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LSU students call on school’s leaders to address security concerns
Four LSU student groups are calling on university leaders to make changes to ensure the safety of students.
Critics say SBA must be modernized through congressional reauthorization
Advocates are calling on Congress to modernize the Small Business Administration to bring the agency into the 21st century.
Louisiana’s rural health care providers struggle to find staff
Louisiana's rural health care providers are struggling on several fronts, from staffing to transportation to access for Medicaid patients, according to administrators who testified...
Rising interest rates putting small business plans on hold
Add rising interest rates to the challenges that small businesses are already grappling with, including inflation, labor shortages and strained supply chains, The Wall...
See how many projects Louisiana has begun as a result of infrastructure law
Louisiana wasted little time making use of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, kicking off 551 transportation projects to repair and rebuild the state's crumbling infrastructure
Terraces at Perkins Rowe sells for $41.8M
The Terraces at Perkins Rowe, the 230-unit multifamily apartment complex that sits atop the sprawling outdoor mall’s office and retail spaces, has been sold...
Baton Rouge company gets USDA grant to develop soft serve ice cream machine
Baton Rouge-based applied research and product development firm Inventherm has received a $650,000 Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the U.S. Department...
Baton Rouge home sales down 25% in October from a year ago
Home sales were down about 25% in the Capital Region during October compared to the same month last year, the Greater Baton Rouge Association...
Capital Region sees steep drop in mortgage loans, rise in home equity lending
Mortgage lending activity in the Baton Rouge area continues its steep decline, as rising rates batter the purchase and refinance markets.
The number of new...
As utilities spend billions on transmission, calls grow for independent monitoring
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and...
Roundup: Rose Parade / Carvana layoffs / Lane closures
Baton Rouge presence: Baton Rouge will join with the Louisiana Office of Tourism and four Louisiana destinations to present a float in the 134th...
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Louisiana will cost less than last year
Louisianans will pay less than last year for a traditional home-cooked Thanksgiving meal, an annual survey finds and as reported by the Daily Comet.
Residents...
Finance authority looking to branch into film funding, historic tax credits
While the Capital Area Finance Authority is likely best known for its work with homebuyers, the organization has a broader mission to promote economic...
Cassidy not running for governor, attention shifts to Kennedy
Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy announced today that he has decided not to run for Louisiana governor next year, opting instead to focus on...
Roundup: World Cup beer sales / Electric vehicles / Amazon
Banned: The sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight World Cup stadiums has been banned just two days before the soccer tournament...
For many small businesses, survival contingent on holiday sales
Small businesses have a lot riding on this year's holiday season.
Nearly one in four of the 550 business-owner respondents to a recent survey from...
‘LaPolitics’: DC officials stole this week’s news cycle
In the long history of Louisiana’s congressional delegation, few members have been as successful as Steve Scalise, the representative from Jefferson Parish. He’ll shed...
These local restaurants and caterers are dishing up Thanksgiving sides and desserts
A growing trend among Thanksgiving home cooks is supplementing the annual Turkey Day meal with a few dishes from local restaurants and caterers. Passing...
Warehouse near Central sells for $714,000
An industrial warehouse space in the Evan Brooks Commercial Park off Greenwell Springs Road, has sold for $714,000, according to documents filed with the...
Roundup: First freeze / Best US airport / Folgers lawsuit
Protect your pets: The Baton Rouge area is expected to see its first widespread freeze of the fall/winter season overnight. Temperatures will dip to...
