Some restaurants, grocers see deliveries surge during hurricane threat

Some Baton Rouge restaurants and grocery stores that remained open Wednesday night saw a surge in deliveries through third-party apps like Waitr—especially to local hotels, which were filled to 100% capacity with guests who evacuated from Hurricane Laura.

Ahead of Laura, Baton Rouge businesses brace for power outages, slow internet

With Hurricane Laura expected to make landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border early Thursday as...

The Lemoine Company acquires majority financial interest in DC-based disaster recovery firm

The Lemoine Company, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company focused on general contracting and construction management, has acquired a majority financial interest in DCMC Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based company specializing in crisis management and disaster recovery.

Allegations fly in dispute over proposed Murphy Oil rezoning case

Some residents of the Broadmoor, Cedarcrest-Southmoor, Runnymede and St. Regis Place subdivisions are frustrated over what they call a “misrepresentation” of their views regarding the proposed rezoning of a site at the corner of Old Hammond and Airline highways.

David Facey-owned company to run, renovate Dead Poet bar in Tigerland 

A new business owned by SellSwipe’s David Facey has taken over management of the...

Employers court laid-off L’Auberge workers during job fair

A handful of local employers attended a job fair L’Auberge Casino and Hotel held...

Square 46 leasing space to Broome’s reelection campaign

Square 46, the Mid City mixed-use development formerly home to White Star Market, is...

Baton Rouge posts job gains in July, but state’s weekly initial jobless claims rise

Baton Rouge gained 8,900 jobs from June to July, but lost 27,700 jobs from July 2019,  according to preliminary July 2020 data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, which shows Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 9.4%.

BRG’s Ascension Neighborhood Hospital to begin opening in October

Baton Rouge General plans to open its Ascension Neighborhood Hospital later this fall, with...

Metro Council defers vote on controversial Murphy Oil gas station for 60 days

The Metro Council has deferred for 60 days its vote on whether a property at the corner of Old Hammond and Airline highways should be rezoned to make way for a proposed Murphy Oil gas station. The gas station has been at the center of controversy in recent weeks, with members of the Sharpstowne and Sherwood Forest homeowners associations flooding Wednesday’s council meeting with 100-plus letters opposing its construction.