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Roundup: Ex-LSU athlete sets record / Small business hiring / Gas prices dipÂ
Watch this: At just 20 years old, former LSU track and field athlete Armand Duplantis set a world record for the pole vault Saturday....
Analysis: Clues emerge about Louisiana House speaker’s styleÂ
Weeks after a divided Louisiana House elected a new Republican speaker whose leadership style was little known, Clay Schexnayder's financial and appointment decisions are...
Riegel: Let’s shed some light on public procurement contract dealsÂ
Large public contracts are seldom awarded without some unhappy also-ran raising a question, if not a stink.
Responding to RFQs, RFPs, SFPs, RFIs and other...
Investment Tip of the Week, sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisor Tony Boagni: Timely guidance...
Wells Fargo Investment Institute increased their interest rate targets for 2020. Read the attached article for more information.
Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name...
Workforce Tip of the Week, sponsored by Spectrum Employee Services: Diversity programs not just...
Diversity in the workplace is one of the hottest topics in HR for good reason. When most employers hear the phrase "diversity program," Â there...
Daylight-only Mississippi River transit expected to be lifted today at 5 p.m.
Local industrial trade associations have received notice that the daylight-only transit for vessels moving along the Mississippi River between mile marker 192 and Baton...
Online shopping demand adds 20,000 warehouse, parcel jobs in January
Hiring spiked last month for U.S. logistics as the consumer economy remains strong, reports the Wall Street Journal. Delivery and warehousing companies added 20,000...
LSU biologists think they’ve found breakthrough in fight against agingÂ
Two LSU biology professors have discovered a new class of cellular connections that could lead to breakthrough medical therapies and treatments to slow down,...
ICYMI: Top stories from ‘Daily Report’ this weekÂ
Key news you might have missed:Â
• Should LSU board members control which legislators can buy 'perk' tickets?Â
• Jay Dardenne again acknowledged his interest in...
Roundup: Louisianians of the year / Spanish Town / Allpax $7M investment Â
Top honors: Louisiana Life magazine honors individuals that stand out in their profession, give back, and represent what is best about the Pelican State...
Edwards administration proposes new education spending next yearÂ
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration this morning proposed a $32 billion Louisiana budget for next year that pours millions of new dollars into education...
Chauna Banks proposing Baker site for tire shredder site
Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks wants to install East Baton Rouge Parish’s proposed tire shredder on 2 acres of property in Baker, on the north...
Five-year, $1.1M lease signed for Bridge Center space
RI International has signed a five-year, $1.1 million lease agreement with Collis B. Temple Jr., to operate The Bridge Center for Hope out of...
‘LaPolitics:’ Legislative leadership gets on same page over budget proposalÂ
While the House and Senate leaderships have entered into recent meetings of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with separate agendas, usually differentiated by opposition...
Roundup: Edwards in D.C. / US job growth / Personal finance classesÂ
Governors meeting: Gov. John Bel Edwards went to Washington, D.C., on Thursday evening for the National Governors Association winter meeting, according to his office....
Edwards takes treasurer to court over blocked fund transfer
Gov. John Bel Edwards sued Louisiana's state treasurer Friday for blocking a $25 million fund transfer the governor and lawmakers earmarked for government operating...
Last day for ‘Business Report’ Influential Women in Business nominations
Do you have a professional colleague or friend who is making a difference in the Capital Region?
Consider nominating her for Business Report's 2020 Influential...
Pet friendly places to take your dog after the Krewe of Mutts paradeÂ
Four-legged friends with wagging tails will be taking over downtown Baton Rouge’s Galvez Plaza this Sunday, Feb. 9, for the annual Mystic Krewe of...
New fitness concept, ice cream and cookie outlet coming to City SquareÂ
Two new tenants are coming to City Square Shopping Center, developer Kevin Nguyen’s retail center at the intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road.
Later...
Lawmaker calls for clearer Mississippi River transit standards
While local industry is eagerly waiting for the New Orleans Baton Rouge Steamboat Pilots Association to lift its nearly yearlong ban on nighttime Mississippi...
