Archive for August, 2008

Gustav on Gas
August 28, 2008

FILL UP NOW- just in case. Most of us remember the horror at the pumps after Katrina, waiting in cars at gas stations out of fuel; furthermore, analysts say Gustav could send retail gas prices spiking back above $4 a gallon.
Meantime- the state is on the lookout for gas gouging as people prepare for the possibility of leaving town. [...]

DIGITAL COUNTDOWN… ARE YOU READY?
August 13, 2008

6 months to go before the big digital switch
  
We will all have our stories of the soon-to-be old television sets, but mine is classic.  I was 22 when I started anchoring mornings in Baton Rouge, and during my two-week audition as a ‘fill-in’ anchor/host, Mom and Dad drove every day from Marrero to Gonzales with the battery-operated portable [...]

Unclaimed Property
August 8, 2008

It’s not every day you find out that you’re owed money.  I remember the day fondly …shortly after college I received an email from my mom informing me that I had “unclaimed property” being held by the state.   Apparantly I had let a pay check from my days of working at the Reveille (LSU’s newspaper) [...]