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For those looking for creative ways of reducing your business expenses I submit the latest effort by the board members of the New Orleans Regional Business Park.

The taxpayer-funded organization, in order to reduce costs because they have failed in their primary mission of attracting more businesses, has decided to simply stop paying some of its on-going expenses. ( See story here.)

Now, if they decide to stop paying their utility bill, they will be appropriately in the dark.

You can’t make this stuff up!

C.B.

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Child on outside looking in

It’s impossible not to note the irony of two reports in the recent Baton Rouge Business Report’s Daily Report.

According to the two different reports Louisiana takes better care of animals than children.

We rank 48th (up from 49th) in the well-being of children, but rank 15th in the humane treatment of animals.

Both are important matters, but it makes one question where our politicians’ priorities lie.

C.B.

1 CB 7:00 am

Only in Louisiana would the chairman and vice chairman of the board that oversees our Heh,Heh, Heh, Ethics Laws look for ways around the laws they are supposed to enforce.

There was a story in Saturday’s Monroe newspaper where vendors of the city of Tallulah were asking permission to give what amounts to a “kickback” to the city to avoid layoffs.

Board Chairman Frank Simoneaux of Baton Rouge and Vice Chairman Blake Monrose of Lafayette questioned …whether there was a way around [the legal prohibition].

It is just another Machiavellian approach to the laws that are supposed to keep our public officials honest.

The lack of enforcement of the Heh, Heh, Heh, Ethics Laws in Louisiana is already bad enough without the enforcers looking for loopholes. They should leave some work for us lawyers.

The next time I get a speeding ticket, maybe the Trooper will give me some tips on how to get the ticket voided.

C.B.

1 CB 7:00 am