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US payrolls post biggest gain in six months

U.S. private employers in March hired the most number of workers in six months...

Louisiana to receive $110M in GOMESA funds

Louisiana and its parishes will receive more than $109.9 million for coastal restoration and...

Capital Region will get $300M from American Rescue Plan

A new report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber looks at how the latest...

Audit: Louisiana near bottom in state support for colleges; student burden rises

A recent audit found that decreased state support for Louisiana public colleges and universities,...

Rail deal opens oil route to Louisiana after Keystone cancellation

A $25 billion deal between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Kansas City Southern offers...

Short-term rental committee reconvenes after neary yearlong pause

After the pandemic essentially put efforts to draft a new short-term rental ordinance for Baton Rouge on hold for nearly a year, the committee tasked with researching and writing the new policy is back in business.
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BRAC’s legislative priorities include modernizing state tax code

With the 2021 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature just around the corner, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber has prioritized modernizing the state’s tax code and investing in transportation infrastructure as two of its key issues this year.

SBA says PPP funds could run dry by mid-April

Small business owners have two more months to access the popular Paycheck Protection Program...

Mortgage applications falling as home prices rise

The number of U.S. mortgage applications declined last week for the fourth straight week,...

Lemoine Co. gets contract to do Cortana demolition for Amazon

Now that demolition work has begun on the former Cortana Mall site to make way for a 3.5 million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center, local companies are beginning to reap the benefits of the construction jobs the project is creating.