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February 1, 2012

Un Petit Peu

INTERNATIONAL Genocide hearing in guatemala Efrain Rios Montt, a former Guatemalan military leader, will soon be tried for genocide and crimes against humanity. Montt had...

Baton Rouge Dream Girl

Brittany Lauren Farmer, 21, was selected right here in Baton Rouge to compete on the Hooters Dream Girl television show premiering on Fox Sports’ Speed. The show was filmed...

Game Changer

It is no secret to Baton Rouge: starting your own business is risky and only comes with hard work. With the right support system in place, the typical trials can be overcome....2

Stopping the World

The Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs, a unique, 14 year-old nonprofit that coordinates, collaborates, and celebrates international programs for the city, just ran out of...

Bearing Gaines

Dinaw Mengestu has already received considerable critical acclaim during his brief tenure as “A Novelist.” So far, he’s won a number of awards and honors, from the...

January 25, 2012

Un Petit Peu

INTERNATIONAL Lover for money The U.K.’s The Guardian recently reported on a strange phenomenon in China – young people hiring “fake partners” to circumvent parental...

Portrait of an Artist, as a Businessman

Scott Eric Olivier is ready to blow the lid off of one of the biggest secrets ever held in the world. Successful businessmen and women are artists. Yes, artists – and...1

B______ R______

The arts and entertainment nonprofit Culture Candy has teamed with the advertisement company Lamar in a new community ad campaign written by Baton Rougeans themselves. “What...

Ghost Bike

Tragedy struck last weekend when a drunk driver killed one cyclist and injured another. Nathaniel Crowson, 30, and Daniel Morris, 31 were riding their bicycles east on Perkins...

January 18, 2012

Un Petit Peu

INTERNATIONAL Criminal crawfish Louisiana-native red swamp crayfish have become an invasive species in many African countries, National Geographic News reported last week. The...

Wine by the Glass

As beautiful as the new Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel is, its main attraction might just be Tallulah Crafted Food and Wine Bar housed inside. Tallulah, which opened last fall,...

A Micro Discovery

LSU herpetology professor, and curator of the university’s Museum of Natural History, Christopher Austin made headlines last week with the announcement of the world’s newest...

History in the Flesh

Former Democratic Congressman Harold Eugene Ford, Jr. will be the keynote speaker for an event next week commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. entitled “The Life, the...

Bright Days Ahead

“District ten is the best district in the City. Can I say that, Mayor?” asked Tara Wicker, the Metro Council member who represents Old South Baton Rouge. Wicker’s...

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