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Performing arts organizations unveil amended plans for fall season

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in mid-March, performing arts organizations canceled the remainder of...

Louisiana’s Main Street grant program already processing 9K applications

Nearly 20,000 small businesses around Louisiana initiated applications with the state’s Main Street Recovery...

Tennessee-based investment group buys six Baton Rouge Popeyes sites

A Nashville-based investment group has scooped up six Baton Rouge-area Popeyes restaurant properties, but it's unclear whether CapitalSpring purchased the land to lease back to the franchisee or if it also acquired the businesses as well.

Virus roundup …

• The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting 1,100 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing...

Louisiana releases return-to-work safety guidelines for film production

As motion picture productions prepare to resume filming in Louisiana after a months-long pause,...

Virus roundup …  

• The state reported 3,477 new COVID-19 cases and 58 new deaths from the...
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Dwindling unemployment fund a ‘huge issue’ to business groups

Business groups are increasingly nervous about what could happen if the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund runs out of money, which, at this point, appears to be a real possibility.

LSU researchers designing smartphone COVID-19 testing device 

A personal smartphone check-up device that will enable individuals to monitor their COVID-19 infection...

Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana reported rising COVID numbers across the board Friday as the stubborn infection...

Analysis: Louisiana’s weaknesses make recovery more difficult 

The nature of Louisiana's economy could make recovery from the current recession particularly difficult. As...