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Capital Region restaurants busy feeding first responders, utility crews 

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

Baton Rouge hotels booked with evacuees, emergency teams

Baton Rouge hotels are all booked up—some through September—with evacuees from hurricane-devastated areas and emergency personnel brought in to assist with post-storm cleanup.

LABI in ‘triage mode,’ with eye toward long-term recovery

Business owners affected by Hurricane Ida right now primarily are concerned with “primal needs” such as water, ice, fuel and electricity, says Stephen Waguespack, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. 

Hurricane Ida creating issues for agriculture and ports

The LSU AgCenter is still working to assess the damage to Louisiana agriculture caused...

Fuel shortage relief on the way as Biden taps petroleum reserve 

President Joe Biden said has directed the Department of Energy to use all tools,...

Survey shows most Baton Rouge businesses impacted by power outages 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released an analysis of responses to its Hurricane...
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Will Baton Rouge see a post-Ida boom like it did after Katrina?

Anyone who lived through Hurricane Katrina will remember what life was like in Baton Rouge for several chaotic months after the storm, when thousands of residents and businesses from New Orleans and surrounding parishes temporarily relocated to the area.

Parts of East Baton Rouge will be without power until next Wednesday

Power will not be fully restored to East Baton Rouge parish until Wednesday Sept. 9, nearly a week from today.

U.S. Rep. Graves urges federal government to tap strategic petroleum reserve

Congressman Garret Graves is urging the federal government to use some of its strategic petroleum reserve and to suspend certain regulations on refiners in hopes of relieving fuel shortages in Louisiana and other areas affected by Hurricane Ida. 

80% of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production still down 

Power and oil-and-gas production are starting to come back after Hurricane Ida, but there's...