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Mayor’s coalition launches initiative to address the homeless, panhandling
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s Homelessness Prevention Coalition is launching a strategic initiative focused on panhandling and homeless encampments.
Pamela Ravare Jones, assistant chief administrative officer...
As part of growth plan, EATEL expands fiber optics-rich services to Houma businesses
Building upon an amped-up growth strategy, EATEL Business is expanding its suite of fiber optics-rich services to Terrebonne Parish businesses.
George’s Perkins Road overpass location to remain closed indefinitely
Nearly eight months after the death of restaurateur and former Metro Council member Rodney “Smokie” Bourgeois, the future of his popular George’s location under...
Baton Rouge bridge advocates say bill could shave two years off project timeline
A bill approved in the final hours of the legislative session last week that would dedicate about $300 million a year to new transportation...
Low-tax states gaining residents while high-tax states losing them
For states with the lowest taxes, an average of four people moved in from other parts of the country for every one person who...
Poor Boy Lloyd’s ‘Restaurant Recovery’ episode airs Tuesday night
The new series with Raising Cane’s founder and CEO Todd Graves, Restaurant Recovery, will air on the Cooking Channel this month, with longtime Baton...
Digital convenience store leasing former CORE UFC Gym space on Perkins
Gopuff.com, a digital convenience store, is leasing the former CORE UFC Gym space on Perkins Road, with plans to open in early fall.
Urban Traders opening unique retail space in Mid City
First Mid City got Millennial Park, an outdoor food court made up of shipping containers, and now the area is set to be home...
Justin Alford’s comments on crime strike chord with business owners
Benny’s Car Wash owner Justin Alford is planning to convene a meeting this week of business owners who share his concerns about the city’s rising crime rate and his determination to do something about it.
One way around the worker shortage: Raising pay
Businesses in food service and manufacturing across the country desperate to fill jobs have been reporting a scarcity of workers interested in applying for...
Tax reform bills could improve Louisiana’s business rating
It took until the last day of the session, but Louisiana lawmakers succeeded in passing a tax reform package Thursday that would simplify a...
New federal COVID-19 safety rules exempt most employers
The Biden administration has exempted most employers from long-awaited rules for protecting workers from the coronavirus, angering labor advocates who had spent more than...
Louisiana has higher than average percentage of public sector workers
The Biden administration has proposed a $6 trillion budget aimed at improving infrastructure, education, and health care, which could also usher in the reversal...
Restaurants could soon see additional relief money
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is proposing giving an additional $60 million to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, according to a statement released...
Bank of St. Francisville expanding into Baton Rouge
West Feliciana Parish-based Bank of St. Francisville is opening a standalone branch in Baton Rouge, the bank recently announced.
Jeff Moulton leaving LSU for Stephenson Technologies Corporation
Jeff Moulton is resigning as executive director of the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training in LSU’s Office of Research and Economic...
Acadian Village shuffle: Nothing Bundt Cakes wants in, Vertage Clothing wants other suite
Nothing Bundt Cakes has applied for several permits to move into the Acadian Village Shopping Center on Perkins Road.
Sterling children accept settlement offer; judge dismisses case
A 19th Judicial District Court judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed against the city-parish and former Baton Rouge police officer Blane Salamoni on behalf...
How Baton Rouge restaurants are making the most from smaller workforces
Despite pandemic restrictions lifting, many workers have not returned to their positions at TJ Ribs, supervisor Emma Munoz says. But customers have come back...
LABI celebrates business legislative victories
As the 2021 regular legislative session wrapped up Thursday, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry singled out a list of bills passed by...
