Spanish Town Civic Association opposes liquor license for former Capitol Grocery 

The Historic Spanish Town Civic Association has taken a firm stance against a hard liquor license for Belli, the former Capitol Grocery.

US labor force study shows discrepancies for Black Americans

Black Americans make up about 12.6% of the workforce. But they comprise more than one-third of certain postal, transit, health care and security jobs, Pew Research Center reports in a Labor Day study.

Capital Region scores record $210 million in transportation and infrastructure funds

Baton Rouge and the rest of the Capital Region will receive $210 million in additional federal funding for transportation and infrastructure projects. 

LSU researchers awarded NSF funding to address infrastructure optimization systems

Longstanding challenges to the power grid and other critical infrastructure might begin to be...

Crawfish production takes a hit as heatwave, drought continue

The heat and drought conditions are now taking their toll on crawfish production. It’s the...

LSU business college consolidates graduate program services into centralized hub 

LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business has consolidated its comprehensive collection of graduate services into a new office.

Couple eyeing Acadian Thruway site for live music club

A former barber and beauty shop on North Acadian Thruway could see new life as a club with live music and drinks, according to an application filed with the city-parish Planning and Zoning Commission. 

See how city-parish sales tax collections compare to last year’s numbers

Following an increase in collections in May, East Baton Rouge Parish brought in a little under $19 million in sales tax in June, down about 3.3% from last June, the city-parish reports.

Remote workers’ workplace connection may be eroding, but employee engagement is up

While overall workplace engagement has increased since last year, remote workers’ connection to their workplace has continued to erode, a recent Gallup survey finds. 

Following Los Alamos deal, Aptim ranks among best at environmental and nuclear management 

Just a week after Aptim secured a contract to deactivate a nuclear facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the firm has ranked among the nation’s best companies for environmental and nuclear management.