Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

City-parish wants to hire lawyers to sue online travel companies for unpaid sales tax

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration will ask the Metro Council to approve hiring outside...

Tourism leaders anxious to restart activity, uncertain about Mardi Gras 2021 

As businesses begin to prepare for phase one of a staged reopening this weekend,...

Baton Rouge businesses can legally reopen, but is it worth it? 

While business leaders applauded Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to reopen parts of the state’s...

Business leaders applaud Gov. John Bel Edwards’ phase one reopening of Louisiana

Business leaders are applauding Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that many business establishments can...

Gov. John Bel Edwards announces phase 1 of reopening begins May 15

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced with the COVID-19 curve flattening that Louisiana will enter the first phase of reopening the state economy.

What will commercial leases look like in the post-coronavirus economy? 

Though offices and retailers are planning a phased reopening in the days and weeks...

PPP round two running more smoothly for small businesses

Contrary to predictions that the Paycheck Protection Program would run through a second round...

Baton Rouge revenues projected to come in $23M short; no layoffs yet planned

The coronavirus crisis and economic shutdown it has caused will take an estimated $23...

Lawsuit protection, tort reform, ITEP rollback are top priorities for recovery task force

After three weeks and countless hours of virtual meetings, the Louisiana Economic Recovery Task...

Congressional leaders ask Treasury to relax PPP forgiveness rules 

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, says congressional leaders are talking to officials at the...