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Baton Rouge riverboat casino revenue rebounds in February
Baton Rouge's three riverboat casinos saw a collective 3.8% revenue increase during February, according to the latest numbers from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
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See how companies are switching their accounting to combat inflation
One lever finance executives have to combat the impact of inflation on earnings is to make an accounting policy change: moving to “first-in, first-out” accounting, or FIFO.
Louisiana has one of the lowest rates of remote workers
About 21,000 businesses in Louisiana continued to use telework or remote work in some capacity during the summer of 2022.
Baton Rouge community banks seeing little impact from financial institution failures
Baton Rouge bank leaders say they’ve seen little negative impact regionally as fear continues to dominate the larger national banking industry.
Oil and gas workers anxious over job security, safety issues
Oil and gas workers say they are anxious over job security, pay and safety, according to a survey from True Transition
Violent crime is down and ‘downtown is safe,’ Baton Rouge police chief says
“Downtown is safe,” Paul said, adding that downtown has never been a crime hotspot in his five years as chief.
Why some companies are banning ChatGPT
Office drama is brewing over when employees—and their bosses—are allowed to use ChatGPT software at work.
Louisiana continues setting records for job openings
There were around 178,000 job openings in Louisiana in January, the most the state has had for that month since at least 2001, new...
Three commercial retail properties sell for a combined $6.8M
Three retail properties have changed hands for a combined $6.82 million, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Weight loss drugs provide new tools for Pennington to tackle obesity
Experts from five prestigious institutions recently visited Baton Rouge’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center to review the center’s performance and opportunities.
What you should know about generative AI in advertising
The advertising industry already was experimenting with artificial intelligence to help with creative work, but with the arrival of viral chatbot ChatGPT, the Wall...
Comite River diversion project won’t be finished for at least another two years
Capital Region residents awaiting the highly touted flood control measures from the Comite River Diversion Canal project will likely face at least two more hurricane seasons before work is complete.
Sports apparel retail chain planning to open a store on Siegen later this year
Sports apparel retailer Rally House announced today its plans to open a store in Siegen Lane Marketplace later this year.
Plan shows Blue Cross policyholders in line for $1,900, though numbers may change
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana policyholders would be in line for just under $1,900 each under a reorganization plan filed with state officials, though the final numbers may differ.
See how the Work Downtown, Play Downtown initiative is expanding
An initiative launched last year to encourage downtown workers to linger in the area past 5 p.m. is being expanded to downtown event attendees and residents.
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect nuclear power leaks
LSU engineering researchers are developing sensors that could quickly detect nuclear power leaks with the help of a $500,000 grant from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission—the first grant LSU has received from the agency.
Despite no executions in years, state still spending millions on death penalty cases
Louisiana spent $7.7 million providing legal defense to people facing the death penalty in 2022, according to the Louisiana Public Defender’s Office
St. James residents sue parish over chemical plant pollution
Residents of St. James Parish filed a federal lawsuit today raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations.
Despite reduced rate, Louisiana’s franchise tax still second highest in the country
Louisiana's corporate franchise tax rate of 0.275% ranks second highest in the country, according to a report from the nonprofit Tax Foundation.
Biden nominates Baton Rouge trial lawyer Darrel Papillion for federal judgeship
President Joe Biden has nominated Baton Rouge attorney Darrel Papillion to be a federal judge for the New Orleans-based U.S. Eastern District of Louisiana, the White House announced yesterday.
