If you can’t beat ‘em
(From The Houston Chronicle) The first signs are emerging that key Persian Gulf members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are adjusting their strategies to cope with the growing threat that North American shale oil...
DATE: April 09, 2013 | CATEGORY: News
Bring' em in
Financially speaking, Visit Baton Rouge had a banner year in 2012, bringing in more occupancy tax dollars than it has in at least 15 years: $4.3 million.
DATE: March 04, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
In this home of blues
Like oil or crawfish or Mardi Gras, the blues in Louisiana seems less a product of our own manufacturing and more like a natural resource carried by weary feet stomping on dusty floorboards, mighty hands bending time-weathered strings, venerable...
DATE: February 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Food and Lodging in Baton Rouge
We were halfway down River Road, the levee looming green on our right, when it seemed like the drugs were wearing off. Then I saw the writhing knot of giant bats rise up over the trees off to the left.
DATE: February 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Holden to review Police Chief White, 13 other department heads
Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White's performance will be under review by Mayor Kip Holden, with some local reports saying he's in jeopardy of losing his job. But Holden spokesman Scott Dyer says the mayor is simply doing regular evaluations of...
DATE: January 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Obey the Lawless
The problem with bootlegging isn't the law, it's that everyone wants a cut. And in the Depression-dusted hills of Franklin County, Virginia, every cut runs deep. Don't let the direct-to-DVD title fool you, John Hillcoat's Nick Cave-written period...
DATE: January 08, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Movie Filter
Sound waves of the future
The difference between real music and what’s on the radio today is all about seeing it performed live. On one side, you’ve got talented people with instruments, playing—actually playing—songs in real time and...
DATE: October 31, 2012 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Candidate endorsements for Nov. 6
An important Election Day that will determine the direction for the next four years for our nation, city-parish and judicial system looms in just a week. There are many items on the ballot, and I certainly hope each voter will inform themselves and...
DATE: October 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: Rolfe McCollister
Storm surge
“There are two LOAVES of bread left in the store. I know you like wheat, but these are white. And I think one’s been trampled on.” He kind of chuckles. “So do you want ’em?” My dad was calling me from Sam’s...
DATE: September 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: News (inR)
'Advocate' begins New Orleans edition launch today
David Manship, publisher of The Advocate, is among the Baton Rouge newspaper's staff on hand at New Orleans' Rock 'n' Bowl this morning to announce the start of the paper's foray into the New Orleans market. The Advocate began...
DATE: September 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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