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State will pay to retrain workers for in-demand jobs
Louisiana adults will be able to access grants to pay for education for high-demand, high-paying careers beginning next summer at the state's community and...
Meet the local entrepreneur behind Chicly Brewed Tea
Terica Toliver wants you to know that tea not only has health benefits, but it’s fun to make, too.
Working out of her home in...
Local businesses navigate whether to ask non-vaccinated customers to mask up
Absent a statewide mask mandate and with looser federal restrictions, some local businesses are asking customers to follow an honor code, while others are allowing them to shed the masks entirely.
New businesses starts hit record high in 2020, thanks to internet
The number of entrepreneurs starting new businesses hit a record high in 2020, despite the pandemic’s effects on the economy, Axios reports.
An analysis by...
What small businesses need to know about ransomware attacks
It's tempting to think the average cyber extortionist has bigger fish to fry than your small business, but while they may receive less attention,...
Cards and Culture opens next month
Before Anthony Ranaudo was an MLB pitcher, he was a kid with a card collection. He remembers spending hours stocking up on everything from...
Elements Design Decor moving into Highland Place shopping center
A local interior design retailer is moving into the Highland Place shopping center on Highland Road, near the Country Club of Louisiana.
Amy David and...
Enrollment at area community colleges fell sharply during pandemic
Pandemic concerns contributed to significant drops in enrollment this spring at two Baton Rouge-area community colleges.
Juban’s co-owner: ‘We will be opening, we just don’t know when’
While much about Juban’s Creole Restaurant remains up in the air, one thing is for certain: It will open again someday.
Dealers believe Baton Rouge customers will embrace electric trucks
Research suggests that drivers of popular-brand pickups and SUVs may be a tough sell for electric vehicles for a variety of reasons, Axios reports,...
Sports betting in Louisiana expected by football season
Gov. John Bel Edwards this week signed legislation allowing sports betting after voters in 55 of the state’s 64 parishes cast ballots in favor...
Hollywood Casino applies for permit to move forward with expansion
Hollywood Casino is moving forward with its yearlong plan to move on land and expand its gaming facility by 52,905 square feet, which will grow the casino’s footprint on River Road to 106,209 square feet.
New college graduates are getting career advice from TikTok
To the casual observer, TikTok is an app known for animal videos, choreographed dances or those weeks in January when everyone was inexplicably performing...
LSU athletics loses $81M during COVID-19 pandemic
LSU’s sports programs lost a combined $81 million in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the school cannot use federal aid funds to reduce...
Richard Lipsey: Money isn’t solution to panhandling problem
The problem with aggressive panhandling and trash on Rieger Road, near the busy commercial intersection with Siegen Lane and Interstate 10, hasn’t stopped since...
Top things to consider before you raise prices this summer
There are compelling reasons for businesses to raise prices this summer. First and foremost, costs are up.
Wages in April and May grew at an...
Meet the hedge-fund manager who went to battle with ExxonMobil
Christopher James’ decision to do battle with one of the world’s biggest oil companies began with a family dinner in 2019, The Wall Street...
Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations urges city-parish to immediately address drainage issues
In response to last month’s flooding event, the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations is urging the city-parish to “aggressively” address actions and...
A local business is feeding the newfound interest in canning
Toilet paper and hand sanitizer weren’t the only things in short supply in 2020. Canning supplies were hard to find, too. Freer schedules last...
Ralph & Kacoo’s parent company awaits offer from city for Bluebonnet property
The fate of Ralph & Kacoo’s remains in flux as the restaurant’s parent company, Great Texas Foods, awaits an offer from the city to...
