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Pennington, absent CARES Act funding, manages to resume clinical trials
While LSU has faced many challenges throughout the pandemic, the university’s share of federal money from the CARES Act relief package, passed by Congress...
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• Louisiana lawmakers Wednesday plowed ahead with a contested emergency plan to run the state's fall elections during the pandemic, setting up a looming...
Dairy logistics amid pandemic? Kleinpeter:‘It’s not a challenge, it’s a nightmare’
As K-12 schools have struggled with the logistics of reopening amid a pandemic, so, too, have the businesses that serve them.
Take Kleinpeter Farms Dairy,...
How LSU is working to keep football players safe ahead of Sept. 26 opener
With the SEC on Tuesday announcing guidelines for its 14 member schools to protect fans in preparation for the 2020 football season, LSU has...
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• Louisiana's Department of Health reported fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday for the third straight day for the first time in...
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• Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid next week, but as many as 87,000 people receiving state...
Nino’s reopens after closure due to positive COVID-19 test, but challenges persist
After a three-week shutdown due to a positive COVID-19 case, Nino’s Italian Restaurant on Bluebonnet Boulevard quietly reopened earlier this month and has been doing a surprisingly brisk business, all things considered, says owner and executive chef Elton Hyndman. But while Nino’s enjoys a loyal following of patrons, operating under current conditions is far from easy and not sustainable in the long term, Hyndman fears.
East Baton Rouge Parish residents among most likely in state to face eviction
East Baton Rouge Parish has the third-largest number of rent-burdened households in the state at risk of losing their homes due to COVID-19, according to a new analysis from the Center for Planning Excellence.
Lower hotel occupancies means developers bear higher TIF costs
With hotel occupancy down locally, the tax dollars that help offset some bonded costs are also down, meaning developers are having to use more of their own money to pay debt obligations.
Consumer spending drops sharply in Baton Rouge after unemployment boost ends
While consumer spending continues to be relatively flat in Livingston and Ascension parishes, it has sharply dropped in East Baton Rouge Parish since the...
City-Parish disputes being on list of top cities that will be hit hard by...
Cities that rely heavily on tourism, sales taxes or direct state assistance are predicted to face particular challenges with their budgets, according to a...
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• Out-of-work Americans may see only a three-week boost to their unemployment benefits, as state and federal officials scramble to stretch out a limited...
Single-family homes for less than $350K are hot sellers in Baton Rouge
With record-low mortgage rates, certain pockets of Baton Rouge’s residential real estate market are experiencing a surge in sales activity.
What’s more, as people plan...
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• Louisiana is reporting 735 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 138,485. There were 19 additional deaths for a total of...
What each unemployment proposal would mean for Baton Rouge workers
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement last week that unemployed workers across the state will be eligible for an additional $300 a week in unemployment...
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• The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and patients on ventilators dropped this weekend as total cases in Louisiana since March reached 137,918, WBRZ-TV reports....
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• Louisiana health officials reported nearly 1,300 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday and 28 more deaths related to the disease, bringing the state’s death...
Are schools safe to reopen now? Not in Louisiana, analysis shows
Many parents have one question on their minds right now: Can my child’s school open safely amid the pandemic? The New York Times this...
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• ICYMI: Louisiana will accept President Donald Trump's partial extension of federal unemployment aid amid the coronavirus pandemic, though without increasing the state's payout...
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• Louisiana reported 1,135 new COVID-19 cases today for a total of 135,439 since the state's first reported case in March. More than 100,000...
