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Both energy interests and environmentalists fight Biden oil lease plan
The Biden administration's plan to protect an endangered species of whale by scaling back an auction of oil and gas drilling leases in the...
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.
Still blocking compensation for fraud victims, Allen Stanford seeks early release
Allen Stanford, who was convicted of leading a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that ensnared numerous Capital Region investors, is seeking early release from what is effectively a life sentence.
Pregnant workers have new protections: Here’s what to expect when expecting
Almost two months after workplace accommodations for pregnant workers became law, the rules surrounding what employers can and cannot do have yet to be finalized—but that doesn’t mean the protections are not in place.
The LSU football shuttle service is back
The Capital Area Transit System today announced it will again offer shuttles to all seven LSU home games, leaving from two locations downtown and from L’Auberge Casino and Hotel.
Mobile pub business adds LSU tailgate and Halloween offerings
As it rounds out its second year operating in Baton Rouge, the mobile bar company Pedal Pub is expanding its offerings this fall with two new tours beyond their usual downtown routes. These are centered around LSU tailgating and 13th Gate Haunted House.
Prominent Ascension Parish businessmen in another legal dispute with ExxonMobil company
A company affiliated with ExxonMobil says two prominent Ascension Parish businessmen are responsible for dredging that threatens company pipelines.
Emergent Method expands downtown headquarters
Baton Rouge-based Emergent Method is expanding the footprint of its downtown headquarters at the corner of Laurel and Lafayette streets.
Offshore orphaned well proposal has small drilling companies crying foul
A proposed regulation that attempts to prevent orphaned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted complaints from small drilling companies that say the rule unfairly hamstrings their ability to compete with major corporations.
Companies find digital loopholes in NIL rules to allow direct payments to college athletes
Two years after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity, digital technology is allowing some...
Baton Rouge restaurants and bars follow national trends of more profitable summer
Walking into a restaurant like Bistro Byronz or Elsie’s Pie and Plate this summer, one might be surprised to hear that Baton Rouge businesses usually see a dip in traffic during the hottest months of the year.
Business owners are increasingly unsatisfied with loans but there’s still hope
Entrepreneurs are becoming more and more frustrated with their business loans and lenders, Inc. reports.
According to a survey from the National Federation of Independent...
Construction of LNG Center for Excellence to begin in October
Construction of the 24,000-square-foot LNG Center for Excellence at McNeese State University is scheduled to begin in October, with completion in late 2024 or...
No end in sight for legal battle between Bernhard Capital, CSRS companies
The ongoing legal fight between Brown and Root Industrial Services―a Bernhard Capital company―and CSRS subsidiary Fides Consulting now has a date in federal court.
Louisiana’s riverboat casinos want to lower their target job numbers
The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory body expects the state’s riverboat casino operators to request adjustments in the employee numbers included in their state licenses. Some of the hiring goals date back to when venues were originally approved three decades ago and were not adjusted for riverboats that have relocated.
Summer spending at bars and restaurants surges as Americans shrug off inflation
Americans didn’t let persistent inflation and lingering worries about a recession cut into summer spending on dining out and drinking.
LSU professor touts commercial potential of faculty’s AI research
LSU faculty are doing “amazing” work in artificial intelligence that has significant commercial potential, a university business professor says.
See why this LSU researcher just landed a $2M NIH grant
An LSU chemical engineering professor has received $2 million in funding from a National Institutes of Health grant to develop safer MRI technology.
Assistant professor...
Last year’s US growth wasn’t as strong as it appeared
Last year’s booming job market wasn’t quite as robust as previously thought, USA Today reports.
City-parish facing free speech lawsuits regarding Kiran Chawla, Alton Sterling
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to review two lawsuits regarding First Amendment constitutional rights.
