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Louisiana administers its first COVID-19 vaccines

Louisiana administered its first coronavirus vaccines this morning to health care workers at Ochsner...

Williams Sonoma closing its Mall of Louisiana location 

The Williams Sonoma location in the Mall of Louisiana is set to close on Jan. 31, store staff confirmed today. 

Nine companies advance to semifinals for BREW 10 pitch competition

Chosen from an initial pool of 56 applicants, the nine BREW semi-finalist companies include: Unlock'd, Omnidek, LLENA(AI), Neuro Rescue, Check, Relief Telemed, Mintor, inQ and PeduL. 

Baton Rouge’s retail sector remains stable as pandemic wears on real estate 

Given the financial pounding retailers have absorbed during COVID-19, it would seem the last place one would find a real estate commercial bright spot is in the retail sector.

2020 was surprisingly good to smaller banks 

As 2020 draws to a close, small lenders are doing far better than expected...

Ruffino’s planning on business as usual in the wake of Rodrigue’s death

Nearly three weeks after well-known restaurateur Ruffin Rodrigue’s unexpected death from a heart attack, plans are in place to keep Rodrigue’s signature Highland Road restaurant, Ruffino’s, up and running, as well as two sister establishments—Ruffino’s on the River in Lafayette and Ruffino’s Catering at De La Ronde Hall downtown.
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ExxonMobil plans lower greenhouse gas emissions over next five years 

ExxonMobil said this morning it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the...

Virus roundup …  

• As the country approaches the once-unthinkable threshold of 300,000 COVID-19 deaths this week,...

Poise’n Ivy, a local retail institution, closing after 55 years of business

Poise’n Ivy, the longtime women’s clothing boutique on Highland Road near Kenilworth, is closing after 55 years of business.

DDD reclaiming 150 free parking spaces under I-10

In an effort to create additional safe parking areas at night in downtown, the Downtown Development District will reclaim and improve the free parking under Interstate 10.