Healthcare

With pleas to stay home and no LSU game, BTR and hotels expect slow Thanksgiving

As elected officials implore their constituents to stay home this Thanksgiving, fewer people are traveling on airplanes this week, and not quite as many are staying in Baton Rouge hotels.

Pandemic leads companies to offer more voluntary medical benefits 

Like many things in 2020, employee benefits and perks are being reshaped by the...

Analysis: Gov. Edwards not shy about using veto pen for special session 

Gov. John Bel Edwards liberally used his veto pen for the majority-Republican Legislature's latest...

Amid business growth, Geaux Flow IV Spa relocates to Jefferson Highway

After experiencing a surge in business over the past year, Geaux Flow IV Spa has relocated from Coursey Boulevard to the more centrally located Jefferson Highway, with other locations planned for Louisiana in 2021.

LSU researchers studying how cancer cells recruit

The teams have combined strategies from biological and chemical engineering.

Businesses with front-line workers must complete vaccine survey by next week 

The Louisiana Department of Health today announced that employers and business owners who have...

Baton Rouge hospitals fear Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases

With some of Baton Rouge’s hospitals nearing capacity, local medical professionals today warned of...

OLOL places doctor on leave after alleged racially-motivated attack of SU athlete

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center notified employees today it has placed...

Design: Baton Rouge General-Ascension

Using design principles reflecting the best interests of both patients and staff, Baton Rouge General opened a $30 million facility in Ascension Parish.

Brightside Clinic, Everso Systems expanding, adding 20 jobs  

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and CEO Evon Roquemore of Brightside Clinic and Everso...