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Baton Rouge to get 300 more Gotcha bikes by year’s end

Plans are being finalized for the expansion of Baton Rouge’s bikeshare program.

Teche Electric Supply buys Reulet Electric

Lafayette-based Teche Electric Supply bought Reulet Electric Supplies, a commercial, utility and industrial electric supplier on Airline Highway, Teche Electric announced today.

Baton Rouge General running COVID nasal spray clinical trial

Researchers at Baton Rouge General are studying whether a new at-home nasal spray can...

Is the future of work a four-day week?

COVID-19 is calling into question long-held views about the structure and nature of work,...

Big businesses altering plans in the face of delta variant

Big businesses are rethinking their plans with the delta variant of the coronavirus spreading...

Analysis: Eviction ban ends but aid slow to reach Louisiana tenants

Louisiana received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal cash to assist renters struggling...

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Edwards stops short of mask mandate, warns that’s next amid COVID spike

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced he is “seriously considering” implementing another mask mandate in Louisiana, as COVID-19 cases soar, with hospitalizations and deaths reaching heights last seen in March 2020. Edwards urged all residents, whether vaccinated or not, to wear masks when indoors in public places and maintain social distancing.