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IBM putting 800-job tech center in Baton Rouge
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — IBM expects to employ 800 people within four years at a service center to be built in Baton Rouge, Gov. Bobby Jindal and IBM Senior Vice Preside...
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Banks receive Greenwich awards
Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank received a combined eight national and regional Greenwich Excellence Awards in small business and middle market banking for 2012. The two Gulf South financial institut...
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Business conference planned in Houma
HOUMA (AP) — Signup is under way for a statewide conference for entrepreneurs set June 20 and 21 in Houma. The Louisiana Entrepreneurship Fest For Youth and First-Time Entrepreneurs will be present...
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Jindal plan estimated to boost business tax costs
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax restructuring plan would shift $500 million in tax costs from individuals to businesses, the governor’s leader on the effort said Tuesday. Tim Barfie...
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Mervine Kahn to hold reunion
Mervine Kahn to hold reunion LAFAYETTE — Former employees of the Mervine Kahn Company Inc. department store in Rayne are invited to a reunion on May 26 at The Crossing at Mervine Kahn, 113 East Lou...
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Whitney bBank uilding regional headquarters
LAFAYETTE, La. — Whitney Bank has begun construction on a regional headquarters building to serve the Lafayette, Morgan City and central Louisiana markets. The 20,000-square-foot River Ranch comple...
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South is hosting an open house Tuesday, April 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan City clinic. Staff, top row from left, are Jessica Dupuis, Angela Durocher, Dr. Darrell Solet, Coral Adams, Tammy Albritton and Cherrelle Paul. In front, from left, are Heather Alleman, Nikki Boudreaux, Gloria Smith and Jayde Noel. Staff not pictured are Dr. Peter Abel, Carmen Robinson, Millette Robinson, Debbie Montag, Taffy Pellerin, Jaye Chawla, Martha Domingue, Betty Breaux, Stephanie Dehart, Linda Pisani and Michael Couvillon. Submitted Photo
CIS hosting open house in Morgan City
Cardiovascular Institute of the South is hosting an open house Tuesday, April 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Morgan City clinic. The open house is to showcase recent renovations which will ...
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Lafayette Oil Center enjoys new business resurgence
LAFAYETTE (AP) — A half-block-long building on Heymann Boulevard at Travis Street highlights the changes happening in the Oil Center. A new events center, the Palmetto Club, opened there last year,...
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From left, are Tommy Eschete, mayor of Thibodaux; Matthew Jewell, president of the Nicholls Student Government Association; Charlotte Randolph, president of Lafourche Parish; Chef Randy Cheramie, executive director of the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute; Jimmie “Beau” Martin, member of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors; state Sen. Norby Chabert of Houma; Dr. Stephen Hulbert, Nicholls president; Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, chairman of the Nicholls Foundation board; Dr. Donald Ayo, past Nicholls president; Chef John Folse, chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute; Robert Barham, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana; Dr. Sandra Woodley, president of the University of Louisiana System; Jay Dardenne Jr., lieutenant governor of Louisiana; Ewell Smith, executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board; state Rep. Lenar Whitney of Houma; Michel Claudet, president of Terrebonne Parish; state Rep. Jerome “Dee” Richard of Thibodaux; state Rep. Gordy Dove of Houma; Randy Fertel, president of the Ruth U. Fertel Foundation; and Chef Leah Chase, owner of Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans.
Nicholls breaks ground on culinary facility
THIBODAUX — To continue expanding its unique culinary arts program, Nicholls State University broke ground on a new 33,000-square-foot facility for the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute March 4. A...
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Taxi firm launches backseat vending
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When customers get into some New Orleans taxis, they’ll now have the chance to buy a cold beverage during the drive to their destination. New Orleans Carriage Cab launched backse...
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Flights from NY airport fueled by cooking oil
NEW YORK (AP) — A Dutch airliner is flying from New York to Amsterdam on a fuel mix that includes leftover oil from frying Louisiana's Cajun food. The KLM flights from Kennedy Airport are powered ...
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U.S. rig count drops 5 this week to 1,752
HOUSTON (AP) — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by five this week to 1,752. The Houston-based comp...
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