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Garbage collection getting better? Metro Council wants answers at today’s meeting

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?

Oil and gas lease sales to resume following DOI announcement 

The Department of Interior announced late Tuesday plans to resume oil and gas lease...

CityStats poll finds support for merging BRPD and sheriff’s office, stormwater fee

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.

Keeping the nursing pipeline flowing

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.

Proposed Florida Boulevard taxing district going before Metro Council

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.

Baton Rouge public, private K-12 schools not yet requiring COVID vaccines

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. 
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Survey: 40% of employees might leave if forced to work in the office full time 

Employees want to work from home 2.5 days a week on average, according to...

Global supply chain issues drop imports at Port of Greater Baton Rouge

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.

Louisiana will increase COVID requirements for state workers, but questions remain 

A lot remains up in the air about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to...

Ochsner Health requiring employees to get vaccine 

Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest hospital system, announced today that it is requiring all of...