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Following controversial approval, Metro Council members introducing new flood zone regulations
Less than a day after the Metro Council Zoning Committee approved a controversial mixed-use development at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road, several council members...
Bayou Fountain litter boom to be maintained by outside contractor
BREC, the Louisiana Stormwater Coalition, Paddle BR and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced they have entered a partnership to install a boom...
SBA unveiling online portal to streamline PPP loan forgiveness
The application process for Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness is about to get easier, Inc. reports, as the Small Business Association is expected to...
Matt McKay building new dealership on Airline Highway
Matt McKay, owner of All Star Automotive, bought out his partners’ interest in property on Airline Highway and Pecue Lane on Wednesday for a...
Christel Slaughter: Baton Rouge’s health care landscape in flux
Health care has changed drastically in the past few years, not just in Baton Rouge, but all over the world. The pandemic is a...
$26B opioid settlement reached
Three of the largest pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson today agreed to a $26 billion settlement with several states, including Louisiana, that...
Why finance chiefs are trying to replace Excel
Finance chiefs are trying to get employees to move away from Microsoft Excel, the ubiquitous spreadsheet program loved and loathed by accounting professionals, The...
Meet the new downtown nonprofit aiming to teach local history
The American Millennium Project, a program that aims to educate area residents on their local history and culture, is moving its headquarters from Shreveport...
Check out some of Baton Rouge’s new ‘waterfront’ properties
When would-be travelers were forced to cancel their vacation plans amid the pandemic, many opted to create their own getaways—in their backyards.
Calls and interest...
Survey: Working parents are burned out
Summer camps, day cares and schools are open again, but life hasn't gotten easier for working parents, according to a new survey commissioned by...
Woman’s CEO Barbara Griffith leaving to head Duke Raleigh Hospital
Woman’s Hospital CEO Dr. Barbara Griffith is stepping down this fall, after just two years at the helm of the 165-bed hospital, and returning to North Carolina, where she will take over as president of the Duke Health System’s Duke Raleigh Hospital.
Louisiana, Baton Rouge to share in $26B opioid settlement as deal nears
Three of the largest pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are close to reaching a $26 billion deal with state and local governments,...
Vinformatix lands $4M contract with National Science Foundation
Baton Rouge-based software company Vinformatix was awarded a two-year, $4 million federal contract with the National Science Foundation, the company announced Monday.
Under the contract,...
No changes yet for LSU as COVID-19 cases rise
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have spiked again in Louisiana among unvaccinated individuals, and the start of Tiger football is just weeks away.
At this point,...
Pearson’s Luggage and Gifts closing after 42 years; travel agency to stay open
Pearson’s Luggage and Gifts is closing its doors on Jefferson Highway after more than 40 years in business. But owner Jerry Pearson will continue to operate his travel agency, Pearson’s Travel World, which will relocate to a new office in the coming weeks.
Neill family plans to redevelop Mid City block to include market, bar, outdoor dining
The new owners of nearly a city block in the heart of Mid City plan to redevelop the site to include a gourmet wine...
Companies experimenting with ‘core hours’ to preserve productivity
As a new era of remote and in-office work begins, some companies are trying to bring definition to daily schedules—by making some hours off-limits...
BBQGuys going public, will be listed on Nasdaq
Less than a year after it was sold to Brand Velocity Partners, Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys is going public through black-check firm Velocity Acquisition Corp.
According...
H&E Equipment Services sells crane business for $130M
As part of efforts to shift its business focus, Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its crane business for $130 million in cash to a subsidiary of global crane manufacturer The Manitowoc Company.
Labor Department considering new safety policies for extreme heat
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has put a new heat illness rule on a list of agenda items for the Biden...
