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What caused outages during the freeze? PSC still doesn’t know

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Dr. Craig Greene says the LPSC is working to prevent a recurrence of the widespread power outages and strife that came with the harsh winter storms that blew through the state in February.  

Mary Bird Perkins announcement shocks Baton Rouge health care community

The local healthcare sector is reeling from today’s announcement that Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is ending its affiliation with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and partnering with a Nashville-based network of independent oncology practices, OneOncology.

Formosa project suspended pending new federal environmental review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a new environmental impact review of Formosa Plastics Group’s planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish. 

LSU gets $1.25M grant for high-tech film production program 

Louisiana Economic Development is awarding LSU a $1.25 million grant over five years to launch a cutting-edge virtual production and emerging media filmmaking program. 

Bardwell Homes buys 33 lots in Inniswylde subdivision 

Baton Rouge-based Bardwell Homes purchased 33 lots in the Inniswylde subdivision off  Bluebonnet Boulevard...

Angry parents refusing to wear masks halt BESE hearing

Louisiana's top school board cut short its meeting today to debate whether Gov. John...
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In search of white collar workers

Finding talent in technology and professional business services is proving especially challenging in the Baton Rouge market.

News alert: Mary Bird Perkins, OLOL to part ways; cancer center finds new out-of-state partner

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is ending its affiliation with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and has announced it is partnering with a Nashville-based network of independent oncology practices, OneOncology.

Take a peek at the newly renovated River Center Performing Arts Theatre 

After a three-year renovation, the River Center Performing Arts Theatre is finally set to reopen in September, just in time for a full slate of events.

Replacing 700 columns under I-10, group wants to know how DOTD will do it

As the state moves forward with its $1.1 billion plan to widen Interstate 10 through the heart of Baton Rouge, a group of residents is increasingly concerned about what the yearslong construction project will mean for those in the shadow of the highway.