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OLOL’s food services vendor is laying off 195 workers in Baton Rouge and Ascension

Food services vendor Morrison Healthcare is laying off 195 employees at its Our Lady of the Lake hospitals in Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish.

Should fortified roofs be required on new homes in Louisiana?

A former officer with the Louisiana and national associations for homebuilders says the state’s current building code is fine, but funding a program to help homeowners pay for retrofitting their roofs to better withstand storms would be a good idea.

Health department leader Courtney Phillips resigns

The person placed in charge of the Louisiana Department of Health just as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking root will leave her post later this week. Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday that Courtney Phillips will resign Thursday,

RWE, Entergy will look at how to deliver offshore wind energy to industrial sector

On Monday, Entergy announced it had signed an agreement with global offshore wind company RWE to jointly evaluate the delivery of offshore wind energy to industrial customers in Texas and Louisiana.

Alford: What to look for heading into the regular session

Important deadlines to file legislation for the regular session blew past last week, setting...

Revised Highland Road mixed-use community plan submitted for approval

Plans for a mixed-use development for Highland Road outside of the Magnolia Woods neighborhood have been resubmitted to the Planning Commission for approval.

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Increasing number of tech jobs widening pay gap between large and smaller cities

Jobs using technology are more common in some parts of the country than others, reports Route Fifty.

State has $1B in unclaimed property; does some belong to you or your business?

Louisiana’s unclaimed property program currently has about $1 billion in abandoned financial assets, State Treasurer John Schroder says.

U.S. Reps. Graves and Scalise stump for energy bill heading to Senate

Passage of a comprehensive energy bill rolling back environmental and other policy changes made...

Why the US leads the world in extreme weather events

The U.S. is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather, and Louisiana is among the hardest hit in the country, which is part of why the state is in the middle of a housing insurance crisis.