Best in class: The undergraduate and graduate programs at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture have once again received top rankings from DesignIntelligence magazine, the leading journal of design professionals, LSU announced this week. The 2018-19 issue of “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools” ranked the undergraduate program as number one in the nation and the graduate program as number five in the nation. Max Conrad, professor of landscape architecture at LSU for over 50 years, was named a “Most Admired Educator” of 2018-19. Read the full announcement.
Northgate switch up: The former Slinky’s Tavern building just outside the North Gates of LSU on W. Chimes St. was sold to a group that includes Hank Saurage and Edward Rotenberg, of Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, according to sales documents. The selling price was $10 and “other good and valuable considerations.” Saurage owns several properties along West Chimes. The 1,300-square-foot bar has been vacant since February, when Slinky’s closed.
Resignation: State Rep. Rob Shadoin, R-Ruston, announced Tuesday he will resign his seat to take a job with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, The Shreveport Times reports. Shadoin will serve as deputy counsel in the agency under Secretary Jack Montoucet. Shadoin, in the third year of his second term, is considered one of the more moderate Republicans in the House and has been a consistent ally of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. Read the full story.
