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First phase of Scotlandville library renovation to wrap up next fall

Construction began this week on the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s $10.8 million renovation...

How companies can use data to improve employee wellness

Very few employers systematically track their employees’ health and wellbeing, which means many are...

Here are some tips for reimagining hybrid workspaces

The pandemic may have permanently altered work life for millions, changing how employers envision the office.

The great grift: COVID-19 aid thieves spent lavishly on cars, houses, islands 

A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart...

How contractors are navigating uncertain economic conditions 

An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at best, in an age of fluctuating material prices, rising wages and escalating interest rates.

Engineering firm buys office in Baton Rouge Health District 

An office off Picardy Avenue and Brittany Drive in the Baton Rouge Health District was sold for $1.3 million this week. 

With a $600K federal grant, LSU researching psychological aspects of cybersecurity 

LSU is working with DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—on a $600,000 cybersecurity research...

US Supreme Court declines to block trial for Louisiana coastal erosion case

A trial over alleged damage to the coast by oil companies in Cameron Parish will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 27 after the U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to block it. 

‘LaPolitics’: The government relations Q&A

LaPolitics: How has life inside Louisiana’s D.C. clique changed since the election of Speaker...

How could Gov. Edwards’ paid family leave policy affect the private sector?

The new policy could indirectly affect the private sector. State government now has a new tool to compete for workers, and when a major, high-profile employer enacts such a policy, other businesses may consider following suit.