Current trends indicate the Capital Region could recover all the jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic by 2023 or sooner, Baton Rouge Area Chamber officials say.

Baton Rouge-based visual effects artists played a role in the creation of the Netflix hit movie Bruised, which marked the directorial debut for actress Halle Berry.

The number of murders and other violent crimes committed with firearms rose nationally and locally during the pandemic, while the rate of property crime came down, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says. 

Paul Arrigo, the longtime head of Visit Baton Rouge, announced this week that he will retire in September, meaning the leadership positions at three high-profile local organizations are either empty or soon will be. 

The federal government’s recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill ended a payroll tax credit program that was scheduled to expire at the end of this year three months early.

The cost of individual health insurance plans in Louisiana will rise about 3% in 2022 to an average $8,736 for the year, fifth-highest in the nation and almost 35% higher than the national average, according to a report compiled from federal data. 

There are no plans to reopen Batch 13, which officially has been “temporarily closed” for about a year, a company official says. 

The cost of cyber insurance is rising rapidly with no signs of slowing down, industry surveys show.

Columbia Sportswear Co. plans to open its Mall of Louisiana location Dec. 10, according to the company’s website. 

The district court hearing a lawsuit challenging the incorporation of St. George in East Baton Rouge Parish may appoint an independent commissioner to fill in for the current judge who is retiring from the bench, the plaintiffs’ attorney says.