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Louisiana education board splits with governor on budget plan
Louisiana's top school board today backed a nearly $4 billion K-12 financing plan that would boost spending next year beyond Gov. John Bel Edwards'...
Broome’s office proposes ordinances to curb aggressive panhandling
Amid a growing aggressive panhandling problem in Baton Rouge, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office has submitted two items for introduction at tomorrow’s Metro Council...
The Vintage to open on Third Street soon
Editor's note: This story and its headline have been updated since original publication to reflect that The Vintage will not be opening on Thursday...
Outlook for oil and gas demand remains strong
Oil and gas executives say the long-term industry demand remains high, despite the spread of the novel coronavirus and other global actions.
Executives from...
Roundup: Petroleum exports / Locker room lockout / Airbnb competition
Reversal: America’s nascent status as a net petroleum exporter is already at risk as plunging oil prices threaten domestic production and give a leg-up...
A growing number of Baton Rouge workers don’t go to the office, ever
Though she manages 12 employees and a few freelancers, Mary Ellen Slayter, the founder and CEO of B2B content marketing firm RepCap, conducts business...
Surge in economic sanctions boosts compliance services industry
A surge in economic sanctions and a tangled web of international blacklists are overwhelming in-house compliance staffs in the U.S. and lifting the ledgers...
Stantec defends need for $800,000 for MovEBR software
An official with Stantec, one of the program management firms overseeing the more than $1 billion MoveBR road improvements program, is defending his firm’s...
Trip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge Metro Airport: Hidden gems in Dallas
After flying nonstop from BTR to Dallas on American Airlines, discover some of Big D’s little known delights. Start with exhibits that include MADI...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Rare A. Hays Town-designed office...
This office building, located in the trendy Capital Heights neighborhood, was designed by renowned architect A. Hays Town and boasts countless architectural features emblematic...
Roundup: Nonprofit to shutter / Houston worried / West Nile in EBR
Eye on wetlands: The America’s WETLAND Foundation announced this morning it would be ceasing operations after “completing its mission.” The nonprofit organization has worked...
Jefferson Parish resident tests positive for coronavirus
A Louisiana resident has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in a New Orleans hospital, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday.
Edwards said...
JR Ball: The St. George saga moves to the state Capitol
There are those active in the St. George movement who suggest little will ultimately be at stake with the anti-incorporation lawsuit filed by Mayor...
News alert: Louisiana sees first presumed case of coronavirus
A Jefferson Parish resident is presumed to have Louisiana’s first positive case of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, and is being hospitalized in...
Don’t miss the ‘Business Report’ industry-focused Power Breakfast
Business Report is hosting a 2020 Power Breakfast focused on south Louisiana’s industrial sector on April 1.
American Chemistry Council Chief Economist and Managing Director...
Entire Runnels School to close at end of academic year
The entire Runnels School is closing at the end of the academic year, school leaders announced to parents Sunday, citing a “decade-long decline in...
Broome expanding youth workforce experience program
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is expanding her Mayor’s Youth Workforce Experience program, an eight-week job placement program for Baton Rouge workers ages 14 to...
Global oil price drop expected to impact Louisiana industry, budget
Saudi Arabia is tanking worldwide oil prices over a dispute with Russia about how to handle the economic turmoil resulting from the COVID-19 epidemic.
The...
Roundup: 5th Congressional District / Truck company sale / Cruise ship warning
Field widens: Republican Luke Letlow has joined the 5th Congressional District race to replace retiring boss U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, The News Star reports....
Marucci Sports sold for $200M
Marucci Sports, one of Baton Rouge’s fastest-growing companies, has been sold to Compass Diversified Holdings for $200 million, Compass announced this morning.
Marucci makes baseball...
