Louisiana ranks #4 in the nation for entrepreneurial activity. This according to a new report by the Kauffman Foundation and reported locally by the Baton Rouge Business Report. Louisiana, frankly, isn't used to ranking in the top 5 in anything good. The news is encouraging and certainly points to an independent and self-reliant population of small business people. But, at the risk of pulling the rug out from under myself as an entrepreneur, let's face it - jobs are better.
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Best Of #SpanishTown Mardi Gras Tweets & Pics
New Orleans is famous for Mardi Gras, and rightly so. But there's at least one parade in Louisiana's capital city of Baton Rouge that can rival anything New Orleans has to offer. It's the Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade, and despite a heavy downpour, it went on today as planned. Here's some of the best tweets and pics of the day from the infamously naughty Spanish Town mardi gras parade.
7 Lessons Learned From The 24-Hour Beer War
How A Local Company Faced A Social Media Revolution, And Came Out Alive
It's a day unlikely to go down in infamy. But, on March 3rd, 2011, a 24-hour war between a beer company and a beer charity, waged on social media websites, finally ended. This public relations battle may pale in comparison to BP's oil disaster, or FEMA's regrettable inaction in New Orleans following Katrina, but it's a local Louisiana battle worth noting.
