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A search committee for LSU’s next president to meet later this month
The committee tasked with selecting the next president of the LSU System will hold its first meeting at 9 a.m. on Aug. 19 in...
Mid City’s Tap 65 is under new ownership
Tap 65, a Government Street restaurant known for its Indian cuisine and its bevy of self-serve craft beer taps, has changed hands.
Local restaurateur Sam...
Turner Industries has a new strategic hub in Utah
The Capital Region’s third-largest private company has opened a new operations facility in Salt Lake City.
Turner Industries’ new office will support the turnkey industrial...
LaMont Cole highlights changes within district as new school year approaches
East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent LaMont Cole says the district is entering the new school year with 72 teacher vacancies—down significantly from about 200...
Louisiana’s job losses are rising
Louisiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims rose slightly for the week ending July 26, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The state reported...
Here’s how the CPB shutdown impacts local public radio
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it will begin shutting down operations, creating a ripple effect that will impact public radio and TV...
E.J. Kuiper, president of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
E.J. Kuiper
President, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
E.J. Kuiper started his career as a physical therapist before becoming a hospital executive as a...
Baton Rouge General expands urgent care network with new partnership
Baton Rouge General has partnered with HEALTHremède and will operate its three clinics under the BRG Express Care and Occupational Health brand, expanding the...
Good news from the Gulf: This year’s ‘dead zone’ is smaller than expected
This year’s low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf is smaller than previously expected, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration researchers’ announced on Thursday.
The zone, which...
LSU researchers developed a breakthrough flood forecasting tool
A new flood forecasting tool developed by a team of LSU researchers has the potential to reshape how Louisiana—and perhaps the world—prepares for and...
D’s Garden Center announces closure
D’s Garden Center, a plant nursery on Pecue Lane, is going out of business.
The garden center announced the closure on social media on Tuesday,...
Great River Industries rebrands with new name as part of growth strategy
Great River Industries is changing its name and rebranding to TankWorx + Construction Services effective immediately, according to its parent company, HBH Holdings Inc.
The...
A bowling tournament brings a $125M boost to Baton Rouge
The U.S. Bowling Congress Open Championships delivered more than $125 million in economic impact to Baton Rouge during its four-month run at the Raising...
BTR has added these flights for LSU football games this season
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has announced the addition of nonstop flights from Baton Rouge for four LSU games this season. The flight will be...
High expectations: Coach Kelly touts this year’s LSU football roster as his best
LSU head football coach Brian Kelly told a larger-than-usual Rotary Club of Baton Rouge audience Wednesday that the Tigers will take the field this...
New name, bigger mission: Here’s how BRAC is reinventing itself
As part of a broad strategic shift, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber is dropping the word “chamber” from its name and leaning more heavily...
How one downtown bar owner is leveraging data and AI to boost business
David Facey, the entrepreneur behind the downtown nightclub Violet and the speakeasy-style Second Story that sits above it, is bringing a Silicon Valley mindset...
Newtron Group founder Newton Thomas dies
Newton Thomas, who founded The Newtron Group, a $1 billion Baton Rouge-based industrial construction contractor, died Saturday at the age of 81.
Thomas began his...
Area casino revenues slipped in June after a strong May
Baton Rouge’s casinos experienced a dip in revenue last month after recording their best month of the year in May.
The casinos posted a 9.4%...
Feds: LSU arena finalist secretly made millions in ‘incentives’ steering its clients to Ticketmaster
A signed non-prosecution agreement in the indictment involving the top contender for the LSU arena project indicates the company pocketed millions of dollars to...
