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How to hire new employees with a vaccine mandate in place 

Some prospective employees will appreciate it if your company has a COVID-19 vaccine mandate,...

Ida further slows wheels of justice already hampered by COVID

Among the many disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida, here’s one more to add to the list: delays on the docket. The closure of the 19th Judicial District Court last week means more hearings and trials have been rescheduled.

Annexations go before Metro Council; St. George trial date set for January

Several petitions filed by multiple property owners seeking annexation into the city-parish will come before the Metro Council for a vote later this month.

National arm of local LDS temple sues @Highland, city-parish over proposed development

The Utah-based parent organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has a local temple on Highland Road, is suing @Highland—the mixed-use development adjacent to the temple; Key Real Estate Co., which is planning to develop a multifamily complex on the site; and, the city-parish, which approved the controversial complex earlier this summer.

Angry parents refusing to wear masks halt BESE hearing

Louisiana's top school board cut short its meeting today to debate whether Gov. John...

Replacing 700 columns under I-10, group wants to know how DOTD will do it

As the state moves forward with its $1.1 billion plan to widen Interstate 10 through the heart of Baton Rouge, a group of residents is increasingly concerned about what the yearslong construction project will mean for those in the shadow of the highway.
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Researchers estimate 15% of PPP loans fraudulent

When the federal government launched the Paycheck Protection Program last year to help small...

Oil and gas industry claims climate report doesn’t legally justify pause on leases

If the Biden administration cites the Aug. 9 United Nations climate report as evidence...

Annual EBR audit points to problems with financial statements, federal grants

The annual East Baton Rouge Parish audit notes several areas in which city-parish government...

Hearing set in Sharon Lewis whistleblower case against LSU

A hearing has been set for Aug. 30 in 19th Judicial District Court in Sharon Lewis’ whistleblower case against LSU related to the university’s Title IX scandal.