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Ax throwing coming to downtown Baton Rouge
Sharpen your axes, Baton Rouge is getting a third ax-throwing venue this spring.
The Canadian-based Bad Axe Throwing is expected to open up in downtown...
Shell offering its employees AI skills training
Royal Dutch Shell PLC is expanding an online program that teaches its employees artificial intelligence skills, the Wall Street Journal reports, part of an...
Roundup: Burrow’s giraffe / Unilever decision / US manufacturing
Long-legged legacy: LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow has a new honor to add to his long list of awards and achievements. He inspired...
Check out four Baton Rouge homebuyers who tried to fool the public
As in previous years, a growing number of homebuyers in the high-end segment of the local residential market in 2019 opted not to disclose...
Edwards establishes rural Louisiana revitalization effort
Gov. John Bel Edwards said Friday that rural Louisiana is in crisis and announced the establishment of a council to seek ways for revitalization.
Edwards,...
ICYMI: Top stories from ‘Daily Report’ this week
Key news you might have missed:
• Opposed to days off for football championship, LSU Faculty Senate takes issue with the Board of Supervisors
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The Rug Place on Siegen closing
After 22 years, The Rug Place on Siegen, next to The Ambrosia Bakery on Siegen Lane, is shutting its doors.
In a mailed flyer, owner...
Red Dragon Listening Room reaping benefits from ‘Newsweek’ plug
Weekly news magazines may not enjoy the prominence and widespread readership they once had, but a positive plug in a well-known periodical can still...
Roundup: Valentine’s Day / Grand Isle / US retail sales
Date night: Americans dining out for Valentine’s Day tonight will find there is a price on love that keeps moving higher. Restaurant prices climbed...
‘LaPolitics:’ Speaker discusses tort reform, infrastructure
During an interview from his Gonzales district office Thursday, newly elected House Speaker Clay Schexnayder fielded a few questions from LaPolitics on what could...
Louisiana still lags regardless of unemployment definition
There’s more than one way to measure unemployment in Louisiana, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet all six...
Edwards plans nearly $1M in raises for appointees
Entering a second term without the budget woes of his first, Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to dole out nearly $1 million in pay...
How Cajun Cowboy Kitchen grew its faithful following
From crawfish so spicy it makes your nose run to Cajun-style gumbo with a kick, Louisianians are experts on making things hot. But spicy...
Aptim slapped with another suit for failure to pay for hurricane recovery work in...
Baton Rouge-based Aptim Environmental and Infrastructure is now fighting lawsuits in two states, claiming the company failed to pay for work its subcontractors did...
Attracting talent, expanding skill sets among keys to companies’ future success
If companies want to thrive in the future, they should focus on three key areas that experts say “require immediate and intentional action,” Inc....
Police activity closes Sunshine Bridge indefinitely
Commuters who cross the Sunshine Bridge may have to find an alternate route home this afternoon, as law enforcement has closed the bridge indefinitely...
LSU professor studying how to create the ideal indoor space
According to a recent study by the Environmental Protection Agency, people spend more than 90% of their time indoors and a significant amount of...
Roundup: CPRA goals / Manufacturing plant / Competition for US housing
Rebuilding: Following Wednesday’s announcement of the allocation of $130 million in Deepwater Horizon oil spill funding to the Maurepas Swamp project, the Louisiana Coastal...
Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana business climate 41st in nation
The Tax Foundation released its 2020 rankings today, putting Louisiana in the bottom rankings for its business tax climate.
The latest report breaks down the...
Metro Council votes to locate tire shredder at Baker site
East Baton Rouge’s proposed tire shredder will be located on 2 acres of property near the Baker/Zachary boundary, on the north maintenance lot at...
