Authentic jambalaya cook-off at Gonzales Jambalaya Festival
There’s no better time to test Gonzales’s "Jambalaya Capital of the World" claim than at the Jambalaya Festival held over Memorial Day weekend. Gonzales will once again host its annual four-day festival complete with carnival rides, a 5K...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Dine) Du Jour
Summer school for runners
Give your summer workout regimen a running start! Beginning June 5, Spectrum Fitness Southdowns is hosting a running group to equip intermediate runners with all the tricks they need for competitive success. The six-week course runs...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: (AR) Health & Beauty
Baton Rouge unemployment rate at 5.9% in April
While Louisiana's unemployment rate rose to 6.2% in April, up from 6% in March and April a year ago, the East Baton Rouge Parish rate fell 0.1 percentage point on the year to 5.9% in April, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released today...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
BRAC recommends raising bar on TOPS
As part of its push to give higher education management boards authority over setting tuition and fees—instead of the Legislature—BRAC is taking on one of the state's most sacred cows: TOPS. In a report released this morning, BRAC...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5% increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
BREC celebrates Memorial Day
Celebrate Memorial Day with a fun-filled day, courtesy of BREC. The festivities kick off Saturday at 5 p.m. in Independence Park (
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Family
The Hangover Part III hits theaters Thursday
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and the bearded wonder Zach Galifianakis are back for one last road trip in The Hangover Part III, out Thursday. After heading to Thailand in the underwhelming 2011 sequel, the Wolfpack will take a joy ride to bring...
DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Movies
La. posts third-highest construction job growth last month
With 10,200 more people working in the construction industry in April than were during April 2012—an increase of 8.1%—Louisiana's sector job growth was the third-best in the nation, according to the latest monthly jobs report from the...
DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Gas prices slowly inching up in B.R.
For the past three weeks now, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gas has been slowly rising. As of this morning, a gallon was selling for $3.30 on average in the city, up one penny on the week, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge...
DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
La. jobless rate up in April, fourth month in a row
Louisiana's unemployment rate rose in April for the fourth straight month, as fewer people reported having work. While the labor force was basically flat, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people who reported having...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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