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Roundup: Juul investigation / Isle de Jean Charles / US economic growth
Teens and nicotine: Attorney General Jeff Landry confirmed Wednesday that Louisiana is among the 39 states investigating the marketing and sales practices of e-cigarette...
Denham Springs company Bercen Chemicals files notice for ITEP
Denham Springs-based Bercen Chemicals has filed two advance notices with Louisiana Economic Development regarding a $10 million investment the company is considering.
Bercen Chemicals, a...
ExxonMobil works to inspire future female engineers from Baton Rouge area
ExxonMobil employee volunteers last week did their best to inspire the next generation of female engineers.
The company welcomed 140 middle-school girls from 14 schools...
Groundbreaking agreement expands open access publishing for LSU researchers
The LSU Libraries are leading the way in open access through a new agreement with the American Chemical Society.
The agreement allows for up to...
Database aims to show which companies use forced arbitration
The activist behind the divisive #GrabYourWallet campaign, which urged boycotts of retailers carrying products from Trump family businesses, has a new target: the confidential...
What Acadian Village can expect with 16,000 square feet of vacant space
The Acadian Village shopping center on Perkins Road is expected to soon dump 16,000 square feet of vacant space onto the local market, raising...
Moreau Physical Therapy acquires fourth Baton Rouge location
Moreau Physical Therapy today announced the acquisition of Advanced Wellness Louisiana, a physical therapy clinic on Bluebonnet Boulevard.
The acquisition marks Moreau’s fourth Baton Rouge...
Roundup: Sports betting bill / Investar mobile wallet / Rise of single homeowners
Gambling: With the new Louisiana legislative session set to convene March 9 come new efforts to legalize sports gambling in Louisiana. Senate Bill 130,...
Revisions to oil industry regulations ordered by Scott Angelle might not stand up in...
As the offshore oil industry’s federal regulator completed its overhaul of a major well-drilling safety rule in 2018, the agency’s director, Louisiana native Scott...
Annexation requests continue despite legal challenges by St. George organizers
The Baton Rouge Metro Council is again taking up annexation questions dealing with the prospective city of St. George that may or may not...
Houston firms buy Hammond Aire Plaza shopping center on Airline
A pair of Houston firms have bought the Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline and Old Hammond highways, according to sales documents.
Doing business as Hammond...
Stirring the pot blends cultural flavor
Baton Rouge connects this spring through the 14th One Book One Community initiative. [Sponsored by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library]
Companies work to improve employees’ sleep
After several years of recognizing sleep’s role in productivity and controlling health care costs, some employers are actively giving employees tools to do something...
Roundup: Crawfish prices / Seniors with student debt / US home sales jump
Mudbugs: Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent, which means crawfish become even more desirable, especially on Fridays. Currently, Winn Dixie is...
Mississippi River diversion for Louisiana being tested near Boston
A half-continent away, about an hour out of Boston, researchers are replicating proposed coastal projects on a mini replica Mississippi River to see how...
More details on Baton Rouge’s first shipping container retail center
Cameron Jackson says he’s confident he can make a shipping container park filled with food, drink and retail thrive along Baton Rouge’s Florida Boulevard.
The...
Kevin Nguyen’s Juban Square going vertical, signs deal with Regymen Fitness
Developer Kevin Nguyen has broken ground on Juban Square, his planned 23,000-square-foot shopping center on Juban Road across from Juban Crossing in Denham Springs,...
Why this longtime local bar owner finally got a sign
Citing the importance of location and a changing retail landscape, longtime local bar owner Pamela Sandoz, who currently operates The Bookstore bar on Airline...
Health Tip of Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Is peanut allergy treatment a...
The FDA recently approved Palfzoria, the first treatment for peanut allergies in children. Many families carefully plan life around the allergy, from eating out...
Baton Rouge sees nation’s second-biggest drop in 2019 home prices
Over the past year, the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area saw the second-biggest decrease in home prices among the nation’s top 100 MSAs, according...
