If you’ve been out and about today and experienced long lines at the gas pump, get used to it.

When Hurricane Ida blasted ashore, its 150 mile per hour winds not only laid waste to southeast Louisiana but to the nation’s fossil fuel infrastructure.

Nearly 78% of residents in East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension parishes remain without power this afternoon, and officials with Entergy and Cleco—the two major utilities that service the area—say they cannot yet estimate how long it will be before electricity is restored.

Parts of the interstate system into and out of the Capital Region remain closed...

Though Hurricane Ida’s exact path is still somewhat uncertain, the Capital Region appears to be in the crosshairs of what will be a major hurricane when it makes landfall late this weekend, and that means the entire area will experience extended power outages.

The St. George Fire Protection District is expanding its EMS capabilities in response to greater demand.

With the Metro Council’s approval Wednesday of a cooperative endeavor agreement between the city-parish and the new Cortana Corridor Economic Development District, north Baton Rouge now has three special taxing districts focused on economic development and revitalization:

The Metro Council on Wednesday approved a cooperative endeavor agreement with the newly created Cortana Corridor Economic Development District, which seeks to revitalize the area via an increase in sales tax revenues generated by the redevelopment of the Cortana Mall site into an Amazon distribution facility.

Churchill’s, a local cigar and spirits retailer with a smoking lounge and cocktail bar, is relocating from its longtime home on Jefferson Highway near Bocage to a new location.

Baton Rouge’s two synagogues—B’Nai Israel and Beth Shalom—have announced they are merging  and will become a single congregation, effective Jan. 1.