Caitie Burkes, Author at Baton Rouge Business Report

Baton Rouge homebuilder, son named ‘creators on the rise’ by YouTube

By posting videos of their home improvement projects on YouTube under the “Stud Pack”...

Baton Rouge’s 6.1% jobless rate in December bettered US average

Baton Rouge’s unemployment rate in December 2020 totaled 6.1%, with 25,275 jobless people in...

Donelon: Tort reform effects on auto insurance rates won’t be known for two years

Though tort reform legislation—billed by many lawmakers as a way to lower auto insurance...

Nonprofit buys former church and school campus on Florida Boulevard

The Family Research Council has purchased the former Trinity Lutheran Church and Baton Rouge Lutheran School campus on Florida Boulevard for $1.25 million.

Mary Bird Perkins, NeuroMedical Center form research partnership

The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and The NeuroMedical Center have entered into a...

Blue Store Chicken opens North Boulevard location

Blue Store Chicken today opened a new location on North Boulevard.

Audit: Lack of telework policies challenged Louisiana agencies

Louisiana’s agencies experienced various challenges when they transitioned to telework during the stay-at-home order,...

PAR releases plan for reforming financial portions of Louisiana Constitution

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today released a plan for state constitutional...

Weekly initial jobless claims in Louisiana drop 26%

Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana dropped last week from 16,340 to 12,004, a roughly...

Capital Area Promise makes progress on college readiness, aims to tackle teacher shortage

Over the past two-and-a-half years, the Capital Area Promise—a joint initiative among Baton Rouge’s...