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New small business aid plan doesn’t address fraud risk 

The new COVID-19 relief plan for small businesses that President Donald Trump signed early...

Virus roundup …  

• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Americans can expect to see a stimulus check...

Year-in-review: Commercial real estate survives 2020 but future uncertain

While 2020 could have been a year that decimated commercial real estate, the office and retail sectors in Baton Rouge remain relatively healthy as the year comes to a close, though there’s plenty of uncertainty and some concern about what lies ahead.

Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

Luke Letlow, Louisiana's incoming Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from...

Baton Rouge’s biggest restaurant openings of the year

Let’s give three cheers to our local restaurant industry. There’s probably never been a...

Year-in-review: Single-family residential real estate exits 2020 on a roll

Amid low interest rates, the Baton Rouge area saw a healthy single-family residential real estate market throughout 2020, with the number of home sales and median sale prices rising year-over-year and inventory shrinking.
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Larry Bankston representing Bernhard group in challenge over LSU deal

The complaint filed Monday by Louisiana Energy Partners challenging competitor Enwave Energy’s eligibility to bid on a lucrative energy services contract at LSU because the Canadian company does not have a Louisiana contractor’s license recalls a similar procurement challenge over licensing issues that temporarily derailed the state’s flood recovery program in 2017.

Kidz Karousel owners partner with 11-year-old entrepreneur on hand sanitizer

The owners of Port Allen-based Kidz Karousel early childhood development centers have partnered with a Prairieville-based children’s skin care company on a new hand sanitizer line. 

Virus roundup … 

• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 3,946 new COVID-19 cases and 61...

Employers struggle with policies regarding unused vacation days 

In a typical year, employees of the magazine publisher Condé Nast must use their...