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Article: Baton Rouge Beefs Up To Meet Demand Surge.(Cox Communications Inc.)
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- February 19, 2007
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By Linda Moss
Merger With Lafayette System Creates Cox Greater Louisiana
Baton Rouge, La.-- Cox Communications' cable system here in the state capital bounced back rather quickly after Hurricane Katrina struck nearly 18 months ago. In fact, the operation has been in a turbo-charged expansion mode ever since the tragic storm.
First, Cox Communications Baton Rouge had to respond to the population surge -- and increased demand for its services -- as New Orleans residents flooded into the city after Katrina. The storm resulted in a lucrative bump-up in customers, both residential and commercial, for Cox in that market.
On top of that, and ...