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Budget work is complete but other issues remain for session’s final week 

The Louisiana Legislature is heading into its final week after a Memorial Day weekend...

Alford: What’s next for the Senate president?

With term limits on the horizon and his final regular session less than a year away, Senate President Page Cortez is pondering his next political move.

Mississippi River bridge options narrowed to three Iberville Parish sites

Officials today presented three location options for a new Mississippi River bridge crossing in the Capital Region.

BREC looking into providing pickleball at tennis, basketball courts

Pickleball, a close relative of tennis and badminton, may be the fastest-growing sport in America, and it’s competing with tennis for participants and real estate.

Sleeping later when you work from home doesn’t help in the long run

Hybrid office schedules, with some days in the office and other days at home,...

Baton Rouge unemployment rate drops to 3.1%

Louisiana currently has the lowest not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in more than a decade,
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Why right now might be a good time to look for office space

Many companies are sitting on their hands while figuring out how much office space...

New technologies bringing Baton Rouge filmmaking into the future

As National Treasure, one of the biggest film productions to come to Baton Rouge since the pandemic, nears the end of its first season’s production in June, the future of filmmaking in Baton Rouge is bright.

Governor saw Ronald Greene arrest video months before prosecutors

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers gathered in a State Police conference room in October 2020 to prepare for the fallout from a troubling case closer to home: troopers’ deadly arrest of Ronald Greene.

Health and fitness platform wins Nexus Demo Day pitch competition

Team Factor, a virtual platform that tracks and analyzes health and fitness activities for athletes and coaches won $10,000 in Nexus Louisiana’s Demo Day