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Film industry tax credit program clears House committee

An extension of Louisiana’s film tax credit program passed through the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday.

A look at the contenders in this year’s BREW pitch competition

Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week kicks off with a Town Square block party next Monday and builds to Friday’s pitch competition, when four companies vie for $100,000 in angel investment. 

LSU’s decades-old faculty governance problem may get a virtual solution

LSU faculty governance is paralyzed by a decades-old oversight system, but a new legislative proposal has stumbled upon a potential solution. 

Business leaders’ tone deaf comments are going viral 

Several business leaders went viral this week after their attempts at encouragement were received by employees as vitriolic and tone deaf, Axios reports. 

Orion Instruments will lay off 73 workers by the end of the year

Baton Rouge-based Orion Instruments will lay off 73 employees by the end of 2023,...

Metro Council may ‘ban the box’ for contractors

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council will consider making it easier for job applicants with criminal histories to get hired by city-parish contractors. 
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Hotel off Siegen changes hands for $3.85M

Siegen Inn on Honore Lane has changed hands for $3.85 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office.

How to prepare for Google’s analytics shift

Big changes are coming to the world of user data analytics and business owners should consider being proactive with their analytics processes.

Employees turning to their companies for help in paying down student debt 

More workers are turning to their company’s benefits to pay down their student loans...

Home improvement contractors could become extinct in Louisiana 

The bill would essentially eliminate the licenses of the roughly 3,200 home improvement contractors in Louisiana, Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, says.  
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