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Companies relaxing job requirements to cope with worker shortages
Employers are loosening job requirements amid the most severe worker shortages in recent memory. In many cases, they’re hiring candidates with no experience and...
Local bars working on best ways to continue serving food
The line distinguishing full-service restaurants from bars that happen to serve food is becoming hazy. Baton Rouge-area bars and taprooms continue to expand their...
As pandemic guidelines loosen, summer camps attempt a return to normal
As COVID rules slowly slacken, many local summer camps are doing their best to get campers back.
Battle over BREC parks legislation ends with compromise
A brewing battle in the Legislature over state Sen. Bodi White’s bill to break up BREC and create separate parks systems for Central and...
LSU keeping mask requirement in place
Despite Tuesday’s lifting of the statewide mask mandate, LSU today announced it would continue requiring faculty, staff and students to wear masks.
In a letter...
Louisiana to host America’s Competitiveness Exchange
Louisiana will host the America's Competitiveness Exchange in November, giving state leaders an opportunity to highlight economic development programs to international delegates, The Daily...
Legislature again stops business tax hike for unemployment trust fund
Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to keep the rules governing the state's unemployment trust fund static, avoiding the increase in business taxes and the drop...
The pet boom: Vets dealing with surge in animal care needs
The increase in pet adoption means more owners are taking animals into veterinary offices for first-time checkups and routine appointments, putting a strain on offices and forcing many to expand their staffing needs.
Canadian National Railway selling Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans line
As Canadian National Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern move toward the merger of the two rail companies announced in April, CN is reportedly...
Baton Rouge lab owner charged in alleged $15M scheme to commit health care fraud
The owner of a Baton Rouge-based clinical laboratory was charged in an alleged $15 million scheme to commit health care fraud, defraud the U.S....
Pod Pack International looking to expand facility, add product line
Pod Pack International, the Baton Rouge-based company that produces individually portioned packets of coffee and tea for use in hotels, offices and restaurants, wants to invest $5.4 million to expand its existing facility in order to add a new product line.
Report: Louisiana colleges, police, failed to follow law protecting students from sexual misconduct
Six women reported a Louisiana college student for sexual misconduct. No one connected the dots, because LSU, UL Lafayette and Louisiana Tech University did...
Local theaters hope summer movies bring audiences back
Movie theaters everywhere took a major hit during the pandemic, but local cinemas expect popular summer movies to bring audiences back to their seats.
Celebrity...
Bernhard company takes battle against Barfield firm and employees to federal court
Brown and Root Industrial Services is upping the ante in its legal battle against several of its former executives, engineers and the company they left BRIS to go work for—Fides Consulting, a subsidiary of CSRS created in late 2020 to work with Grön Fuels on its proposed $9.2 billion renewable diesel project at the Port of Baton Rouge.
Sen. Cassidy reintroduces natural disaster tax credit legislation
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, this week reintroduced the Shelter Act to help Americans protect their homes or businesses against...
Cocktail carts becoming popular at Baton Rouge outdoor parties
Over the past few years, mobile bar carts have become popular in outdoor weddings and parties around the country, and the Capital Region is...
White begins groundwork to fund Central baseball fields if BREC breakup happens
With his bill to break up BREC and create independent parks districts for Central and Zachary sailing through the Legislature, Sen. Bodi White is...
St. George organizers plan golf tournament to raise funds for legal costs
Organizers for the prospective city of St. George will hold a benefit golf tournament July 12 to raise funds for legal costs to fight...
Ochsner partners with health startup to offer digital counseling for its employees
Ochsner Health System is rolling out a new digital counseling platform for anonymous group support for its employees through a partnership with wellness startup...
BRG physician launches at-home taste sensitivity kit predicting COVID-19 outcomes
A physician at Baton Rouge General has launched an at-home taste sensitivity kit that can predict COVID-19 outcomes and is being distributed nationally.
