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Roundup: Medicaid contracts / Livingston Parish schools / Economic optimismÂ
Contract bidding: The contracts at the center of a Louisiana Medicaid dispute are worth billions, covering services to one-third of its residents. But in...
Workforce Tip of the Week, sponsored by Spectrum Employee Services: COBRA and how it...
When working with health care benefits, it is critical to understand The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). When a specific event causes an...
Investment Tip of the Week, sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisor Tony Boagni: Value vs....
If you’re investing for the long haul, you may not need to choose between growth and value stocks. Learn more about the two classification...
Eric Lane buys property next to Florida Boulevard dealership
Eric Lane, president of Gerry Lane Enterprises, has purchased more than 3 acres of property on Florida Boulevard, next to Gerry Lane Buick GMC,...
Louisiana shed 7,000 construction jobs in 2019
Louisiana has lost 7,000 construction jobs over the past 12 months, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Associated General Contractors of...
BTR reports passenger growth for third straight year
The Baton Rouge Metro Airport is reporting a third consecutive year of passenger growth, with 2019 passenger numbers totaling more than 822,000, a 2.6%...
LSU researchers solving antibiotic resistance are finalists in IBM competitionÂ
People and pharmaceutical companies around the world are increasingly challenged by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The discovery of new drugs to fight these bugs, meanwhile, can...
ICYMI: Top stories form ‘Daily Report’ this week
Key news you might have missed:Â
• Cost overrun issues plagued McDermott International Inc. before it filed for bankruptcy
• U.S. Rep. Garret Graves and governor...
Secretary of state seeks pay raise for election workersÂ
Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin plans to ask legislators for pay raises for staff and temporary poll workers, who he says are dealing...
Roundup: C-store sale / Atchafalaya bridge work / Walmart wagesÂ
SOLD: A gas and convenience store property on O’Neal Lane was sold for $1.3 million to MKA Capital LLC, in a deal filed this...
Yelp: Louisiana’s top-growth status stands apart from national downturnÂ
Economic growth is slowing for localities across the U.S., continuing a 2019 trend, Axios reports today, as consumers are holding back spending at the...
Shoppers Value Foods heading to bankruptcy court with plans to close Jones Creek store
Shoppers Value Foods will go before bankruptcy court on Tuesday with a plan to shutter its Jones Creek grocery store.
If the plan is approved,...
Over 1,200 US store closures announced so far for 2020
Retail is off to a shaky start this year, with more than 1,200 announced store closures slated for 2020 thus far, USAToday reports.Â
National mall...
Louisiana’s jobless rate fifth highest in nationÂ
Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2019 rose to 4.9%, ranking it fifth highest among all states and Washington, D.C., according to the...
Roundup: Orgeron gets raise / College Drive closure / SLR acquisition
Paycheck: Fresh off a historic season and a national championship, LSU has rewarded head coach Ed Orgeron with a six-year, $42 million contract extension,...
Three lessons entrepreneurs can learn from coach Ed Orgeron Â
Ed Orgeron is the head coach of the national champion LSU Tigers football team.
If you aren't an avid college football fan, it would be...
Smokin Aces BBQ is back in business in Denham Springs
Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication to correct references to Tiger Deauxnuts. Smokin Aces on Government Street was acquired...
‘LaPolitics:’ Regional influence split at Washington Mardi GrasÂ
Washington Mardi Gras has always been a regional affair, based on the turf of the sitting chairman, who this year happens to be U.S....
Sunshine Cleaners acquires parcel in Rouzan for third Baton Rouge location
Sunshine Cleaners has acquired a roughly .25-acre tract in Rouzan from Engquist Development and plans to open a new location on the site.
The property,...
Pier 1 Imports shuts down Perkins Road store
Pier 1 Imports is permanently closing its Perkins Road location in the Acadian Village Shopping Center in Baton Rouge.
The closure comes a couple of...
