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Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans rail project receives $20M in federal funding
Congressman Garret Graves’ office announced that the Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans rail project will receive $20 million in federal funding for real estate acquisition, design...
Navigating your cancer journey
It’s hard to know where to turn after a cancer diagnosis. Life immediately becomes a maze of questions and concerns, fears and hopes, and...
Roundup: LA Wallet / Public pensions / Battle of the bands
Identification debate: If you are one of the 1.5 million Louisiana residents who uses LA Wallet regularly as a form of identification, you might...
Quality of work more important than quantity in preventing employee burnout
People often put work and well-being at opposite ends of the spectrum, with "work" being the drudgery that we go through to have the...
LSU expands programs to stem statewide nursing shortage
LSU Health Sciences New Orleans is expanding three accelerated nursing programs to north Louisiana with the goal of mitigating the state’s nursing shortage.
Like many...
State helped policyholders collect additional $129M last year for insurance claims
The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that it helped consumers collect more than $129 million in payouts in addition to the original amounts offered...
Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
U.S. demand for grocery delivery is cooling as prices for food and other necessities rise. Some customers are shifting to pickup—a less expensive alternative...
Hiring is getting easier for some employers
Some large U.S. companies say hiring is getting slightly easier, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Employers in hospitality, retail, health care and other industries hardest...
A look at the new businesses taking over the former Garden District Nursery
A mixed-use development on Government Street aims to become the latest Mid City hotspot with a newly opened barber shop and plant nursery, plus a forthcoming, New Orleans-born taco restaurant.
Electric Depot partner plans mixed-use redevelopment of century-old building
Kimble Properties is planning a mixed-use development in a 99-year-old building on the south side of Government Street east of South 14th Street.
Capital Region’s ‘seriously underwater’ mortgage rate well above national average
More than 11% of the homes with mortgages in the Baton Rouge area are seriously underwater, compared to a national average of just under 3%, a new report shows.
Hangover time off? Employee benefits are changing with the times
The Great Resignation caused employers to offer increasingly generous benefits, with some of the creative perks offered by companies on Inc.'s 2022 list of...
More workers taking vacations, though not totally checking out
More U.S. workers are taking vacations than in years past, but they’re not staying off their email or truly checking out from work, The...
Making homework ‘fun and cool’
Offering a variety of teaching and tutoring services, Studyville is finding success with personalized service in a space where students enjoy learning.
PMAC to open before night football games, host Tiger Band performances
The Pete Maravich Assembly Center will be open to the public prior to home evening football games this season, LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward says in a letter emailed to fans.
Nearly half of small business owners still can’t fill job openings
Small businesses across the country continue to raise wages to keep employees and fill a historically high level of open positions, according to NFIB’s...
Beauregard Town historic district designation up for debate this month
Beauregard Town, one of Baton Rouge’s oldest neighborhoods, would become the city’s third local historic district under a proposal the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to take up this month.
Louisiana Healthcare Connections partners with UL System to help employees complete degrees
Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Medicaid health plan that serves the state’s health department, announced it is partnering with Compete LA to help its employees...
LSU AgCenter expanding bioproducts research through grant
The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Institute for Bioproducts and Bioprocessing a grant of nearly $1 million to upgrade...
US employers add 528,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
Defying anxiety about a possible recession and raging inflation, America’s employers added a stunning 528,000 jobs last month, restoring all the jobs lost in...
