Congress expected to pass $900B coronavirus relief package today

Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion...

BRAC dashboard: Weekly unemployment claims dip to lowest level since before COVID-19

Weekly combined unemployment claims in the Capital Region are the lowest they’ve been since...

See this entrepreneur’s tricks for getting past the first lull

"Once you start out, after that stage of being new and exciting, that's is where the hard work comes in," Kirsha Barker says.

Walk-On’s to open non-traditional location through Aramark partnership 

Baton Rouge-based Walk-On's today announced a new partnership with college food service provider Aramark, where the restaurant will anchor a new "Purdue Marketplace" on the university’s West Lafayette campus in Indiana. 

Virus roundup …  

• The state reported another 2,542 COVID-19 cases today and 40 additional deaths.  • The...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. considering potential $1B complex in Geismar 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is studying the feasibility of building a methyl methacrylate manufacturing complex in Geismar.

Broome, BRPD announce new Real Time Crime Center programs

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul, and Gary Patureau of...

Alford: A fight to the finish in 5th Congressional District

The headlines affixed to a set of press releases issued late last week by...

BRAC’s economic indicators show ‘broken-record’ recovery 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that examines...