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Pennington rolls out new logo and look as part of rebranding, marketing effort
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is launching a major rebranding and marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness of obesity and the work the center is doing to address it.
BREC steps up opposition to legislation that would split up parks
BREC is stepping up its opposition to a bill by Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, that would break up the parish parks system and create three new smaller agencies to run parks and recreation in the cities of Central and Zachary and in the prospective city of St. George once it is incorporated.
Charter operator to begin air service between Baton Rouge and Gulf Shores this summer
Baton Rouge Metro Airport is getting a new direct air service to the beach this summer through charter operator Ultimate Jetcharters, according to a...
Dream Tart Desserts bakery offers flavorful, custom-designed creations
For Misbah Ullah, 2021 has already been a busy year. In February, she turned her baking hobby into a career.
Ullah noticed cream tarts rising...
Louisiana loses 7,500 oil and gas jobs during pandemic
Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took another big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 7,500 more...
Judge refuses to dismiss suit against LSU by former IT administrators
A 19th Judicial District Court judge has refused to dismiss a 2-year-old lawsuit against LSU, former LSU President F. King Alexander and former Chief...
Todd Graves’ ‘Restaurant Recovery’ series rolls out today
Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s, is hosting a new docuseries called Restaurant Recovery, premiering tonight, where he helps restaurants affected by...
What to do when selling the business is a family affair
As many baby boomer business owners make plans to retire in the near future, their mostly millennial children—who would be second-, third- and, in...
BBQGuys acquires California-based grill accessories manufacturer
Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys today announced its acquisition of Pacific Coast Manufacturing, a manufacturer of stainless steel grill accessories.
Louisiana tax rewrite drawing business resistance
Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws today ran into the same problem that has bedeviled previous...
Baton Rouge-based Amedisys expands operations in North Carolina
Amedisys today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to expand its home health operations in North Carolina.
Under the terms of the agreement, expected...
Report: Louisiana roads cost drivers $7.6B annually
Louisiana's roads are costing drivers $7.6 billion a year in extra vehicle operating costs due to poor conditions, congestion and crashes, according to a...
Legislative panel advances bill creating ‘sandbox’ for blockchain businesses
A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for companies that use blockchain technology, The Center Square reports.
Blockchain is...
Nick Saban: Focus on steps to success, not end prize
As a football coach who has led his teams to seven national championships, Nick Saban knows a little something about traveling the road to...
Water Institute will work with corps to amend cost-benefit analyses process
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected The Water Institute of the Gulf to analyze how the federal benefit-cost analysis, used to select projects for construction, can more fully account for nature-based project benefits to the economy, environment and our communities.
Kennedy joins bill making it easier to export LNG
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy recently joined in introducing the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act to remove regulatory bottlenecks that hamper the liquefied natural gas...
Sports events, conventions could bypass state if transgender restrictions approved
Leaders in Louisiana’s tourism industry—particularly those centered on New Orleans—say the restrictions on transgender people currently under consideration in the state Legislature may drive...
Lawsuit drags on three years after structural failure at downtown library site
This month marks three years since a structural failure caused by a faulty weld shut down construction on the since-completed downtown library, and it’s...
When deciding whether to sell the business is a family affair
A growing number of aging small business owners, with no family members interested in taking over, are considering their options—including selling their multigenerational companies.
LSU AgCenter remains silent on Title IX case involving researcher
Nearly one week after Daily Report detailed the unusual case of Niranjan Baisakh, a researcher at the LSU AgCenter who was accused in 2016 by a female graduate student of stalking, sexual harassment and sexual assault and had his tenure “removed” only to have it reinstated by the university three years later, questions remain as to how the unorthodox sanction was handed down and who approved the measures.
