'National Geographic' spotlights eroding La. coastline, restoration projects
For its weekly "In Focus" feature, National Geographic today is shining a spotlight on the eroding Louisiana coastline. The article notes what many Louisianans already know only too well: that the area is one of the fastest-disappearing...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
New airline coming to Baton Rouge this summer
Elite Airways—a six-year-old airline that, until now, has provided only charter service—will begin offering regularly scheduled commercial flights from Baton Rouge this summer. Elite's president, John Pearsall, tells Daily Report...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Capitol Views: House passes bill to reactivate tax credits
After lengthy debate today, the House passed a bill to reactivate the New Markets Tax Credit program to incentivize business investments in low-income areas. Under House Bill 726, the state would forgo a total of $49 million in insurance premium...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: RPCC chancellor to retire … Ascension economic development leader gets high praise … Southern gets 6 nominations in HBCU Excellence competition
Time to move on: River Parishes Community College Chancellor Joe Ben Welch has announced his retirement, effective Aug. 31. Under Welch’s leadership, RPCC has experienced unprecedented growth; in 2010 it was named the...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Belle Journal release party at Baton Rouge Gallery Thursday
Belle Journal, a new literary journal for the "Modern Southern Belle," will celebrate the release of its first volume Thursday night with a free reception at Baton Rouge Gallery, 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The reception will include free wine and hors...
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Arts
News roundup: Southern board gets new student member … Small business owners more upbeat about economy, but still troubled … U.S. factory output falls in April
A seat at the table: Southern University Student Government Association President Simone Bray has been selected as the next student member on the Southern University Board of Supervisors. She was selected by SGA presidents of the...
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Soul Diva
Grammy winner and five-time Tony award winner Audra McDonald will perform at 7 p.m. Friday with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra at the River Center (
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Music
Jennifer Vosburg
I love to be challenged. The electric industry is both static and dynamic. While the foundation of the electric industry is currently status quo, there is a growing wave of change to how power is generated, delivered and used as part of our lives.
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Executive Spotlight
Southern culture
In 2011, the Southern University System signed a deal with EOServe, a for-profit company that specializes in delivering online courses for historically black colleges and universities. System President Ronald Mason worked with the same company when...
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Brave new world
In the business world, “adapt or die” is a truism. The ubiquity of the Internet is altering—in some cases, radically upending—the models for all sorts of industries. Exhibit A: the current turmoil in print journalism.
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
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