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Though the downtown fall events season is looking pretty bleak right now thanks to pandemic-related cancellations and postponements, businesses are holding out hope that the COVID-19 threat will dissipate enough by late October to make holding large events feasible again, says Gabriel Vicknair, interim executive director of the Downtown Development District.

With the rise of the delta variant, many large companies are delaying their returns...

Even as restaurants battle a multitude of issues in the COVID-19 era, a flurry...

Early registration closes Tuesday for Capital Region 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to participate in the second annual 225 GIVES fundraising event, presented by Capital Area United Way.

The Metro Council on Wednesday approved a cooperative endeavor agreement with the newly created Cortana Corridor Economic Development District, which seeks to revitalize the area via an increase in sales tax revenues generated by the redevelopment of the Cortana Mall site into an Amazon distribution facility.

Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrigo says he hasn’t yet heard about many cancellations of conventions due to the COVID-19 resurgence, but fall could be a different story.

The director of LSU-Eunice’s nursing program says a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors pressured for a specific student’s admission to the school on multiple occasions, despite the student falling below the cut-off for the program. 

Louisiana seafood restaurant Fiery Crab is expanding its products into area supermarkets thanks to the LSU AgCenter’s Food Innovation Institute. 

Helping your employees get vaccinated or requiring them to do so, isn't just good...

LSU announced this week that students would either have to get the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine or officially opt out of being vaccinated and submit to regular testing by Sept. 10. The consequences for not doing so are steep.