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Engineering firm on team tapped to work on new bridge in Baton Rouge under...
A Florida-based bridge engineering firm under fire for problems in two states—including the 2018 fatal collapse of a bridge it designed in Miami—is among...
Baton Rouge metro sees 43% increase in foreclosure starts in 2019
The Baton Rouge metro area in 2019 saw the largest year-over-year uptick in foreclosure starts among the nation’s largest metros, according to a recent...
Downtown Baton Rouge riverboat cruise dockings rose 13.5% in 2019
There were 101 riverboat cruise dockings in downtown Baton Rouge in 2019, a 13.5% increase from 2018.
Dockings are expected to grow by roughly another...
Roundup: Jazz Festival / White House trip / Plant concrete
Lineup: The 2020 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival lineup is set to be released today for the 51st year of the two-weekend event,...
Growing gap in U.S. natural gas hub prices blamed on Louisiana pipeline congestion
Pipeline congestion in south Louisiana and east Texas are widening the gap in U.S. natural gas hub prices, S&P Global Platts reports.
Steep basis discounts...
Data privacy will be a hot topic in legal industry this year
Data privacy, data breaches, information security and electronic discovery are hot-button topics that will become of critical importance to the legal industry in 2020.
With...
Is LinkedIn still relevant in the professional world?
LinkedIn, and its 673 million users, lives in its own social media world. Some question whether the platform’s lack of design and user-friendliness have...
Bernhard-owned company selected as consultant for new Mississippi River bridge
The state has taken a major step forward in the development of a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, awarding a...
Louisiana among growing list of states with chief data officer
The relatively new role of the state chief data officer is catching on, Governing reports, with a designated professional support network, growing public pressure...
The challenge of multifamily housing in Baton Rouge
With fewer developments coming online in 2020, those looking to rent should begin putting an absorption dent in the oversupply that’s been plaguing the...
Environmental groups sue over permits for Formosa Plastics complex
Conservation and community groups sued the Trump administration today, challenging environmental permits for Formosa Plastics’ planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish.
The lawsuit...
LSU awarded $3.4M NSF cybersecurity training grant
Hiring for cybersecurity positions in the U.S. has become a dire situation, with companies needing more qualified workers than are available.
Seeing the opening for...
Roundup: Tiger viewership tops 29M / Tax filing / Target shortfalls
All eyes on LSU: LSU’s win over Clemson in Monday’s CFP National Championship game was the most-watched cable program since Alabama beat Georgia in...
Facilities Maintenance Management acquires Labarre Associates’ facilities division
Baton Rouge-based Facilities Maintenance Management, a full-service maintenance and construction company, has acquired Labarre Associates Inc.’s facilities division, the company tells Daily Report.
More than...
Sunbelt Rentals division relocating to former Acme Brick building off Airline
Sunbelt Rentals is moving its Wooddale Boulevard branch into the former site of Acme Brick Tile & Stone, on Baringer Road off Airline Highway.
The...
Fuel switch impacts refineries, shipping companies
Two weeks ago, the vast majority of the world’s ships were forced to change the fuel they use. Some big winners—and potential losers—are starting...
Ruffino’s, Cane’s owners’ early bet on LSU’s success pays off big
When Ruffino’s owner Ruffin Rodrigue and Raising Cane’s owner Todd Graves went to Las Vegas last spring for the International Council of Shopping Centers...
Baton Rouge startup aims to bridge networking gap
Kasra Khalili created the Baton Rouge chapter of Startup Grind from what he says is an entrepreneur field “riddled in networking problems.”
The monthly series...
Best of 225 Award nominations now open
It’s winter, but we’re already thinking of summer. The staff of 225 magazine is busy working on July’s Best of 225 Awards issue. The...
Health care industry a mixed bag this year
Depending on your perspective, the health care sector could be good, bad or ugly in 2020. Health care means different things to different people....
