diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
index 5612683b..00548507 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
 
     (define/override (get-suffix) #".tex")
 
-    (inherit render-flow
-             render-block
+    (inherit render-block
              render-content
              install-file
              format-number
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
             (render-content (part-title-content d) d ri)
             (printf "}{~a}\n" vers)))
         (render-part d ri)
-        (printf "\\postDoc\n\\end{document}\n")))
+        (printf "\n\n\\postDoc\n\\end{document}\n")))
 
     (define/override (render-part d ri)
       (let ([number (collected-info-number (part-collected-info d ri))])
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@
           (printf "}")
           (when (part-style? d 'index) (printf "\n\n")))
         (for ([t (part-tags d)])
-          (printf "\\label{t:~a}" (t-encode (tag-key t ri))))
+          (printf "\\label{t:~a}\n\n" (t-encode (tag-key t ri))))
         (render-flow (part-flow d) d ri #f)
         (for ([sec (part-parts d)]) (render-part sec ri))
         (when (part-style? d 'index) (printf "\\onecolumn\n\n"))
@@ -121,14 +120,12 @@
                               s)))])
         (unless (and (not author?)
                      (equal? style "author"))
-          (printf "\n\n")
           (when (string? style)
             (printf "\\~a{" style))
           (if (toc-paragraph? p)
               (printf "\\newpage \\tableofcontents \\newpage")
               (super render-paragraph p part ri))
-          (when (string? style) (printf "}"))
-          (printf "\n\n")))
+          (when (string? style) (printf "}"))))
       null)
 
     (define/override (render-element e part ri)
@@ -233,6 +230,16 @@
                 [else (format "x~x" (char->integer c))]))
             (string->list (format "~s" s)))))
 
+    (define/override (render-flow p part ri start-inline?)
+      (if (null? (flow-paragraphs p))
+          null
+          (begin
+            (render-block (car (flow-paragraphs p)) part ri start-inline?)
+            (for ([b (in-list (cdr (flow-paragraphs p)))])
+              (printf "\n\n")
+              (render-block b part ri #f))
+            null)))
+
     (define/override (render-table t part ri inline-table?)
       (let* ([boxed? (eq? 'boxed (table-style t))]
              [index? (eq? 'index (table-style t))]
@@ -271,7 +278,7 @@
               [index? (printf "\\begin{list}{}{\\parsep=0pt \\itemsep=1pt \\leftmargin=2ex \\itemindent=-2ex}\n")]
               [inline? (void)]
               [else
-               (printf "\n\n~a\\begin{~a}~a{@{}~a}\n~a"
+               (printf "~a\\begin{~a}~a{@{}~a}\n~a"
                        (if (string? (table-style t))
                            (format "\\begin{~a}" (table-style t))
                            "")
@@ -329,8 +336,7 @@
                 (unless (null? (cdr flowss))
                   (loop (cdr flowss) (cdr row-styles)))))
             (unless inline?
-              (printf "~a\n\n\\end{~a}~a\n"
-                      ""
+              (printf "\\end{~a}~a"
                       tableform
                       (if (string? (table-style t))
                            (format "\\end{~a}" (table-style t))
@@ -372,7 +378,7 @@
                   (printf " ~ \\\\\n"))
                 (loop (cdr ps))))]))
         (when in-table?
-          (printf "\n\\end{tabular}\n"))
+          (printf "\n\\end{tabular}"))
         null))
 
     (define/override (render-itemization t part ri)
@@ -384,7 +390,7 @@
                                 (eq? (styled-itemization-style t) 'ordered))
                            "enumerate"
                            "itemize"))])
-        (printf "\n\n\\begin{~a}\n" mode)
+        (printf "\\begin{~a}" mode)
         (for ([flow (itemization-flows t)])
           (printf "\n\n\\~a" (if style-str
                                   (format "~aItem{" style-str)
@@ -392,15 +398,15 @@
           (render-flow flow part ri #t)
           (when style-str
             (printf "}")))
-        (printf "\n\n\\end{~a}\n" mode)
+        (printf "\\end{~a}" mode)
         null))
 
     (define/override (render-blockquote t part ri)
       (let ([kind (or (blockquote-style t) "quote")])
-        (printf "\n\n\\begin{~a}\n" kind)
+        (printf "\\begin{~a}" kind)
         (parameterize ([current-table-mode (list "blockquote" t)])
-          (for ([e (blockquote-paragraphs t)]) (render-block e part ri #f)))
-        (printf "\n\n\\end{~a}\n" kind)
+          (render-flow (make-flow (blockquote-paragraphs t)) part ri #f))
+        (printf "\\end{~a}" kind)
         null))
 
     (define/override (render-other i part ri)
diff --git a/collects/scribble/scribble.tex b/collects/scribble/scribble.tex
index 399d733f..9362008f 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/scribble.tex
+++ b/collects/scribble/scribble.tex
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 \newenvironment{leftindent}{\begin{quote}}{\end{quote}}
 \newenvironment{insetpara}{\begin{quote}}{\end{quote}}
 
-\newenvironment{bibentry}[1]{\parbox[t]{0.8\linewidth}{#1}}
+\newcommand{\bibentry}[1]{\parbox[t]{0.8\linewidth}{#1}}
 
 \newenvironment{bigtabular}{\begin{longtable}}{\end{longtable}\vspace{-3ex}}