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Companies stand to gain from having their executives get into the grunt work 

A growing number of executives are occasionally taking time out of their weeks to do the hourly work that makes their companies hum, a practice that experts and business leaders say leads to faster fixes for problems and shows employees that the higher-ups care to understand what they deal with every day. 

Staging of equipment underway for University Lakes project 

Pass by the LSU lakes this week and you’ll spot clues that the first phase of its long-awaited improvement project is about to begin. 

Baton Rouge Symphony announces new music director 

After concluding a multiyear search, the Baton Rouge Symphony board of directors has announced the selection of Adam Johnson as music director. 

Baton Rouge’s biking network ranks low in newly released national report

Baton Rouge received a low score in a new report ranking the best cities to bike in the nation. 

Mosquitoes don’t like the scorching temperatures, either

If there is any benefit to the scorching temperatures that are currently blanketing south Louisiana, it's that the mosquitoes don't like it either.

​​Capital Region sees uptick in unemployment, wages

Every major metro area in Louisiana had a higher unemployment rate in May than in May of last year, the federal government reports. 
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Louisiana electricity costs have climbed more than 7% this year

Electricity costs in Louisiana are up more than 7% in 2023, illustrating what some...

Bids for long-awaited Rouzan library come in more than $1M over estimate

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to take the next step toward building a long-discussed new branch library on the western edge of the Rouzan neighborhood. 

Poll shows Stephen Waguespack gaining on Jeff Landry in governor’s race

A new poll shows Republican and former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President...

Federal government drops ‘Cancer Alley’ investigation  

The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.