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Baton Rouge casinos all post losing month in April

The collective revenue posted by Baton Rouge's three riverboat casinos was down 8.4% in...

Capital Region added some 2,100 jobs in April

The Baton Rouge metro area added about 2,100 jobs from March to April and about 14,400 jobs since April of last year, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported today. 

Louisiana job growth should slow but Baton Rouge a predicted winner

Louisiana is expected to see slower job growth in the second half of the...

Baton Rouge entrepreneurs using ecological design and native plants to create healthier yards

A pristine, emerald-green lawn with weed-free flowerbeds comes at a great cost. A classic yard requires time, sweat and financial commitment to maintain, but Baton Rouge landscape firm Swamp Fly is working to change that paradigm.

Employee medical marijuana use protected in advancing proposal 

The House Labor Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would protect employees who use medical marijuana from being disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits. 

St. Francisville-shot ‘Master Gardener’ opens nationwide in theaters

Master Gardener, a Paul Schrader film shot last year in St. Francisville, gets its nationwide release this weekend.
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Want to improve your habits? Start small

We’ve all heard that humans are creatures of habit and maybe we know that...

With summer coming fast, brace for potential electricity shortages

As much as two-thirds of North America, including all of Louisiana, could face shortages of electricity this summer should there be a spell of severe and protracted heat.

School board buys land for new south Baton Rouge elementary school

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has finally come to terms on the purchase of 25 acres off Perkins Road for $3 million that will serve as the future location of a long-planned elementary school.

‘LaPolitics’: Advertising ramps up in governor’s race

—Stephen Waguespack, the former president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, released...