By the numbers: LSU is tied for 140th among national universities, according to college rankings released this morning by U.S. News & World Report. Tulane University is the highest-rated Louisiana college or university on the list, at No. 44. All of the rankings are in the 2019 Best Colleges report, which includes data on more than 1,800 schools in a variety of categories. LSU is the state’s lone public school in the report’s top tier. See the full list here.
Let’s go bowling: New Orleans-based Poke Loa is set to open its first Baton Rouge location later this month near the LSU campus, the company has announced. The restaurant, which specializes in bowls of fresh fish, rice and vegetables, will be located in the building at 3260 Highland Road that was formerly home to Everything Philly. Along with the poke bowls, Poke Loa will also sell miso soup and fresh squeezed juice drinks.
Picking winners and losers: Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn has apparently issued a memorandum demanding that the city recreation department and any booster clubs operating at its facilities no longer purchase or accept delivery of Nike athletic products or any apparel that features the company’s famous logo, NOLA.com reports. The Kenner memo says that, effective immediately, all purchases of clothing, shoes, athletic equipment or any other athletic equipment by booster clubs operating at city recreation facilities must be approved by Pitfield or his designee. Read the full story.
