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LSU researchers work to combat discrimination in digital services

Over the past few years, sharing economy services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit...

Ghost kitchen taco concept takes shape inside City Slice

The spot you thought was just a pizza place is now also a taco...

DOTD gets federal approval for I-10 widening project, work to start in 2023

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today announced it has received federal approval...

Women hold 30% of LSU’s highest-paid jobs but earn only 25% of the pay

Last year, women held 30% of the highest-paid jobs among LSU’s core employees, but received only 25% of the dollars that went to the university’s top earners.

Amazon site at Cortana could create up to 3,500 jobs, sources say

The planned Amazon distribution facility at the site of the former Cortana Mall will be larger and will employ more workers than documents filed with the city-parish to date have indicated, according to sources familiar with the project.

Hearing set in class-action suit triggered over Waitr’s stock performance

Lafayette-based Waitr Inc. never had the resources of rivals Grubhub Inc. and UberEats. Yet...
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Long Farm Village developer begins design work on final residential phase

Developer Russel Mosely is nearing the completion of residential lots in the fourth filing of his Long Farm Village and is beginning the engineering and design work on the fifth and final phase.

BC&I approves Marathon’s 10-year, $43M ITEP request, with strings attached

In a rare move, the Louisiana Board of Commerce & Industry today unanimously approved...

Patient Plus Urgent Care, PRIME Occupational Medicine launch partnership

Patient Plus Urgent Care has partnered with PRIME Occupational Medicine to bring professional care...

Opening new business in Baton Rouge during pandemic brings extra challenges

In the early days of the pandemic, revenue plunged for most businesses in the...