title: Including CSS, Javascript with my Laravel 4 framework
body: <p>I have included a <code>_construct()</code> function into my BaseController to include CSS and Javascript using the Asset::add command.  However, the CSS doesn't seem to be loading in.  The view is loading correctly (so I know there are no errors or exceptions being thrown), but the CSS is not being applied.  </p>
  
  <p>For one view, I have:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;html&gt;
  &lt;body&gt;
      &lt;div class="banner-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  
  &lt;/body&gt;
  &lt;/html&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In the CSS, banner-image is defined as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>.banner-image{background:transparent url(/assets/images/hires_080820-F-5957S-987c.jpg) no-repeat center center;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;background-size:cover; height:800px; min-width: 1200px;}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have the assets folder inside my public folder.  </p>
  
  <p>However, the image is not loading on the page (the page remains blank).  Any ideas why this would be happening? </p>