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Virus roundup … 

• Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that small businesses in all 64 Louisiana...

Roundup: Oil prices rise / Roadwork / Mortgage rates

Rebound: U.S. oil prices rebounded from their lowest level in 18 years with their...

Congress urgently drafting $1T economic rescue package 

Congress worked urgently Thursday to fashion a $1 trillion measure to prop up households...

Louisiana Department of Insurance issues new rules for insurers  

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon yesterday issued an emergency rule that aims to...

White House seeks $3 billion to boost strategic petroleum reserves 

The Trump administration said Thursday it is seeking $3 billion from Congress to boost...

Local telecom companies battling home internet surges

With a large portion of the workforce shifting to work-from-home schedules, the area’s internet...
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First-quarter unemployment tax payments deferred for Louisiana employers

Louisiana employers have received temporary relief from paying their 2020 first-quarter unemployment taxes. Employers will...

Baton Rouge tenants telling landlords they won’t be able to pay rent during outbreak

The realities of the coronavirus crisis are beginning to hit the commercial real estate...

Local spas feel impact from social distancing, coronavirus fears

Several Baton Rouge area spas are feeling the impacts from COVID-19 concerns amid calls...

Virus response: Rep Cap paying musicians to perform virtual concerts

Originally wanting to help out a musician friend whose springtime gigs were all canceled,...
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