Consumers spent an estimated $23.3 billion during Small Business Saturday, compared to $19.8 billion last year, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.

The Jos. A Bank men’s clothing store formerly located at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge has closed. 

Online interaction won’t replace face-to-face permanently, but virtual approaches to fundraising and board meetings adopted due to COVID-19 aren’t going away after the pandemic is over. 

Financial gifts that can be used for any expense generally are the most valuable to organizations that depend on philanthropy, a Baton Rouge-based nonprofit consultant says.

The growth of East Baton Rouge Parish’s minority population over the past decade doesn’t necessarily mean redistricting will result in a new Black-majority Metro Council district.

Baton Rouge is the 12th-most expensive city in the nation to rent a car for the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, the personal finance website FinanceBuzz finds.

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport officials expect to serve about 50% more people this Thanksgiving week than during last year’s while still falling short of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, by about 20%-30%, says Jim Caldwell, marketing and air service development manager at the airport. 

BREC is working to ensure its facilities capture as much stormwater as possible, a parks system official says. The system’s work can help demonstrate how “green” infrastructure can work with “gray” infrastructure such as drainage pipes to reduce flood risk.

Ongoing supply chain issues may disrupt retailers’ holiday sales plans, LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says. For many businesses, a successful Christmas shopping season is the difference between turning a profit or not for the year. 

A North Carolina city official has resigned her post while accusing her colleagues of conflicts of interest regarding a potential deal with Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners.