Business news from around the state

I have fond yet vaguely disturbing memories of the college student who – devoid of a job or any income – charged not one but two pairs of expensive cowboy boots to a credit card in a single afternoon. I…

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

Every four years two of Louisiana’s passions, state politics and football, come together in the fall. This was one of those years. And while the election year was a yawner, the juxtaposition of the two spectator sports reminds me of…

A trio of "haunted" plantations

Eighty years ago, a Louisiana team dominated southern football and headed for Pasadena

It’s been a good year to have money in local businesses

Regional Reports from across the state

My lords and ladies, get ye to the Texas Renaissance Festival!

September and October festivals all across the state

Suburban Places

He keeps on running

This grand home is filled with antiques and memories

Dogs have their day in Shreveport

Exploring Concordia, Catahoula, La Salle and Winn parishes

Medical/Residential Complex Gets Under Way LAKE CHARLES — On July 20, the City Council approved annexation of 76 acres of land off of Nelson Road for a multiuse development that will include a surgical specialty hospital, a rehab hospital, a…

Business news from around the state

The hay harvest is a stressful time

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not

Baton Rouge General’s Two CampusesIn response to your recent article “Louisiana’s Top Hospitals,” I’d like to thank you for your efforts to educate consumers on the importance of hospital quality – well done! To clarify, Baton Rouge General is one…

Edwin Edwards, we are told, might become the subject of a new reality TV show. Makes sense: What could be more real than the saga of a former four-term governor serving eight years in the pen and then, after being…

The Sabine has it; Texas needs it.