits against Chinese drywall...

Get artsy in the Red Stick this weekend

It's a great weekend for the arts in Baton Rouge, with plenty of new...
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St. Tammany holding millage rates steady

St. Tammany is one parish where millage rates won't be going up. In a...

Swine flu vaccine to be trotted out for the fall

Media warnings about the swine flu sound dire, yet about 3 million Americans have...

News roundup: IEM helping Japanese officials plan for typhoon …Wal-Mart to pay employees with check cards

Get ready: A delegation of Japanese government and academic officials are meeting with IEM...

B.R. gets ‘B-‘ for fast food consumption

A report that graded major U.S. cities for their fast food consumption gave Baton...