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The Bayou State’s congressional delegation is gaining momentum, but its clout on the national...
Since being elected in 2014, Sen. Bill Cassidy has landed a spot on the Senate Finance Committee and has taken a lead role in reforming...
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome: On the issues
photography by Don Kadair
Business Report sat down with Mayor Sharon Weston Broome for a lengthy interview in late January. Here are some of the...
Meet the Metro Council newbies: Hudson, Watson, Freiberg
Last fall, East Baton Rouge Parish voters elected a new Metro Council that looks pretty much like the last one. Republicans again will hold...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: What direction are we headed?
Have you asked yourself that? Has your company discussed its direction in 2017? What about asking our new mayor and Metro Council—or our governor...
Riegel: The multimillion-dollar question facing Baton Rouge’s most ambitious plans
It’s been nearly a year since a study on the feasibility of building a new Baton Rouge Zoo put the estimated cost at $110...
Gov. Edwards’ plan to fill a $304M budget gap faces an uncertain fate
The Louisiana Legislature convened on Feb. 13 for a 10-day special session to address the state’s $304 million midyear budget gap, but it remained...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Schools and government need disruption
Some things seem pretty evident to anyone in business or just observing the world we live in. “Disruption” seems to rule the day. Wikipedia...
Riegel: The face of Syrian refugees in Baton Rouge
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a new family that has relocated to Baton Rouge. They don’t have a lot of money and...
Martin: A tale of two states
Over the past decade I have had the honor—and occasionally the frustration—of working in higher education in two states, Louisiana and Colorado. It has...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Council on Aging model should be retired
You just have to wonder sometimes if the public pays more attention to their Facebook accounts or football teams than they do their government....
Riegel: Jindal-era economic deal doesn’t live up to billing
When Louisiana Economic Development was trying to woo GE Capital to Louisiana in 2013 to open a technology center in downtown New Orleans, it...
Top heavy: TOPS has increased fivefold since its inception in 1998
The cost of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students has increased fivefold since its inception. In 1998, about 24,000 students benefited from the financial...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Taxpayers get angry at government waste
Whether it is dealing with a job loss, no raise, a struggling small business or the loss from a flood, having to make ends...
Riegel: FEMA failures and flaws
While most of us were enjoying the recent holidays from the comfort of our own homes—or, at least, those of our relatives or friends—some...
Publisher: New leaders for the new year
A new year brings with it the optimism of a fresh start and all the possibilities for success in the 12 months ahead. We...
Riegel: The bitter divides of 2016 aren’t going anywhere in 2017
Now that 2016 is coming to an end, we can say goodbye to one of the more difficult and divisive years in recent memory....
Louisiana could get additional transportation dollars under Trump—if it can find the matching funds
If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his promise to invest $1 trillion in America’s aging infrastructure and gets the plan passed through Congress,...
Mayor-elect Broome’s transition team begins to take shape
Baton Rouge’s new mayor-elect, Sharon Weston Broome, introduced the leaders of her transition team—attorney Donna Fraiche and the Rev. Raymond Jetson—this afternoon.
At her first...
Broome elected Baton Rouge mayor
Update:
Democrat Sharon Weston Broome edged pass Republican state Sen. Mack “Bodi” White in Saturday’s mayoral runoff election to become the first black woman elected...
5,000 expected to attend Trump rally in Baton Rouge today
Roughly 5,000 people are expected to attend a “get out the vote” rally President-elect Donald Trump is headlining in Baton Rouge today for Louisiana...
