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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 parade
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 Square
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...
The hottest sectors for entrepreneurs in 2020
Success as an entrepreneur requires bringing solutions to market, and too many startups today are really just solutions in search of a problem.
Every year,...
Baton Rouge’s Lisette Oropesa is at the top of the opera world
Baton Rouge-raised, New Orleans-born opera singer Lisette Oropesa is in the middle of preparing to star in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the...
Roundup: Crawfish prices / Mortgage rates / E-cigarettes
Boiling time: Louisianans are getting their first taste of crawfish season, and it's off to a predictably expensive start. WBRZ-TV’s crawfish price index has...
Louisiana unveils regulatory database for small businesses
The Small Business Protection Act is taking effect in Louisiana this week. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced today his office has created the...
Four years after win against Swaggart church, property lawsuit still in limbo
Four years after a major court victory, investors suing the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart’s church over property are back to square one.
Four years ago this...
Pre-filed bill aims to increase participation in municipal police retirement system
A pre-filed bill by state Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, would make various changes to provisions within the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System, all of...
Dardenne reconfirms interest but downplays talk of landing LSU’s top job
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne this morning again acknowledged his interest in a top leadership position at LSU but says he hasn’t talked to...
Baton Rouge school choice student enrollment reaches 1,100
The latest school choice report issued by the Louisiana Department of Education this week reports 6,800 students enrolled in private or parochial schools for...
Covington printing firm acquires Baton Rouge-based Printing Tech
Covington-based Mele Printing has acquired Printing Tech, a printing services company located off South Harrells Ferry Road.
Mele Printing approached Printing Tech about the acquisition...
‘Business Report’ publisher: Give young talent a seat at the Baton Rouge power table
At a recent power breakfast event hosted by Business Report, three speakers discussed the potential of our city and state as well as the...
Roundup: Pelican Institute / Chicken Salad Chick / Aid from Louisiana
Expansion: The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, this week announced the opening of a new office in downtown Baton Rouge,...
Last chance to nominate for ‘Business Report’ Influential Women in Business
Have a professional colleague or friend who is making a difference in the Capital Region?
Consider nominating her for Business Report's 2020 Influential Women in...
Camille Manning-Broome: Baton Rouge needs to lead in adapting to climate change risks
Baton Rouge could be a leader in the field of green infrastructure, teaching other municipalities about sustainable development and using natural resources like parks...
Baton Rouge metro jobless rate rises in December
While most metros across the nation saw their not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drop in December, the Baton Rouge area was one of roughly...
New ‘nonpartisan’ insurance reform group has strong ties to Democratic Party
The leaders behind a new self-proclaimed “nonpartisan nonprofit” advocating for insurance reform—notably not the Republican-pushed tort reform bill—all have strong ties to the Democratic...
State, local collaboration increases in Louisiana against cyberattacks
Louisiana is among a handful of states recognized in a recent national report for increasing its collaboration between the state and local governments to...
