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Workers in the office spend their downtime scrolling, while breaks at home are spent handling life’s little tasks 

People who love working remotely often talk about how much more work they get done from home, but, according to The Wall Street Journal, it's actually their downtime during the workday that is more productive.    

Hurricane season is getting longer thanks to hotter temperatures

Hurricane season officially runs June 1 through November 30, but Louisiana State Climatologist and LSU professor Barry Keim and a group of researchers are finding that hurricane season is starting earlier and ending later each year.  

Sleepy downtown Donaldsonville is drawing millions in new investment 

Six years in the making, the Noël Family Distillery sits in a stylishly renovated former power and light building on Veterans Boulevard along the Mississippi River in historic downtown  Donaldsonville.  

Cajun Electric plans to open Mid City showroom this fall

Cajun Electric is planning an early fall grand opening for the company’s new showroom in Mid City. 

New cookie shop comes to Baton Rouge

Caroline’s Cookies is bringing its distinctive thick cookies to Baton Rouge with a second...

365 thinking on crime

Mo Vij and the award-winning 365Labs is bringing an all-in-one technology suite to law enforcement and the judicial system.

A (re)developing story

Historic downtown Donaldsonville is drawing millions of investment dollars in mixed-use and recreational projects.

Baton Rouge casino revenues drop in June as other markets cash in

While other markets around the country are reporting growth in casino revenues, Baton Rouge’s trio of riverboat casinos saw its numbers drop slightly last month, according to the state gaming board’s latest report. 

Funding for flood reduction, firefighting on Metro Council agenda

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council this week will consider endorsing a funding request for the $82 million Bayou Manchac Flood Reduction Plan.

Melara Enterprises acquires Launch Media 

Melara Enterprises—parent media company of Baton Rouge Business Report, Daily Report, 225 magazine, inRegister magazine and other south Louisiana publications—today announced it has acquired Launch Media, a local video and motion media production company, for an undisclosed price.