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Envoc adding and updating COVID-19 features on LA Wallet
Envoc, the Baton Rouge software company that gave you LA Wallet, has updated its recently developed SMART Health Card, which allows users to show their COVID vaccination status through the LA Wallet app, and plans to add more COVID features.
Two tech companies win funding at Nexus Louisiana demo day
Nexus Louisiana and LSU held a demo day June 16, marking the culmination of Ignition, an eight-week accelerator program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs...
LSU announces faculty pay raises
LSU interim president Tom Galligan today announced the university is opening a 3% merit raise pool for each department.
Activist investor wins three ExxonMobil board seats by wide margin
Activist investor Engine No. 1, which is aiming to reshape ExxonMobil’s renewable energy strategy, won three seats on ExxonMobil’s board by a wide margin,...
How EJ & Co. grew its home fragrances business during the pandemic
When sisters Jamie and Jodie Green started watching candle-making tutorials on YouTube, they never imagined six years later they’d be shipping candles to customers...
Baton Rouge working on electric vehicle charging station buildout
A settlement from 2015 means more electric vehicle charging stations could be coming to the Baton Rouge area. Currently, Baton Rouge has around a dozen EV charging sites. Many are clustered downtown, and only one, an Entergy charging station, is located in north Baton Rouge.
LWC issued unemployment payments to people after their deaths
The Louisiana Workforce Commission issued more than $1 million in unemployment insurance payments to 374 deceased individuals between March 2020 and April 2021, according...
Great Hearts charter school to join Harveston development
Great Hearts, the classically oriented charter school that’s been narrowly approved by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, will open its doors in Harveston.
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop closing after 10 years
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, located at Lee and Burbank drives, announced Friday it is closing after 10 years in business.
The local franchise of the Texas-based...
Marsh Dog, maker of nutria treats, sold to Minnesota company
Marsh Dog, the Baton Rouge-based dog treat company that uses nutria in its recipes, has been sold to Minnesota-based Chasing Our Tails, a national...
Baton Rouge riverboat casino revenues up 242% from prior May
With pandemic-era regulations lifted, Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos saw revenues increase approximately 242% in May compared to the year prior.
Small online merchants struggling to keep up with Amazon
America’s small and medium-sized online merchants are being separated into winners and losers according to their ability to adapt to changes in logistics driven...
LSU board approves president’s contract, COVID vaccination guidelines
The LSU Board of Supervisors met today in Alexandria and approved new COVID vaccination guidelines along with a contract for the system’s new president,...
Baton Rouge airport sees 420% year-over-year increase in May passengers
The Baton Rouge Metro Airport in May saw its highest monthly passenger count since the start of the pandemic last year, a 420% increase...
What inclusive companies share in common
The killing of George Floyd brought about a reckoning over racial injustice that led many corporate leaders to evolve their organizations to meet today’s...
Oceans Behavioral Hospital opens north Baton Rouge campus today
Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of a new behavioral health hospital in north Baton Rouge.
It’s been nearly one year since Mayor Sharon Weston...
Judge throws out some claims by Brown & Root against CSRS subsidiary, top executives
A 19th Judicial District Court judge has dismissed claims filed by Brown and Root Industrial Services against Fides Consulting and its two top executives, who left BRIS in late 2020 to run the newly formed consulting firm, a subsidiary of CSRS.
Nielsen introduces new metric for streaming industry
Nielsen on Thursday introduced a new metric for measuring how many people watch streaming video and for how long, Axios reports.
It’s significant because the...
‘LaPolitics’: Yet another special election on tap; lawmakers create task forces
The final vote tallies from last weekend's special election in Senate District 7 will be finalized by June 28, after which, at some point,...
BRAC to help coordinate business crime-fighting efforts
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber will spearhead efforts to organize a group of business owners determined to help address the city-parish’s violent crime problem.
