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City-parish to study Raising Cane’s River Center: ‘Something needs to be done’
The city-parish is planning to issue a request for proposals in the coming weeks for a firm to study ways to improve the performance...
Trip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge Metro Airport: The hidden havens of...
Fly nonstop from BTR to Houston, then uncover the buried treasures within Bayou City. You’ll dig the intriguing National Museum of Funeral History and...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: High visibility retail showroom and...
Located on South Burnside Avenue and .4 miles from Airline Highway in Gonzales, this versatile retail property is for sale. The building contains a...
Roundup: Pat Brister / Rush Limbaugh / WAFB GM
Ex-St. Tammany president: Pat Brister, who served two terms as St. Tammany parish president and was the first woman to lead the Louisiana Republican...
DOTD’s Wilson rejects AECOM appeal of bridge contract award to Bernhard company
Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson is upholding his decision to award a $5 million planning contract for a new Mississippi River bridge to a Texas-based...
Second class of police ambassadors program kicks off
The second class of the Baton Rouge Community Police Ambassadors program has begun training and will be introduced to the Metro Council at its...
Last week to nominate for ‘Business Report’ Influential Women in Business
Have a professional colleague or friend who is making a difference in the Capital Region?
Consider nominating her for Business Report's 2020 Influential Women in...
Louisiana congressmen file campaign finance reports
All six of Louisiana's congressmen and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy face re-election campaigns in 2020 if U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham decides to run again,...
Employees increasingly speaking out against top executives
Chief executives routinely face barbs from investors and the media. Now some are dealing with criticism from a group closer to home: their own...
BR firm develops opioid monitoring framework based on LA Wallet technology
Baton Rouge tech firm Envoc is moving in on the battle against the opioid epidemic. Envoc developers have built onto their LA Wallet platform...
Who are Baton Rouge’s influential women in business?
The deadline to nominate someone for the award is Friday.
LSU researchers discover new catalyst to lower cost of manufacturing
Researchers from the LSU Departments of Chemistry and Biological Sciences have discovered a new catalyst system—aiding in transforming one chemical substance into another—which they...
Telecom companies looking over draft Baton Rouge 5G cell tower ordinance
Telecommunications providers are examining a draft ordinance that would regulate the placement of 5G cell towers in Baton Rouge, with one provider beginning to...
Last chance to nominate for Best of 225 Awards
The staff of 225 magazine is busy working on July’s Best of 225 Awards issue. The first, most important part of the process starts...
Board member suggests LSU should control which legislators can buy ‘perk’ tickets
While state lawmakers last December were scooping up coveted tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship between LSU and Clemson, one member of...
Roundup: CAHS mobile unit / Forever 21 sale / US construction
Mobilized: Capital Area Human Services is revealing a new tool today to fight against opioid misuse and addiction, called the Opioid Mobile Outreach Team,...
Jeep, Bill Murray ‘Groundhog Day’ ad is viewers’ favorite
Super Bowl advertisers pushed entertainment and inspiration on Sunday night, reflecting marketers’ calculation that the game’s viewers mostly just want to feel good or...
State business applications drop throughout 2019
Business applications in Louisiana decreased throughout 2019, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In every quarter last year, the seasonally adjusted data...
Investment Tip of the Week, sponsored by Financial Advisors Breaux Nader and Brandon Hurley:...
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 20, 2019....
Workforce Tip of the Week, sponsored by Spectrum Employee Services: 3 global workforce trends...
The competition to attract and retain top talent starts with employee wellness as the first global workforce trend. This is heavily influenced by Generation...
