The West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new executive director months after the previous director Jamie Hanks left several months ago to pursue other opportunities. 

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor in two reports made public today identified some $54.6 million in spending by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security that was not supported by sufficient documentation.

LSU will lift its COVID-19 entrance protocols for football games in Tiger Stadium, beginning with the Oct. 16 game against Florida.

Annual revenue for LSU’s main online education program has almost tripled over the past three years, the departed official who led that division says. 

The Capital Region’s largest law firm has achieved national recognition for ensuring a diverse group of candidates is considered for leadership positions. 

The chairman of the state board that handles manufacturers’ requests for local property tax exemptions says the circumstances of each company that fails to live up to its job-creation commitments should be judged individually. 

Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program could encourage more private-sector insurance companies to offer flood policies in Louisiana, state Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says. 

The Capital Region will have gained back about 81% of the jobs it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of this year, outpacing the rest of the state, economist Loren Scott predicts. 

The Capital Region could add about 16,600 jobs next year and 5,300 jobs the year after, economist Loren Scott predicts in the latest version of his Louisiana Economic Forecast. 

Manufacturing companies that utilize Louisiana’s Industrial Property Tax Exemption Program but don’t hit their employment and payroll targets will be asked to justify keeping their exemptions.