Jindal, Moret land IBM
Big Blue comes to the Red Stick and teams up with the Purple and Gold. “This is a game changer that will have a generational impact on Baton Rouge and our entire state. It is truly transformative,”...
View ArticleLessons from 'The Iron Lady'
I was saddened to learn of Margaret Thatcher's death April 8. My wife and I had the honor of meeting “Lady Thatcher” when she came to LSU to deliver a commencement speech, and I was a fan of this...
View ArticleSorry, no chicken for the pot
Louisiana folks are a proud people who are deeply rooted in family, tradition and geography. I am one of those born and raised here, and I have enjoyed our state for more than five decades. In fact, we...
View ArticleLet’s use Yellow Pages test
In his 1997 book The Twenty-First Century City, former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith proposed what he called the “Yellow Pages test”: “If the phone book lists three companies that provide a...
View ArticleGood jobs are the dream
"Having a good job is now the great global dream; it’s the number one social value for everyone. This is one of our most powerful findings ever. 'A good job' is more important than having a family,...
View ArticleAnger at government grows
We know most folks like to direct their frustration with having to pay taxes every April 15 toward the collecting government agency, the IRS. But it is June, and Americans are even more angry today...
View ArticleGuillory video goes viral
Sen. Elbert Guillory was an African-American Democrat from Opelousas. He is now the first African-American Republican state senator in Louisiana since the Reconstruction Era. He made a video (see...
View ArticleStop the whining
I have been observing the battle for school reform and choice for more than two decades. Lately, I have grown tired of listening to the endless whining and complaining of BESE members Lottie Beebe and...
View ArticleThe time for patience is past
I got a good laugh out of reading a recent Advocate editorial on school reform. The writer must be either someone just out of college who wasn't born yet 25 years ago—or someone who is very old and...
View ArticleLead for results ... or else!
Some business experts will tell you, "If you aren't changing, you're dying." There are lots of examples out there in different sectors (Kodak, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Blockbuster). But the same...
View ArticleTrevor's wish
Trevor Sims is a 10-year-old child who lives in our community, and you probably have never met or heard of him. But you should know about him, because he is a courageous young man who has a special...
View ArticleTrevor's wish
Trevor Sims is a 10-year-old child who lives in our community, and you probably have never met or heard of him. But you should know about him, because he is a courageous young man who has a special...
View ArticleNo justice for children
Where is the "justice" from the U.S. Department of Justice? Especially where children are concerned?Why is the Justice Department so set on depriving certain children in Louisiana of the opportunity to...
View ArticleGood news for our economy
On Sept. 26, 2013, Baton Rouge will witness a milestone groundbreaking ceremony that will forever impact our riverfront and our economy. Two new downtown towers rise near the banks of the Mississippi,...
View ArticleThink different at city hall
Last week the City-Parish Total Compensation Study was released to the Metro Council. The study was long on information and figures that can be interpreted a variety of ways.A simple narrative would be...
View ArticleTraffic: Reaping what we sow
Albert Einstein said, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." If we are ever to come to grips with our traffic problem in Baton Rouge, we need new thinking...
View ArticleOur future is in good hands
This issue is always a special one—Forty Under 40—recognizing rising stars in the Capital Region. It is a look at the future of our city and state. You should know that there were more than 200 other...
View ArticleSt. George battle long in the making
There is a lot of debate, anger and finger-pointing regarding the proposal to create a new City of St. George. There are studies being commissioned and secret meetings to figure out the impact and how...
View ArticleWater Campus sets sail in blue ocean
A world-class research facility called the Water Campus will be built downtown on the Mississippi River not far from the Gulf of Mexico. When finished, it will create a "blue ocean" for economic...
View ArticleLSU Health partnerships get results
As a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors, I recently heard success story after success story on the partnerships between LSU Health and our community partner hospitals. The output, the energy, the...
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