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See who Mayor Edwards has tapped to serve as his chief of staff
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards on Monday named Lon Vicknair as his chief of staff.
Vicknair retired as a naval officer after 20...
This development is being proposed near Nicholson and Burbank
A new seven-story multifamily student housing development is proposed for Nicholson Drive.
The Planning Commission will review the final development plan for the Sterling Southgate...
Sides set to resume talks as another port strike looms
The International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance are set to resume contract talks on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Talks between the ILA, which...
A multifamily property in south Baton Rouge just sold for $6.7M
An apartment complex on Gardere Lane near Burbank Drive changed hands after a Metairie-based private multifamily real estate investment and management company acquired it.
Cypress...
Roundup: Oil and gas / Crime update / Streaming merger
Industry predictions: International benchmark Brent crude will average $65 a barrel this year as new oil production from non-OPEC countries outstrips the growth in...
New law will boost Social Security benefits to thousands of Louisianans
Millions of Americans will receive their full earned Social Security benefits after President Joe Biden signed a bill by former Baton Rouge Congressman Garret...
This Mid City spa is returning to its downtown roots
Mid City’s The Emporium Signature Spa is opening a location downtown.
Operations Manager Emily Hutchison tells Daily Report that the new spa will open at...
Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana took a significant tumble
As unemployment claims are dropping around the nation, initial claims are also falling in Louisiana, according to the latest figures available from the Louisiana...
Notable Baton Rougeans share their New Year’s resolutions
Whether you subscribe to the “new year, new me” mentality, create a vision board or choose a word as a mantra, the beginning of...
What a voting rights advocate is saying about Louisiana’s redistricting case
While the U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t set a date yet for when it will hear the challenge against Louisiana’s majority-Black 6th Congressional District, a...
Roundup: Rep. Mike Johnson is back / Microsoft’s data centers / Banking with crypto
Second time’s charm: After a brief revolt Friday morning, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Shreveport, was reelected as speaker of the House Friday afternoon. Johnson lost...
Trashman and termite scooper: The unconventional early jobs of some Baton Rouge execs
Ever wonder what CEOs and entrepreneurs were doing before they climbed the corporate ladder? From head trashman or termite scooper to actress Julia Roberts’...
Roundup: U.S. Steel / JetBlue fined / New vehicle sales
Deal blocked: President Joe Biden on Friday officially blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, a once-iconic American company whose sale to a...
US manufacturing closes 2024 on a positive note
A measure of U.S. factory activity advanced in December for a second consecutive month as orders and production picked up, suggesting the cloud over...
These Geismar properties just sold for a combined $10M
A global investment firm has acquired a pair of Univar Solutions properties in Geismar.
New York-based Fortress Investment Group purchased properties through FNLR Compounds Matter...
Local sales tax collections picked up in October
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Oil stockpiles drop half as much as forecast
U.S. crude oil inventories fell less than expected last week, while stocks of gasoline and distillate fuels both seeing large builds with refineries maintaining...
Roundup: New Orleans attack / Oil spending / Airline travel
The latest: At a news briefing on Thursday, Gov. Jeff Landry shared the ongoing efforts between state, local and federal officials to respond to...
Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been since July
U.S. mortgage rates rose this week to the highest level since July.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate rose to 6.91% from 6.85% last...
A look at how the nation’s biggest retailers are getting bigger
The biggest retailers in America are growing larger, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The three biggest retailers by revenue in the U.S.—Costco, Walmart and Amazon—accounted...
