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Baton Rouge area retailers have been upping their e-commerce game while also juggling the challenges of keeping their brick-and-mortar stores open during the pandemic.

Baton Rouge commercial sales up 37% from previous 6-year average

Through April 2021, the total number of commercial sales in the East Baton Rouge market is up 37% and the total dollar volume of sales is up 41% over the previous six-year averages, according to an analysis released today by local real estate firm Elifin Realty.

Louisiana sugarcane crop survives rough winter, wet spring

There was great concern among Louisiana sugarcane farmers that the record cold temperatures at...

LSU researchers studying benefits of robotics technology in construction industry

Two LSU professors hope their current research could one day turn robotic exoskeletons into...

US Chamber of Commerce calls for ending $300 federal unemployment bonus

The disappointing April jobs report prompted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today to call...

Is outdoor dining here to stay in Baton Rouge?

As they were planning their new restaurant, SoLou, which opened on Perkins Road in...
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University stakeholders praise LSU’s choice of William Tate for president

The selection of William Tate as LSU’s next president is earning high marks from a variety of stakeholders, who say the board’s selection of an administrator with strong academic credentials who will also make history as LSU’s first Black president sends a message to the rest of the country that the beleaguered flagship is committed to turning over a new leaf.

Many businesses planning to keep retention strategies launched during pandemic 

During the depths of the pandemic, business owners had to get creative about keeping...

Louisiana House panel OKs bill penalizing businesses that misclassify employees

A Louisiana House committee advanced a bill Thursday meant to clarify enforcement of laws...

Brandon Landry opening new restaurant concept on Perkins by early 2022

Walk-On’s founder Brandon Landry is planning to open a new restaurant concept on Perkins Road, near Anthem Bank & Trust and Baum’s Fine Pastries.