A new Mexican restaurant is opening at Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge. Lava Cantina will host its grand opening on Friday, April 5.   The restaurant will feature fresh, Mexican dishes with a Rock 'n Roll decor.  

Officials are currently hiring so if you're looking for a job go to http://lavacantina.com/

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The Center for Rural and Small Business Development in the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold a “Non-Profit Start-Up” workshop from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday, February 5 in room 191, A.O. Williams Hall, 181 B. A. Little Drive, in Baton Rouge, LA 70813.

The workshop is free and open to the public.

Workshop attendees will receive information on how to start a viable, operational non-profit organization, and the steps to receiving 501© 3 tax exempt status.

For additional information about the Center for Rural and Small Business Development or its E-Learning Center, contact LaKeeshia Giddens at lakeeshia_giddens@suagcenter.com; 225.771.2160; or Eual Hall at eual_hall@suagcenter.com; 225.771.4105.

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BATON ROUGE – LSU’s Department of Finance was featured in the Financial Planning magazine article “25 Great Schools for Future Financial Planners.” The article highlighted LSU’s newly created undergraduate financial planning specialization and its graduate financial planning specialization. 

LSU E. J. Ourso College Associate Dean Fran Lawrence, a professor in the finance department and the director of the department’s Certified Financial Planner Partnership, was quoted in the article saying, “the undergraduate program, which began in January, already has 25 students enrolled, but anticipates a rapid increase in enrollment.”

The Financial Planning article also states, “The fact the program is located in the finance department of a business school offers a competitive advantage and visibility that benefits the entire profession.”

“Some other business schools are small, but LSU is known nationwide,” Lawrence said.

Financial Planning magazine relied on both financial planners and academics to comprise the list of 25 schools.