By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR There is a moment in every public‐ finance story when the words themselves betray a shift in power. At first, the jargon is reassuring—economic development, public‐private partnership, infrastructure, catalytic investment, […]
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES (Analysis written by LSUsports.net) Five years. Half a decade. Can you believe it? From a macro-level, it feels like yesterday. Launching in Times Square with LSU gymast and social media superstar […]
Every development district needs a center of gravity. For the Bayou Fountain Economic Development District, that gravity isn’t LSU or any of the sports-tourism advocates pushing the project. It’s the Duplantier family’s land. And if […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR The City-Parish Revenue Division has notified businesses inside the Bayou Fountain Economic Development District that new sales-tax reporting requirements took effect July 1, even though the Metro Council has deferred […]
Tiger Rag News Services The lawsuit challenging the Louisiana State University Economic Development District is not simply about whether LSU should build a new arena. Attorney William Most says it is about something older, simpler […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR The East Baton Rouge Metro Council faces a June 24 decision on whether to sign or again defer a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement that would create a 25-year public-finance structure for […]
We catch up with the two best left-handed swings in LSU baseball history — Eddy Furniss and Todd Walker. They preview a College World Series featuring five SEC teams. On3’s Wilson Alexander gives some insight […]
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES Two minutes before Tiger Rag Radio went live Tuesday night, the show had already started. Not officially. Not on the stream. Not yet from the Super Chevy Dealers Studio. But the […]
We recap LSU’s big recruiting weekend and how strong of an impression did LSU make on 5-star wide receiver Easton Royal. It was a quiet weekend at Alex Box Stadium, but Jay Johnson and his […]
By Todd Horne, Executive Editor The Protect College Sports Act of 2026 is being described nationally as an NIL bill, or a transfer‑portal bill, or a response to the House settlement, or a legal shield […]
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