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The feds have closed the books on the Alton Sterling shooting, but many questions...
For nearly 10 months after the July 2016 shooting death of Alton Sterling by two Baton Rouge Police officers, the U.S. Justice Department investigation...
When hiring goes wrong: A timeline of Baton Rouge’s CAO fiasco
So that ended poorly. After months of searching for the city-parish’s second-in-command, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s choice for chief administrative officer, Troy Bell, lasted...
Seven steps: The many stages of DOTD’s project delivery process
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Traffic complaints in the Capital Region are as common as crawfish, and the state Department of Transportation and Development often finds itself in...
News alert: Officers will not be charged in Alton Sterling’s death, Washington Post report...
The U.S. Department of Justice will not bring charges against the two Baton Rouge police officers involved in the shooting death of 37-year-old Alton...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Hiring Raiford is a step backward
Most people would acknowledge that a key to success for a CEO, coach or mayor is who they surround themselves with. So, I have...
Riegel: How Louisiana lost a $10 billion plant
It wasn’t easy for Tommy Kurtz to leave Louisiana. The former Louisiana Economic Development executive grew up in New Orleans—a Jesuit High School Blue...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Louisiana can’t afford populism anymore
Government has an insatiable appetite and never seems to get enough money to satisfy its hunger. “More, more, I need more money!” And maybe...
Riegel: EBR Council on Aging needs more oversight
Supporters of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging will tell you their organization and its embattled executive director, Tasha Clark-Amar, have been unfairly...
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ idea to tax corporate sales has little support among business...
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Weeks ahead of the legislative session that kicks off on April 10—and during which Gov. John Bel Edwards hopes to...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: BESE should strengthen standards now
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meets March 29 to decide on when to submit Louisiana’s Every Student Succeeds Act plan to the...
Riegel: The dirty fight over a flood recovery contract
When a contract worth somewhere between $250 million and $350 million is up for grabs, you have to know it’s not going to go...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Judge Mike Erwin should step down
Editor's note: This column has been updated since its original publication to clarify the position taken is based on proof obtained by the author,...
Riegel: Question marks during a period of transition
On March 15, more than three months after her election, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s transition team leaders were scheduled at last to release the...
Why equal pay advocates feel Louisiana will finally make progress on its worst-in-the-nation ranking
For a state consistently ranked as having the largest pay gap between working men and women in the country, 2017 is showing new promise...
The future for the proposed Bridge Center looks bleaker than ever
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For the second time in three months, an effort to fund a mental health diversion center in Baton Rouge has effectively failed.
The first...
Debris cleanup since the August flood has come with a hefty price tag
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Endless piles of debris lined the streets of the Capital Region after historic floods swamped hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Will ‘tax reform’ work for Louisiana?
We just came through another special session that wound down to the last day before a deal was struck to make some cuts and...
Riegel: The futility of community dialogue
Baton Rouge will soon face what, inevitably, will become a pivotal moment in its history. That moment might come a week from now. It...
Dima Ghawi: We march together
“When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” This Chinese proverb kept repeating in my head during the weekend of the recent Women’s March on Washington.
What...
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome takes on her toughest job yet as she tries to...
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome says she knows some of her objectives, such as establishing a local minimum wage, probably won’t be supported by many...
