The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is advising investors to take a “wait and see” approach to President Joe Biden’s recent order that companies with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. 

LSU President William Tate today promised stricter enforcement of rules that require anyone seeking...

Fair Districts Louisiana is urging Louisiana residents to submit their own proposed political districts as part of an effort to get the redistricting process rolling. 

The rebuilding process in southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida is likely to lead to delays and higher costs for homebuilders and buyers in the Capital Region, the head of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge says.

LSU today released its annual list of the 100 fastest-growing companies owned or led by LSU graduates. 

East Baton Rouge Parish in June collected about $17.9 million in sales taxes, not counting taxes on vehicle sales, which is 14.3% higher than the same month last year, according to the city-parish. 

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has secured $1 million in commitments for Hurricane Ida relief, a BRAF spokesperson says. 

Storms are becoming more severe, meaning Louisiana may need to harden road shoulders and embankments more than it has in response to prior hurricanes, a state Department of Transportation and Development spokesperson says. 

President Joe Biden’s declaration that companies with more than 100 employees must ensure their workers are vaccinated against, or test negative for, COVID-19 could relieve employers of the burden of deciding whether to impose that mandate themselves. 

President Joe Biden’s administration lacks the legal authority to require large companies to ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or have them tested for the coronavirus that causes the illness, Louisiana’s largest business lobby argues.