New morning: Alicia Baron has been tapped as the new managing director of the Baton Rouge Downtown Business Association, a nonprofit that focuses on growth and success of the downtown area, working closely with the public DDD. Baron began work in her new position Tuesday. She moved to the greater Baton Rouge area from Austin in October 2011 and has been serving as the expo director for the Louisiana Marathon Health & Wellness Expo. More information on the DBA can be found at its website here.
Taking it lightly: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that the 34-minute blackout during the Super Bowl game Sunday will not harm New Orleans’ future bid for the sport’s showcase game. The cause of the power outage remains under investigation. “The most important thing is that people understand this was a fantastic week here,” Goodell says. “This will not affect the view of the NFL about the success of the game here in New Orleans. … I fully expect we will be back here for future Super Bowls. We want to be back.” The Times-Picayune has more details here.
Stupid is as stupid does: Real estate mogul and political onlooker Donald Trump called into the Fox and Friends radio show this morning to criticize Gov. Bobby Jindal for his recent appraisal of the GOP as the “stupid party” following its losses in 2012. “I think he was stupid for using that term, because that term is so obnoxious, and so good for the other side,” Trump told the Fox News hosts. “He should not have used that term. That term is going to be living now with the Republican Party for a long time, and they’re going to have his face on television saying it for the next four years.” The Huffington Post has more on the story here.
