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Louisiana weekly initial unemployment claims rise by more than 5,700 

Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose to 32,079 last week, up from 26,351...

Amid COVID-19 patient crush, OLOL puts 2-week pause on nonemergency surgeries

To handle a spike of COVID-19 patients, Our Lady of the Lake is temporarily...

Despite stalled recovery, city-parish says budget shortfall hasn’t grown

Counties and parishes across the nation are expecting a $202 billion impact to budgets...

Pardon the business interruption

Companies across the Baton Rouge region are learning that business interruption insurance doesn’t typically cover pandemic-related losses.

Virus roundup … 

• Livingston Parish Schools Superintendent Joe Murphy has announced that parents who are fearful...

Louisiana high court grants one-time ‘diploma privilege’ to 500 bar applicants

For the first time in 67 years, the Louisiana Supreme Court has granted certain...
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Apartments next to LSU Nicholson Gateway sold to NOLA investors

The Ivy Courtyard Apartments, near the Nicholson Drive and Chimes Street intersection, has been...

Virus roundup …

• The East Baton Rouge Parish School System today announced it will now offer...

Gov. John Bel Edwards announces extension of phase two restrictions

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced he is extending Louisiana’s phase two restrictions an...

BRAC economic indicators show regional economy has plateaued  

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that examines...