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Is Jazz Fest the first live event domino to fall in Louisiana?
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser was scrambling Monday morning to shore up Louisiana's festival, fair and Mardi Gras calendar after Sunday's announcement that this fall's...
St. Francisville building moratorium spawns lawsuit
St. Francisville is the latest community to do battle over building moratoriums.
Earlier this summer, the town extended a one-year moratorium, originally passed in 2020, on new major subdivisions and also amended the restriction to include multifamily developments.
Wedding industry dealing with leftover pandemic demand
From venues to flower suppliers, the wedding industry is dealing with pent-up demand after a year of canceled ceremonies.
Baton Rouge car dealers struggling to maintain supply
Matt McKay, president of All Star Automotive Group, has been in the business of selling cars and trucks since 1987, and he’s never seen...
LSU’s Tate names ex-colleague to newly created of VP for strategy
LSU President William Tate has named a former colleague from the University of South Carolina, Mark Bieger, to the newly created position of vice...
LSU, Southern awarded funds for electric vehicle charging stations
LSU and Southern University were awarded funds in late July to add electric vehicle charging stations to their campuses. The Louisiana Department of Environmental...
Baton Rouge Best Dressed Ball pushed back to October
The 2021 Baton Rouge Best Dressed Ball, benefitting the American Cancer Society, has been postponed from its original date of Aug 14 to Oct....
$6M grant awarded for Jones Creek flood mitigation project
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday announced $34 million in federal funding for 13 flood risk reduction projects. Of that $34 million, East Baton Rouge Parish will receive $6 million for the Jones Creek Detention Project, which the parish will use to purchase land for water retention near the creek.
State expects rental assistance program to start moving quicker
Even though just a fraction of federal COVID-19 rental assistance money received by the state has been disbursed to struggling Louisiana renters, Division of...
Manufacturing partnership rebrands to emphasize statewide mission
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana, or MEPOL, has changed its name to Louisiana’s Community & Technical Colleges Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Officials say the...
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre gets grant; SBA still mum on strip club award
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre is celebrating after receiving notification early Thursday from the U.S. Small Business Administration that it has qualified, after all, for...
Bill Richardson out as head of LSU AgCenter, College of Agriculture
William “Bill” Richardson, who, through dual appointments as vice chancellor of the LSU AgCenter and dean of the College of Agriculture, was one of the most powerful administrators on campus, has stepped down and will return to a faculty position.
LSU planning for full capacity in Tiger Stadium as season ticket sales top 2019...
The LSU ticket office has sold 69,873 season tickets for the upcoming 2021 football season, Cody Worsham, strategic communications director for LSU athletics says, even though COVID-19 cases continue to increase throughout the state. By comparison, 69,019 season tickets were sold in 2019.
Used auto consignment retailer opening on Airline Highway
CarLotz, a consignment-to-retail used vehicle seller, today announced it is opening its first Louisiana hub, on Airline Highway at the former Salsbury’s Dodge City...
Wealthy Americans renouncing citizenship to reduce tax hit
The number of Americans who renounced their citizenship in favor of a foreign country hit an all-time high in 2020: 6,707, a 237% increase...
Remember contact tracing? LDH beefing up program amid COVID surge
With the state in the midst of a deadly fourth surge of COVID-19 fueled by the delta variant, the Louisiana Department of Health is ramping up its contact tracing program.
Raising Cane’s teams with LSU to expand employee education benefits
Raising Cane’s is partnering with the LSU to provide online educational opportunities for its 35,000 employees and their immediate family members across the country,...
John Folse, Stephen Hightower honored at Gold Medal Chefs Gala and Hospitality Awards
Stephen Hightower of City Group Hospitality in Baton Rouge was awarded the Drago Cvitanovich Award for Outstanding Philanthropy by an Entrepreneur during the Gold...
US jobless claims continue falling
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 385,000, more evidence that the economy and the job market...
Baton Rouge riverboat cruises holding steady despite COVID-19 surge
The number of passengers on riverboat cruises that stop in Baton Rouge seems to be holding steady, even as the delta variant of the virus has driven COVID-19 numbers up in the state and city.
