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BRAC’s latest COVID-19 economic indicator finds lagging small business revenue 

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

Baton Rouge CPAs brace for July 15 tax deadline amid ‘marathon’ tax season

With Tax Day coming up July 15, local accounting firms—many of which took advantage...

Are people out shopping? Local retailers report mixed results

More than two weeks into phase two of the state’s reopening, local retailers report...

Hundreds of tips, many fake, flood city’s business COVID-19 compliance portal

The city-parish has received only a handful of phone calls so far on its...

Virus roundup …  

• Three New Orleans Pelicans players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Pelicans...

Baton Rouge restaurants, bars dealing with spike in COVID-19 cases 

Recent news of a spike in COVID-19 cases among LSU students has created a...
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Alford: What we’ve learned about the Legislature this year 

We were supposed to get to know the House and Senate as almost entirely...

Virus roundup …  

• The Louisiana Office of Behavioral Health is implementing a new 24-hour pre-crisis phone...

Virus roundup … 

• The state health department says nearly half of new coronavirus cases reported Monday...

Report: Pandemic exacerbates housing crisis, especially in Louisiana

Some 7 million households nationwide—including more than 20,000 in East Baton Rouge Parish—could face...