Topic: Baton Rouge

Study: San Antonio is America's top recession-resistant city

New Orleans asks: 'What recession?'

After Katrina, the Big Easy is slowly attracting newcomers and rebuilding its economy.

Katrina trial: New Orleans' truth commission

Six hurricane survivors sue the US Army Corps of Engineers, as many city residents still try to understand the forces behind the storm's aftermath.

Dump corn stalks at sea to slow global warming?

Geithner's new bank bailout: Private investors hold the key

The Obama administration hopes federal dollars will serve as the catalyst to generate $1.5 trillion in private-sector investments.

Accounting sleuths on the trail of Madoff money

Teams of 'forensic accountants' get set to trace – and maybe recover – funds lost in $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

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Opinion: Stop whining and pay your property taxes

We all have a stake in supporting the children of America.

Fannie, Freddie rescue binds taxpayers to housing market

The final tab may exceed that of the savings and loan bailout, depending on the depth of the housing slump.

As Gustav evacuees return to New Orleans, a varied homecoming

Many find their houses are fairly intact. Power loss is still a problem.

Opinion: Practical – or wasteful – abundance?

It’s a sketchy line between enjoying the material things of this world and saying ‘enough is enough.

An urban marsh’s unfinished saga

New York’s Jamaica Bay serves as a microcosm for the world’s wetland woes.

In banking crisis, U.S. steps up

Moves by federal regulators signal that the financial sector can't solve its problems on its own.

Manufacturers say they knew of FEMA trailer health risks

Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements

Buildings can trap pollution-laden silt and mold, say scientists who studied New Orleans homes.

Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements

Buildings can trap pollution-laden silt and mold, say scientists who studied New Orleans homes.

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Some coastal woes begin far inland

Farm runoff creates ‘dead zones’ offshore, but no national authority is tasked to address them.

Opinion: Do granite countertops mask our emptiness?

My hunch is that we're fixated on perfecting our home interiors because we don't want to work on ourselves.

At U.S. Army Corps, shift of mission hasn't come easily

Its intent is to become America's coastal policy innovator, but its reputation as 'Congress's general contractor' is proving hard to shake.

Why a Gulf wetlands may become a city

Hurricane Katrina battered Bay St. Louis, Miss. Now, developers plan a condo city nearby.

Recovery's worker bees bring different flavor to Gulf Coast

Mississippi's new moneyed class prefers monster trucks and jet skis to fine art.

Recovery's worker bees bring different flavor to Gulf Coast

Mississippi's new moneyed class prefers monster trucks and jet skis to fine art.

Opinion: Memo to candidates and my liberal pals: Southerners aren't stupid

Head's up, y'all: The South is filled with intelligent people. Treat them accordingly.

Burma’s opportunity now: Rebuild for a safer future

Simple remedies abound, experts say. But will the government act?