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Majority of US workers have a positive relationship with their boss
While a relatively small share of workers say they are satisfied with their pay and opportunities for promotion, most are highly satisfied with their relationship with their supervisors.
NSA-backed LSU Cybersecurity Clinic supporting small business
A new clinic at LSU is helping small businesses in Louisiana protect themselves from cyberattacks.
Connector between Downtown Greenway, Government Street set to open
The connector between Baton Rouge’s Downtown Greenway and the bike lanes along Government Street has been completed.
Find out which Baton Rouge-area schools are among Louisiana’s best
Three of Louisiana’s top 10 highest-scoring school systems and four of the state’s best-scoring schools in 2023 are in the Capital Region, according to...
Dogs can have their day at work, but restrictions should apply
As managers and company leaders troubleshoot the best ways to conduct in-person and hybrid work—and make the office an inviting place for collaboration—pet policies are being called into question, Harvard Business Review reports.
See who the headliners are for two-day country music festival set for Gonzales
The Capital Region is getting a country music festival in April—its first since Bayou Country Superfest went on hiatus.
Roundup: Kenilworth Academy / I-55 reopening / Jimbo Fisher
New school: Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy and Building Hope today announced the official opening of KST's new school campus on Siegen Lane. The...
How much progress has Louisiana made in reducing carbon emissions?
Louisiana’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy has drawn over $50 billion in private investments in recent years, one of many measures of progress highlighted by a legislative task force.
Universities look to add paid family leave after Gov. Edwards extends benefit to state...
Following Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that most state employees will gain access to six weeks of paid family leave, the state’s higher education systems, which are not bound by the state’s policies, are looking to adopt the same.
ExxonMobil looks to lithium as another way to diversify
ExxonMobil continues to diversify its energy portfolio as it aims to be a major U.S. lithium supplier for makers of electric vehicle batteries.
Businesses push back against new rule that would make it easier to form unions
A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies like McDonald’s. But it’s already facing significant pushback from businesses and some members of Congress.
First phase of Scotlandville library renovation to wrap up next fall
Construction began this week on the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s $10.8 million renovation of the Scotlandville Branch Library.
The first phase includes building a...
How companies can use data to improve employee wellness
Very few employers systematically track their employees’ health and wellbeing, which means many are unable to set priorities and won’t know whether their efforts...
Here are some tips for reimagining hybrid workspaces
The pandemic may have permanently altered work life for millions, changing how employers envision the office.
The great grift: COVID-19 aid thieves spent lavishly on cars, houses, islands
A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile...
How contractors are navigating uncertain economic conditions
An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at best, in an age of fluctuating material prices, rising wages and escalating interest rates.
With a $600K federal grant, LSU researching psychological aspects of cybersecurity
LSU is working with DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—on a $600,000 cybersecurity research project designed to protect the lives of American soldiers.
Psychology sophomore...
US Supreme Court declines to block trial for Louisiana coastal erosion case
A trial over alleged damage to the coast by oil companies in Cameron Parish will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 27 after the U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to block it.
How could Gov. Edwards’ paid family leave policy affect the private sector?
The new policy could indirectly affect the private sector. State government now has a new tool to compete for workers, and when a major, high-profile employer enacts such a policy, other businesses may consider following suit.
Planning Commission set to vote on FuturEBR update on Monday
The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission will vote on a revision to the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan, FuturEBR, on Monday.
