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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Football is back: Preview LSU’s season opener at UCLA 

LSU football’s season opener couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s been nearly a...

BCP-owned United Utility acquires Williams Electric Company

Baton Rouge-based United Utility, a Bernhard Capital Partners company, has acquired Williams Electric Company,...

Residents, businesses in 25 parishes eligible for disaster unemployment aid

President Biden granted a request by Gov. John Bel Edwards to make disaster unemployment insurance available to businesses and residents in 25 Louisiana parishes, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announced Friday.

Nearly 30% of EBR still in the dark; see BRAC’s latest power outage tracker  

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber has been tracking all available data related to power...

Power restoration estimates looking up for Baton Rouge, Gonzales, New Orleans

Under increasing pressure from frustrated regulators and their constituents, Entergy, the state’s largest utility, released estimated restoration times for customers affected by Hurricane Ida.

Small businesses need big shop-local effort to survive

Small-business advocates always urge consumers to shop local, but it’s been particularly important during...
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Baton Rouge Food Bank expanding efforts to surrounding parishes following Ida

Following Hurricane Ida, parts of Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes were left without...

‘LaPolitics’: Graves goes off at committee, POTUS headed this way 

While back in the district yesterday working on Hurricane Ida recovery, Congressman Garret Graves...

Here’s how Ida stacks up against other hurricanes 

The worst hurricane names are burned into the memories of survivors, dark reminders used to measure future storms. Camille. Katrina. Andrew.

Capital Region restaurants busy feeding first responders, utility crews 

As the extent of Hurricane Ida’s impact is revealed, restaurants are getting busy cooking,...
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