Has garbage collection around the parish gotten better in recent weeks, since media reports first surfaced about the impact the latest surge in COVID-19 cases is having on sanitation workers?
Most respondents to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s annual CityStats poll think the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office should be merged and say they would be willing to pay a $10 monthly fee to keep trash out of parish waterways.
The demand for nurses is so strong that academic institutions are adjusting to more targeted curriculum and hospitals are upping incentives to attract and retain these health care professionals.
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration will ask the Metro Council on Wednesday to approve a cooperative endeavor agreement with a new taxing district created to support redevelopment and economic activity along Florida Boulevard.
LSU students will be asked to submit proof of their first COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 10 and proof of full vaccination by Oct. 15, university officials announced today.
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge continues to see fewer imported products coming through as a result of disruptions in the supply chain brought on by the delta variant of the coronavirus.