Hospitality & Tourism

Virus roundup … 

• President Donald Trump selected U.S. Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana...

Virus roundup … 

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an influx of tourists for...

Virus roundup … 

• Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday the additional $600 per week in federal...

Hospitality’s hazy future

The Baton Rouge hospitality industry has been hit especially hard by COVID-19 mitigation; equally troubling is no one is sure when the travelers will return.

Rally ’round Baton Rouge restaurants

The good news for a brutally hard-hit restaurant industry is that the recovery will come quick … for those still standing.

Short-term, LSU student rentals ‘obliterated,’ say property owners

With the Legislature on indefinite hiatus, LSU classes being taught online through the summer,...
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Majority of Baton Rouge hotels remain open, but most employees furloughed

Nearly four weeks into the coronavirus crisis that has been particularly brutal on the...

Roundup: Flood control / Blues foundation / Marriott data breach 

Spillway: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that the Bonnet Carré Spillway...

Baton Rouge can ‘tip it forward’ to service, hospitality workers through virtual tip jar

More than 400 local bar, restaurant and hospitality workers whose establishments are either temporarily...

Roundup: BRAC webinar / US home sales / Late fees waived 

Tune in: The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is holding a free webinar at 11...