An estimated three dozen activists gathered this morning in protest outside the building where the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry is scheduled to consider requests for some $1.8 billion in corporate tax incentives at its monthly meeting.
After lenders across the state issued nearly $7.5 billion in loans this spring through the Payroll Protection Program, business owners are starting the loan forgiveness process.Â
Baton Rouge nonprofit Front Yard Bikes purchased the former Sarkis Oriental Rugs site on Government Street with plans to move its Mid City shop into the iconic building.Â
Like the majority of Republican elected officials around the country, members of Louisiana’s predominantly GOP Congressional delegation have thus far been largely muted in their reaction to the outcome of the presidential election.