Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrigo says he hasn’t yet heard about many cancellations of conventions due to the COVID-19 resurgence, but fall could be a different story.

Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge is consolidating its operations at Bon Carré Business Center, representatives of the organization and the property say.  

Most respondents to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s annual CityStats poll think the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office should be merged and say they would be willing to pay a $10 monthly fee to keep trash out of parish waterways.

LSU students will be asked to submit proof of their first COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 10 and proof of full vaccination by Oct. 15, university officials announced today. 

LSU will require all Tiger Stadium guests 12 years of age and older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to entry, the university announced this morning.

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LSU has erased more than $7 million in student debt accrued from spring 2020...

Chelsea’s Café, a longtime bar, restaurant and live music venue that closed in 2015, will open late this year as Chelsea’s Live, three people behind the project announced. C

Capital Region plant managers are concerned about the impact COVID-19 will have on the availability of craft workers in the coming months, says Connie Fabré, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance.

The new rule could have a significant impact in Louisiana, where just 48% of nursing home workers are fully vaccinated, according to the state health department.