Facebook Investor Spending Month's Salary Exposes Hype
Ryan Cefalu, who lives with his wife and two kids in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, saw in Facebook's much-anticipated IPO a chance to buffer his retirement fund.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-investor-spending-months-salary-073842218.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:38:42 -0700
LPSC Approves Entergy's Proposed Move to MISO
BATON ROUGE, La., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisiana electricity customers are one step closer to saving a projected half a billion dollars or more following the Louisiana Public Service Commission's ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lpsc-approves-entergys-proposed-move-173200568.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:32:00 -0700
Albemarle Food Safety business launches new antimicrobial product
BATON ROUGE, La., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals, announces the launch of a new ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/albemarle-food-safety-business-launches-201000250.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:10:00 -0700
Reports detail income for Jindal and top aides
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's financial disclosure report for 2011 lists his $127,407 annual salary as governor plus various sources of investment income for him and his wife, Supriya.
http://thetowntalk.com/article/20120523/NEWS01/205230332/-1/rss01
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:34:57 -0700
DOTD issues Memorial Day travel advisory
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for the Memorial Day holiday weekend (Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28). DOTD Secretary Sherri H. LeBas urged drivers to use extra caution when traveling on the roadways during the upcoming holiday ...
http://www.katc.com/news/dotd-issues-memorial-day-travel-advisory/
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:24:39 -0700
Exxon: Shut pipe not affecting Baton Rouge refinery production
Production at Exxon Mobil Corp's 502,000 barrel per day Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery continued to be unaffected on Tuesday by a shut key pipeline. The Baton Rouge refinery, the nation's third largest, ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/exxon-shut-pipe-not-affecting-183158672.html
Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 11:31:58 -0700
La. House attempts to strengthen gun rights in Louisiana
By MELINDA DESLATTE / Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana House has agreed to rewrite the state's constitutional protections for weapon owners, striking a provision that gives the Legislature explicit authority to limit concealed handguns. Supporters say the change would give Louisiana the strongest gun protection in the nation and could guard against Supreme Court ...
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/La-House-attempts-to-strengthen-gun-rights-in-Louisiana-153731355.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:30:58 -0700
Notes and quotes from the Louisiana Legislature
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Senate-backed attempt to limit how the state education board can write the public school funding formula ran into a roadblock Wednesday in the Louisiana House.
http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=18606841
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:15:41 -0700
Decision on Proposed Southeast BR school district in recess
Members of the House of Representatives could not agree on a plan to create a break away school district in East Baton Rouge Parish Thursday.
http://www.wafb.com/story/18617183/decision-on-proposed-southeast-br-school-district-in-recess
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:30:28 -0700
Bill saluting Irish in Louisiana every March on its way to Gov. Jindal
BATON ROUGE -- The luck of the Irish will last an entire month in Louisiana, not just on St. Paddy's Day, if a bill that has cleared the Legislature is signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal.File photoSen. Edwin Murray,...
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/bill_saluting_irish_in_louisia.html
Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 07:07:26 -0700
