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Mike Wampold buys lots in University Acres
Local developer Mike Wampold bought four lots in University Acres on Dubois Drive in a $1.2 million deal Wednesday.
JR Ball: Ida can’t blow away dedicated tax grab
Whether it's economic development districts or TIF deals, the Metro Council loves giving away our tax dollars to the politically-connected.
Riegel: The difficult realities of life in south Louisiana
Whether its hurricanes, our quality of life or our eroding coast, it's getting harder to ask our children to remain in Louisiana.
A watershed moment
With money and public attention focused on the issue, Baton Rouge is poised to address its decades-old flooding and drainage problems. But does it have the will to really change?
St. George fire department expanding EMS service
The St. George Fire Protection District is expanding its EMS capabilities in response to greater demand.
Bluebonnet Parc sold to Kentucky company for $17M
Bluebonnet Parc Shopping Center, near the Mall of Louisiana, was sold to Kentucky-based BBP Partners LLC for $17 million on Wednesday.
Convention activity over next 60 days will be key for Baton Rouge tourism
Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrigo says he hasn’t yet heard about many cancellations of conventions due to the COVID-19 resurgence, but fall could be a different story.
Some local restaurants cutting days due to staff shortages
Some Baton Rouge restaurants are cutting their days of operation due to the strain from increased sales but decreased staffing.
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.
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.
Baton Rouge commercial leasing continues to increase
Commercial sales in Baton Rouge are higher than usual for the year, while commercial leasing is also trending higher.
Chelsea’s Live music venue planned for Nicholson Drive
Chelsea’s Café, a longtime bar, restaurant and live music venue that closed in 2015, will open late this year as Chelsea’s Live, three people behind the project announced. C
BRPD, sheriff’s office say COVID not causing staffing shortages
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Baton Rouge Police Department both say COVID-19 has not caused staffing problems for their agencies, though only the sheriff’s office is tracking infections.
Louisiana nursing homes await federal guidance on vaccination mandate
The new rule could have a significant impact in Louisiana, where just 48% of nursing home workers are fully vaccinated, according to the state health department.
The money is there so Graves wonders why flood projects are taking so long
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, is trying to keep the pressure on state officials to get money from the $1.2 billion Louisiana Watershed Initiative flowing to flood mitigation projects in the Capital Region.
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.
In search of white collar workers
Finding talent in technology and professional business services is proving especially challenging in the Baton Rouge market.
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.
EBR looking to trim $1 billion-plus debt for retired employee benefits
East Baton Rouge Parish is liable for more than $1.13 billion for benefits expected to be owed to retired employees, officials say.
Welcome to Obecity, USA
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is launching the campaign to put obesity, and itself, in the national spotlight.
