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Virus roundup … 

• Adults, children and most college students would get a $1,000 stimulus payment through...

Edwards extends phase two restrictions, joins five states in purchase deal for COVID-19 rapid tests 

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced plans to extend the current phase two restrictions,...

How Baton Rouge restaurants are dealing with anti-maskers

Still operating at 50% capacity, some restaurants in Baton Rouge are having to deal with another issue: people who refuse to wear face coverings either arguing with their employees or turning away their business.

Virus roundup … 

• Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to address Louisiana’s coronavirus response today at...

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...
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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...