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Louisiana’s feral hog ‘pigdemic’ shows no sign of going away 

There are more feral hogs in Louisiana than there are people in Baton Rouge,...

Companies are now being forced to deal with the fallout from remote learning 

The lasting impact of years of remote learning during the pandemic is gumming up...

Job stress among American workers at a record high

The percentage of Americans reporting job-related stress has been on the increase for a...

Mexican restaurant Habanero’s coming to Perkins Rowe

Habanero’s is expanding into the Capital Region with a new location in Perkins Rowe. 

Improvement plans aren’t just for struggling employees; here’s how to do them right

Business owners and managers often will create what’s sometimes called a performance improvement plan to develop an employee who isn’t meeting expectations. 

44 Louisiana legislators get perfect score from NFIB 

Forty-four Louisiana legislators, 12 in the Senate and 32 in the House, consistently voted to support small businesses during this year’s regular session, according to a scorecard published by the National Federation of Independent Businesses this week. 

What’s the status of LSU’s strategic plan? 

Almost two years after he came to LSU as the newly created vice president for strategy, Mark Bieger has left the university, leaving LSU’s strategic plan unfinished.  

LSU football season can’t come soon enough for Baton Rouge hospitality industry

This LSU football season is expected to mean big business for Baton Rouge’s hospitality industry. 

Inside the evolving and increasingly competitive cancer-care market in the Capital Region

The two-story lobby of Ochsner’s gleaming $116 million medical complex at The Grove was...

See where ‘U.S. News’ ranks Baton Rouge hospitals

Our Lady of the Lake and Baton Rouge General medical centers rank second and third respectively in Louisiana on U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of the nation’s best hospitals, which was made public today.