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News alert: John Georges will not run for governor
New Orleans businessman and newspaper owner John Georges has decided not to run for governor.
As reported this morning by Daily Report, Georges spent the...
LSU NAACP can’t hold Confederate group protest at Baton Rouge park for lack of...
Organizers of an event planned for Thursday to protest a historical Confederate group's meeting on LSU's campus will not be able to hold the...
Q&A: Superintendent Warren Drake on St. George, charter schools and whether EBR is a...
(Photography by Don Kadair: Warren Drake)
Warren Drake officially became the new superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish Schools in July, but he’s been working...
Stephanie Riegel: Lessons learned from Tubal-Cain
When Port Arthur, Texas-based Tubal-Cain Marine Services approached the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in late 2013 about leasing 60 acres of its riverfront...
A look at just how much Gov. Bobby Jindal has cut Louisiana’s budget since...
One of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s highly touted claims is that while in office, he has cut the state payroll by 30,000 employees and slashed...
Publisher: Candidates should be accurate
The political races have begun, and the spin and attacks are underway by opponents of sitting Louisiana legislators. While I may not like or...
Baton Rouge’s preservation ordinance getting much-needed rewrite
The Planning Commission staff and Historic Preservation Commission are in the process of completing a rewrite of the city’s historic preservation ordinance. The changes,...
BRAF hires consulting firm to write mental health facility plan
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has hired an Atlanta-based consulting firm to write a business and implementation plan for a behavioral health crisis center...
DHH official: Chances slim brain-eating amoeba infects Baton Rouge water
While a brain-eating amoeba has found its way into drinking water systems in St. Bernard, Ascension and Terrebonne parishes since 2013, Baton Rouge residents...
Local consultant Samira Salman to address the UN this week
Local entrepreneur and strategic consultant Samira Salman will address the United Nations later this week during a workshop on the benefits of collaborating and...
Ride-sharing app Geaux Ride coming to Baton Rouge
A ride-sharing app aimed at connecting carpoolers to reduce the number of cars flooding Baton Rouge roadways and improve air quality will be unveiled...
East Baton Rouge Parish sales tax figures rebound in June, climb 5.56%
Sales tax collections for East Baton Rouge Parish rebounded in June, climbing 5.56% above the same month in 2014 after posting a year-over-year loss...
Stephanie Riegel: The importance of perspective, 10 years after the storm
There were two types of Hurricane Katrina evacuees: Those who couldn’t wait to get back to their city to rebuild, and those who wanted...
Everyone’s talking about Louisiana’s road problem. Is the state finally ready to do something...
Is Louisiana finally ready to start tackling its infrastructure issues, which include some of the worst-maintained roads and bridges in the nation, gridlocked thoroughfares...
Publisher: David Vitter and the elephant in the room
In a few months we will vote to choose the leader of Louisiana for the next four years.
It is an important decision and one...
Kennedy: Jindal should pay for own security; state troopers could work in New Orleans
Gov. Bobby Jindal should pay for his own security details while campaigning for president outside of Louisiana, and the state troopers that guard him...
Baton Rouge police aim to have first 100 body cameras on officers in November
With the Metro Council having signed off at its meeting Wednesday evening on a pilot program to outfit 100 Baton Rouge police officers outfitted...
CATS committee recommends purchase of eight more new buses
A Capital Area Transit System committee is recommending that the CATS board approve the purchase of eight additional new buses at an estimated cost...
New poll shows voters aren’t yet paying attention to Louisiana governor’s race
Though the governor’s race is just two months away, a new statewide poll shows the campaign has yet to catch fire in the public...
Burl Cain rules out gubernatorial run, but offers up his plan for improving Baton...
Burl Cain says he was flattered by supporters who encouraged him earlier this year to enter the governor’s race, though the longtime Louisiana State...
