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

Industry reacts to historic drop in oil prices 

Crude oil is trading below $21 per barrel this week, marking a historic low...

Ripple effect of restaurant closures reaches Louisiana crawfish farmers 

With restaurants told to shutter dine-in service in an effort to stop the spread...

Virus roundup… 

• Baton Rouge General is asking construction companies, industry organizations and dental and medical...

Baton Rouge hotels in cost-cutting mode as occupancy plummets to record lows

Occupancy at area hotels is averaging between 12% and 15% as a result of...

Mayor touts gift card campaign, sales tax extension as ways to help small businesses

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome this afternoon challenged Baton Rouge’s 100 largest companies to buy...

Clerk of court will continue recording property transfers during shutdown

Real estate brokers and closing attorneys are breathing a sigh of relief after learning...
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US oil prices plunge to lowest level since 2002 

U.S. crude prices plunged to their lowest levels in 18 years, as governments tightened...

Local vendors see ripple effect from wedding cancellations, postponements

The statewide ban on social gatherings of 50 or more people is pushing many...

Where businesses and employees impacted by the coronavirus can get assistance  

Louisiana leaders are taking strong measures in an effort to slow the coronavirus pandemic,...

Virus response: Jambalaya Shoppe partners with hotels, apartments on meals

In an effort to keep providing meals and keep her staff employed one Jambalaya Shoppe franchise owner has launched a new program to deliver meals.
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