SBEC economist: Expanding energy exports are good for La. economy
Natural gas has been a game changer for the U.S. and Louisiana economies in recent years, and even greater growth is on tap as long as the federal government and President Barack Obama don't limit liquefied natural gas exports, says Raymond Keating,...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Gas prices up 6 cents in Baton Rouge on the week
Motorists filling up their tank in the Baton Rouge area this morning are paying about 6 cents more for a gallon of regular, unleaded gas than they were a week ago. According to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report, the average price this morning is...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
EBR population shows signs of aging
The average person who calls East Baton Rouge Parish home is a little bit younger than the average American, but that doesn't mean the local population isn't showing signs of aging. According to recently released U.S. Census Bureau data from 2012,...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Entrepreneur: Warren Coco
Go-Devil Manufacturing owner/president Warren Coco does not claim to have invented the shallow-water engine. He says it originated in Vietnam and migrated around the globe. The avid duck hunter first saw a version of it in Louisiana in the 1970s. He...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Seven selected for Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame … Chevron's $10B LNG plant in Africa ships first cargo … Apple details U.S. government requests for data
Everybody rise: Seven people, including Baton Rouge attorney Keith Nordyke and West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes, will be inducted July 12 into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. Ceremonies will be held at the Angola...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
LSU faculty writing book on local newspaper war
Several faculty members of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication are writing a book about the escalating newspaper war between The Times-Picayune/Nola.com and The Advocate. "We decided that scholars from all over the country are...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
LABI, LBP deem legislative session lackluster
The postmortem on the 2013 Louisiana legislative session that ended June 6 continues, and both LABI and the left-leaning Louisiana Budget Project found the session ineffectual. "Perhaps the kindest thing that can be said about the 2013 Regular...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Era of exploration ends
(From Bloomberg) The pioneers of America’s shale gas and oil revolution have done their work. Now it’s time for the factory crews to take over.
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: News
Getting lit up
(From The New York Times) Hard knocks to the head are a constant concern in contact sports — and not just in football or boxing, where recent attention has focused. Millions of girls and boys play hockey, soccer, lacrosse and other...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: News
Steel this movie
In theaters Friday: The Bling Ring, Monsters University,
DATE: June 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Movie Filter
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