Business News

Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana voters will have more early voting time and expanded mail-in balloting options...

BREC to reopen golf courses, with restrictions 

Following the March 23 closures of its six golf courses, BREC today announced that...

Pandemic, historic tax credit problems delay Wampold’s plans for Chase South Tower 

Despite what some predict will be a softening demand across multiple real estate sectors...

Alford: Going broke in Louisiana

If neither you, your business nor your home parish or city are struggling financially...

Salon, gym owners decry what they see as hypocrisy in stay-at-home extension 

Small businesses that will be adversely impacted by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ extension of...

Watch the Daily Mental Snack from ‘Business Report’

The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has brought unprecedented levels of disruption and...
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Baton Rouge among 99 metros with fewer construction jobs than a year ago

Baton Rouge lost 2,000 construction jobs in the 12-month period extending through March 2020,...

Virus roundup … 

• The Louisiana Department of Education today announced it would provide subsidized child care...

News alert: Stay-at-home order extended for Louisiana until May 15

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced he will extend Louisiana’s stay-at-home order until May...

Louisiana Oil and Gas Association says severance taxes must be suspended 

With the global oil surplus at record levels and the current $12-per-barrel price of...
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