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Governor names new health secretary
Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed a new health secretary today, Courtney N. Phillips.
Phillips, a Louisiana native, and will succeed Rebekah Gee as head of...
Sens. Cassidy, Kennedy fire off angry missive to Swiss bank holding stolen Stanford funds
Louisiana’s two U.S. senators are promising to investigate the Swiss bank Societe Generale Private Banking that continues to refuse—after more than a decade—to return...
Roundup: Deepwater Horizon funds / Louisiana at bottom / US medical bills
Coastal restoration: Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that the RESTORE Council has voted to approve the use of $130 million in Deepwater Horizon...
PSC decision highlights bigger issue involving solar power generation
The sun still shines on Louisiana’s solar industry, although perhaps not as brightly after a recent state Public Service Commission decision to change its...
Employers struggle to accommodate workers with mental health issues
Managers and younger employees are struggling to adapt as a generation of people with higher rates of reported mental illness enter the workforce.
As The...
Audit report says Louisiana must develop water management plan
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor says the state is facing significant threats to its water resources and must act to develop a statewide plan to...
Metro Council to consider ITEP request at today’s meeting
The Metro Council will consider an Industrial Tax Exemption request from Etheredge Electrical at its meeting this afternoon.
The request is related to the company’s...
Massive fire extinguished at ExxonMobil’s north Baton Rouge refinery; here’s what we know
ExxonMobil officials are trying to determine the root cause of a fire that erupted in the company’s north Baton Rouge refinery shortly before midnight...
Faculty Senate takes issue with LSU Board of Supervisors over school cancellation last month
The LSU Faculty Senate Executive Committee will bring a resolution to the full senate today, criticizing the LSU Board of Supervisors for canceling two...
Employer-led ‘financial wellness’ programs gaining popularity
As workers struggle to establish financial well-being, employers are starting to step in to help, impacting productivity.
The Wall Street Journal reports today that companies...
Roundup: Bar association / US oil / LSU Olympic hopeful
Compulsory membership: New Orleans lawyer Randy Boudreaux’s is heading to a federal appeals court with his claim that Louisiana lawyers are unconstitutionally required to...
Urban Canvas Studio founder using art to revitalize downtown spaces
While he may be young, Taylor Jacobsen is no stranger to entrepreneurship. The New Orleans-born owner of Urban Canvas Studio ran an outdoor maintenance...
Final call for Best of 225 nominations
This is your last chance to write in candidates for this year’s Best of 225 Awards. People and businesses receiving the most nominations before...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: What you should know...
The Wuhan coronavirus, named after Wuhan City, China where the first cases were identified, is a respiratory infection caused by a new member of...
St. George organizers file suit to block annexations of buildings into Baton Rouge
Organizers of the city of St. George effort have filed a lawsuit in 19th Judicial District Court challenging the recent annexation of several properties...
Roundup: LSU 2022 opener / Tech investigation / Census information
NOLA return: LSU and Florida State will meet in back-to-back season-openers for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, LSU announced today. The games will be...
Small business owners paying close attention to presidential election
Small business owners are highly engaged in the 2020 presidential election, as 60% say they are paying "a lot" and 30% "some" attention to...
Port of South Louisiana receives $13.4M federal grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Port of South Louisiana a $13.4 million grant that will be used to make improvements to...
‘Catch Me If You Can’ subject Frank Abagnale comes to Baton Rouge
Frank Abagnale, the famed fraudster turned cybersecurity expert for the FBI, was the keynote speaker at today’s annual Louisiana Association of Business and Industry...
The most important question to ask a job candidate
The purpose of any job interview question is to gauge whether the candidate is right for the job and vice versa.
To accomplish this, job...
