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Just days before the explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine last month, a state agency reached a settlement with Dow that allows the company to forgo hundreds of thousands in fines for a decade of alleged permit violations.  

A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning: To fight persistently high...

Two buildings that have been part of the Belle of Baton Rouge’s operations, and Catfish Town before that, have been sold for $2.8 million.

The Louisiana Department of Insurance should not approve the pending sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health before closely examining the Indiana-based company’s track record in other states, Louisiana Hospital Association President and CEO Paul Salles says. 

The owner of Belli, formerly Capitol Grocery, is pursuing a liquor license for the iconic Spanish Town store. The move is a formality to sell craft beer and wine, as Baton Rouge’s Alcoholic Beverage Control requires a liquor license for any spirits above 6% alcohol per volume. 

LSU Athletics reached impressive heights this past year, winning a division title in football and national championships in women’s basketball and baseball. Behind the scenes, Matt Borman spearheads fundraising efforts to help make those achievements possible.  

After struggling with tight supply levels for the past three years, local car dealer Matt McKay, of All-Star Automotive, is optimistic that the worst of the inventory shortage is over. 

Amid power outages that shut down LSU on the second day of classes and left many Baton Rouge workers to get ready for their commutes in the dark this morning because a “transmission source was lost,” Entergy’s Louisiana subsidiaries this week announced that they are suspending all disconnections for the duration of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ declared heat emergency through Sept. 9.    

Hydrogen production company Monarch Energy this morning announced it is considering Ascension Parish as the location for a new $426 million facility.  

For years, sales leaders have driven a “just one more” strategy with their teams—asking...