Gov. Bobby Jindal has proposed selling some publicly owned property in an effort to generate $35 million for the state operating budget and $40 million that would be saved for uses determined at a later date. The additional $40 million would be deposited into the...
Louisiana television broadcasting company acquires new station
A Louisiana affiliate of the television broadcasting company National Communications Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the a television station in Texas. Station KUQI-TV, which broadcasts from Corpus Christi, Texas, is currently a Fox affiliate. National...
Sale of business on tap for popular restaurant chain
Readers in Louisiana may be interested to read about an impending sale of a popular food restaurant chain. NRD Holdings LLC, which is based in Atlanta, is purchasing a number of locations of Golden Corral across the Midwest from Frisch's Restaurant, Inc. NRD Holdings...
Oscar-winning movie studio to open branch in Louisiana
It is a good year for the German movie studio Pixomondo, which just recently won multiple Oscar awards for their special effects work in the newest Martin Scorsese movie, "Hugo." The company has plans to continue that success, and they started with a recent...
East Baton Rouge Parish developers optimistic about 2012
Data from the Louisiana Department of Public Works shows a 1 percent increase in commercial construction projects. This increase, according to the report, is primarily the result of a 60 percent increase in renovation and expansion projects. These projects have netted...