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Lamar plans offering to raise $250 million

Lamar Advertising says it plans to raise about $250 million through an institutional private...

PAR backs school board reforms

The Public Affairs Research Council says it backs a plan to reform local school...

Get news of Richmond canvass trip via Facebook

The city of Baton Rouge and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber will be heading...

New U.S. jobless claims fall more than expected to 646K

New jobless claims fell more than expected last week, but continuing claims set a...

NCAA Tournament roundup: Memphis survives scare from Cal State Northridge … Texas A eliminates BYU again

Another team of Tigers escape: Roburt Sallie scored 35 points, and second-seeded Memphis (32-3)...

Capital Region adds jobs over year

The number of people working in metro Baton Rouge went up by 7,800 from...
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Thornton, LSU hold off Butler in NCAA opener

Butler has put together quite a few upsets in recent NCAA tournaments. Marcus Thornton...

News roundup: Recession reducing jury pools … Jaguar, Buick dethrone Lexus in reliability study

Times are tough: More people are citing financial hardships as an excuse for jury...

House to vote on 90% tax for AIG bonuses

The House is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would levy a...

Shaw to provide engineering design for Saudi plant

The Shaw Group's energy and chemicals division has been awarded a contract for a...