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With 1.6% employment drop in latest BLS report, EBR ranks near bottom among US...
In September 2019, East Baton Rouge Parish employed 263,500 people, a 1.6% decline from the previous year, according to a recent U.S. Bureau of...
Insurance legislation piles in prior to session
Proposed legislation seeking to reform the Louisiana insurance industry continues to be pre-filed in the House and Senate ahead of the Feb. 28 pre-filing...
Zero Degrees Asian-Latino fusion restaurant opens near LSU North Gates
It’s not everyday you stumble upon an Asian and Hispanic fusion restaurant franchise from California in Louisiana.
The recently opened Zero Degrees location just outside...
‘LaPolitics:’ Last-chance fundraisers keep lobbyists busy
Between today and the start of the regular session March 9, there are at least 22 legislative fundraisers scheduled, almost all of them in...
Roundup: Gonzales venue / US mortgage rates / National home sales
Legacy: The city of Gonzales will name its new event venue after longtime area car dealer Price Leblanc, following his children’s contribution of $1.5...
Governor proposes giving state board power to overrule local ITEP rejections
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration and Louisiana Economic Development are bringing a proposal Friday to the Board of Commerce and Industry that has the...
Year-over-year Baton Rouge sales tax collections up $3.3M in 2019
Baton Rouge’s sales tax collections in December 2019 rose some 0.13% from the same month the year before, raking in some $17.75 million, according...
St. George hearing pushed back one week
The first court date in the legal battle over the city of St. George incorporation has been postponed one week—from Feb. 24 to March...
Louisiana industrial hemp growing regulations finalized
State rules and regulations for the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Program are now finalized, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain announced today.
The department also...
Business picks up for Baton Rouge riverboat casinos month-to-month
After posting losses in December, business seemingly picked up last month for Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos, which each posted month-to-month gains.
L’Auberge Baton Rouge,...
Gov. John Bel Edwards outlines coastal goals, creates climate task force
Gov. John Bel Edwards today outlined his priorities for the state’s coastal program for his next four years in office and announcd that he...
Roundup: Bond Commission / O’Reilly Auto Parts / FCC announcement
Gun policy: Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration today accused Louisiana's treasurer and other state leaders of sidelining a specific bank from working on multimillion-dollar...
Calls for regulatory reform cut both ways in Louisiana
Regulatory reform is making bipartisan waves across the country as states cut back the red tape that advocates say has curtailed business for too...
Baton Rouge’s WRKF joining other public radio stations to launch Gulf States Newsroom
Four public radio stations—including WRKF 89.3 FM, Baton Rouge’s independent NPR affiliate—are collaborating to launch the Gulf States Newsroom in an effort to increase...
I-10 widening project top issue at legislative transportation meeting
As state lawmakers gear up for the spring legislative session, they got an earful this morning about the sorry condition of the state’s highways,...
Cleo Fields introducing legislation amid community backlash over ExxonMobil fire
During a community meeting where north Baton Rouge residents aired out their contempt for ExxonMobil’s public safety protocol, state Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge,...
Gov. John Bel Edwards to outline second-term coastal priorities
Gov. John Bel Edwards is set to outline coastal restoration and protection priorities for his second term this morning.
The announcement began at 10 a.m....
Jon Gordon stresses need for optimism in speech to Baton Rouge business leaders
“In business, our optimism is a competitive advantage,” nationally acclaimed leadership speaker Jon Gordon told a crowd of more than 700 business leaders in...
Embassy Apartments near LSU South Gates sold for $11.6M
The Embassy Apartments on Gourrier Avenue, across the street from the South Gate Village shopping center, was sold to a New York firm for...
Roundup: I-10 crash / PitchBR applications / Cable quitters
Traffic jam: An overturned vehicle on Interstate 10 eastbound near Bluebonnet Boulevard was causing traffic delays this morning, WBRZ-TV reports. A car was lying...
