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‘Business Report’ Publisher: Who’s afraid of Louisiana’s fiscal cliff?
Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards arranged a meeting with a group of business leaders from around the state to brainstorm ways to address...
A Teachable Moment: The Challenge of Equity in Baton Rouge
We can learn a lot from the recent controversy over the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) program. While Mayor Sharon Weston Broome could...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: The politics of mayor’s BTR tax plan
Everyone is reminded daily that traffic stinks in Baton Rouge. Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is proposing a new tax (the Better Transportation and Roads,...
JR Ball: People are the story of Louisiana Flood of 2016
Here’s the thing about life-changing events: You rarely see them coming.
The split-second decisions made by two police officers during an early morning arrest at...
Riegel: Sidewalk spat says a lot about parochial Baton Rouge
When the board of directors of the Stanford Oaks Property Owners Association voted in June to close to the public a sidewalk through their...
Every round of golf on a BREC course cost taxpayers $24.44
Despite a series of attempts to turn BREC's financial bogies into birdies, six of the park system's seven courses lost money last year. (Photo...
JR Ball: Government distrust in Baton Rouge is expensive
If we’ve learned anything from the fortnight debate over our unwillingness to support new taxes for road construction it’s this: An alarmingly high number...
Riegel: Helping the autistic transition into adulthood
Like many parents whose children were being diagnosed in the early 2000s with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Steve and Sharon Whitlow did everything they could...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Baton Rouge and BREC need to think different on zoo location
As the battle continues over the location of the zoo, ideas continue to surface. One sent to me was to raze part of Cortana...
JR Ball: Quit complaining about Baton Rouge traffic
Enough already with the incessant whining, haranguing and all-around outrage regarding the disaster that is Baton Rouge traffic. Yes, it’s an ever-worsening nightmare. Yes,...
Riegel: How long will Louisiana ignore fiscal reform?
It’s hard to decide which of the travesties of the recent Legislative session to be more upset about: The failure of the gasoline tax...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Baton Rouge Zoo debate about more than location
One could easily assume the debate about the zoo is simply about the best location for it to be successful. That’s what the consultants...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: City Hall fuels St. George movement
We hear the mayor-president, members of the Metro Council and others in our community regularly—and passionately—say they are opposed to a new City of St....
Riegel: The start of something good
In March 2016, Dave Treppendahl made a major bet on north Baton Rouge, when he acquired the dilapidated Hawthorne Heights Apartments at 2136 N....
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Toxic politics everywhere
From Washington, D.C., to our State Capitol and the chambers of the Metro Council, politics has become toxic. Rantings and ravings. Partisanship is rampant....
Riegel: Discouraging investment in our community
Between the state’s unpredictable and ever-changing tax climate, transportation infrastructure problems, troubled schools and skilled worker shortage, it’s hard enough attracting business, industry and...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Let us vote again on the East Baton Rouge Council on...
A valiant effort at the Legislature by Reps. Steve Carter, Paula Davis and Franklin Foil to hit “reset” and name a new board to...
Riegel: An arcane ruling with potentially big implications for affordable housing
A recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans could have negative implications for the development of quality affordable housing...
Riegel: An opportunity for leadership
There are those who expected the sky would fall on the day the U.S. Justice Department announced its decision not to prosecute two Baton...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Reform is coming to BRPD
Last week was another rough week for our Capital City. With one investigation by the Department of Justice over and another by the Louisiana...
