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Here’s what’s on Monday’s Planning Commission agenda

Belle of Baton Rouge’s request for rezoning, part of its plan to move its gaming operations inland, will go before the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission on Monday.

Should businesses stop boosting posts from their iPhones? Meta thinks so

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has reignited its longstanding feud with Apple, Wall Street Journal reports.

Check out Baton Rouge’s most expensive home sales of 2023

“It felt like a bad year, but when you look at the numbers—it wasn’t...

Number of American workers hitting picket lines more than doubled last year

Autoworkers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And health...

Woman’s Hospital issued permit for construction of perinatal mental health unit

Contractors were granted permits last week to begin construction of Woman’s Hospital’s planned perinatal mental health unit, which would become the first inpatient mental health unit in Louisiana to focus solely on the needs of pregnant and postpartum women.

Lafayette heat treatment company acquired by Houston private equity firm

Houston private equity firm Capstreet has acquired Analytic Stress Relieving Inc., a Lafayette heat treatment services provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Half of small businesses are planning to expand operations this year

Small-business leaders have felt pretty pessimistic for a while now, but they’re starting to perk up with plans for 2024, Inc. reports.

Who’s most worried about the end of affirmative action?

How Americans feel about the end of affirmative action in college admissions depends not just on their race but also their age and gender, according to a recent Gallup poll.

US unemployment applications fell this week

Fewer Americans filed for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to show resilience in the face of elevated interest rates intended to cool economic growth.

Baton Rouge-area home sales continued to decrease in January

Baton Rouge-area homebuyers are starting to see some relief from the strong seller’s market as inventory and the number of days houses stay on the market both climb, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.