Economic Development

Sidewalk ordinance flexibility opens options for downtown restaurants

The forced distancing measures required by the novel coronavirus has prompted city governments across...

246-unit townhome development planned for The Grove

A development with 246 townhome lots is being planned within The Grove mixed-use development,...

Virus roundup …  

• The Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Tuesday released its weekly COVID-19 economic indicator...

Lewis Maintenance moving into Interline Avenue building

Lewis Maintenance, a Baton Rouge-based commercial maintenance firm, is moving into a building on...

Legislators make play to control $811M in federal aid earmarked for local governments

Louisiana lawmakers are trying to take control from Gov. John Bel Edwards of the...

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• Even as coronavirus testing ramps up around the country, businesses and public-health authorities...
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Louisiana’s jobless rate more than doubled in first full month of restrictions 

Louisiana’s unemployment rate more than doubled during the first full month of coronavirus pandemic...

Local mortgage brokers do record volume in March, April

While some businesses have been struggling to hang on during the coronavirus crisis, mortgage...

Work after COVID-19: ‘Every job is a technology job’

The emergence of the novel coronavirus has reshaped work as employers and workers once...

Virus roundup … 

• About 28,800 Louisiana residents filed for unemployment last week—more than 12 times as...