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Major public projects cannot be relied upon exclusively to mitigate flood risk, speakers said during Thursday’s closing session of the Center for Planning Excellence’s Smart Growth Summit. 

A proposed development of 60 single-family homes off of Burbank Drive called Maple Cove, which was to be built completely in a flood zone, was removed from the Metro Council agenda Wednesday after it was also blocked by the Planning Commission in September.

College sports fans believe that, on average, NCAA football players should receive a yearly salary of $170,815—if the Supreme Court’s landmark decision earlier this year hadn’t categorically ruled out salaries for college athletes. However, LSU fans polled thought the salaries should be even higher, at $219,778.

Two of Baton Rouge’s three river-adjacent casinos saw significant revenue gains last month, leading to a market-wide increase of 20.7%, according to the latest report to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board made public today.

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain came under fire today from state lawmakers who complain that his regulatory agency is moving too slowly in expanding the medical marijuana products available to patients.

The lunch specials at the new Iron Fork are a mouthwatering lineup of what co-owners Tory Cummings and Hershall Bergeron call soul food with a Cajun twist.

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System is seeing indications of enrollment growth after new enrollments fell off last year, the system’s chief public affairs officer says. 

Michael Mathews, owner of Baton Rouge-based outdoor store The Backpacker, is opening the store’s third location, this one in Mandeville.

Louisiana's highway system ranks 35th in the nation in condition and overall cost-effectiveness, according to the Annual Highway Report published today by Reason Foundation.

The shipping container has become a coveted and expensive lifeline for retailers and manufacturers, and they’re in such short supply that companies are having to rethink how they stock shelves, placing a premium on smaller, more compact merchandise: squishy toys, headphones and slippers instead of, say, play kitchens, televisions and hiking boots, The Washington Post reports. 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is urging the Capital Area Transit System to create a publicly accessible dashboard to keep the public informed of its performance. 

The Louisiana trucking industry has joined a suit contesting President Joe Biden’s vaccine policy that requires private sector employers with over 100 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reports Logistics Management magazine.

A recent Gallup survey found that 36% of U.S. employees say their employer is requiring all workers without medical exemptions to get their COVID-19 vaccination

That trend has only continued, as consumers embrace a to-go infrastructure that is more convenient and varied than ever. 

Repair or expand? That’s the decision states including Louisiana have to make following the passage of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill and the $110 billion that goes with it for highways and bridges.

Honeywell is planning to expand its Baton Rouge facility to double the production capacity of Solstice ze, a supermarket refrigerant that it says uses 35% less energy, the company announced today.

Airlines are once again altering their frequent flyer programs after making changes earlier in the pandemic. Now, it matters less how much you fly,...

Baton Rouge-based IT services provider General Informatics today announced it has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina-based technology solutions firm Versiant.

Self-employment numbers have surpassed where they were in 2019, a sign of entrepreneurial resilience but also a sign of how hard the pandemic was...

Louisiana is in line for almost $595 million in newly approved Community Development Block Grants for disaster recovery and mitigation, says Kevin Bush, deputy assistant secretary for grant programs with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.