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​​Baton Rouge startup’s grant will boost employability of students with disabilities

Baton Rouge tech startup Directed Analytics has received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Small...

Riegel: Planning, investment can push Baton Rouge in right direction  

The revitalization of Baton Rouge’s downtown, which has transformed it from empty storefronts in...

Louisiana oil and gas industry hails court victory 

Leaders in Louisiana's oil and gas industry are praising a recent court ruling that...

Coronavirus has cost US labor force half a million workers 

Illness caused by COVID-19 shrank the U.S. labor force by around 500,000 people, a...

Former Louisiana Municipal Association headquarters sells for $3.3M

The former home of the Louisiana Municipal Association, or LMA, has sold for $3.3 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office.

Glen Oaks association fighting proposal for high-density residential units

A group that says it represents several subdivisions is fighting a proposal to allow 350 high-density residential units on the south side of Mickens Road west of Joor Road. 
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Former engineer makes a name designing custom shoes for athletes 

LSU alumnus Michael Anderson is an odd mix of aspirational. His career would spark...

LSU study finds football players recover quickly from COVID 

A  study conducted in collaboration with LSU’s kinesiology and athletics departments, Pennington Biomedical Research...

State wants to use $73M in federal funds to build EV charging station network 

Louisiana has submitted a plan to spend an expected $73 million in federal funds to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations along the state’s major highways over the next five years.

Capital Region housing market cools as interest rates climb

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates reached their highest levels in almost 14 years this week, helping to push some would-be buyers out of the market.