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Jos. A. Bank in Mall of Louisiana closes

The Jos. A Bank men’s clothing store formerly located at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge has closed. 

Pandemic inspires burst in entrepreneurship across US 

The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment, The Wall Street...

What’s the deal with the omicron variant, and will it impact Louisiana?

Louisiana's top public health officer says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is cause for...

PAR names longtime AP reporter as research director 

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today announced that Associated Press correspondent Melinda Deslatte will become the nonprofit’s research director in January. 

Dividing lines emerge in Louisiana redistricting 

The Louisiana Legislature’s “roadshow” to hear from the public about the redrawing of the state’s political maps is halfway done, and already the hearings have offered a glimpse of how personal and heated the redistricting work will be in the February special session.

Virtual fundraising for nonprofits ‘here to stay’ post-pandemic

Online interaction won’t replace face-to-face permanently, but virtual approaches to fundraising and board meetings adopted due to COVID-19 aren’t going away after the pandemic is over. 
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Louisiana Sonic franchisee sells to California-based group

Kergan Bros., the largest Sonic franchisee in Louisiana, sold its 56 locations to a California-based franchisee with locations in Texas and the Midwest, documents from the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court show, The Daily Advertiser reports. 

How retailers can work through holiday supply shortages

Demand is strong this holiday season as shoppers return to buying goods in stores and online after a slow 2020 season, but shipping bottlenecks and delays could hurt profit margins.

Christmas tree shoppers feeling sticker shock, too

Not even Christmas trees could escape the economic mayhem of 2021. 

Workers supersizing holiday vacations by working remotely 

U.S. workers are back to holiday travel, and many are now taking longer trips than they did before the pandemic began, thanks to the ability to log working hours from a vacation location.