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Riegel: Battling the pandemic in a post-truth era
With a full-scale, global crisis on our hands, the reality of what it means to dispute reality is, well, downright dystopian in the post-truth era.
Publisher: Stop the world, I want to get off
Facing the world each day in a mask, 6 feet away from anyone I encounter, I read and watch the national and local news and wonder, “What’s going on? When will sanity return?”
After finding workplace testing niche, Relief Telemed looks for school partnerships
Relief Telemed, the 1-year-old local telemedicine startup that, over the past 60 days, has tested more than 3,000 employees in south Louisiana, is turning...
Voices for equity
Black members of the business community, through the sharing of their stories, put the spotlight on boosting economic opportunities.
Diversifying Baton Rouge boardrooms
BRAC and other local organizations are determined to bring increased diversity to boardrooms across the Baton Rouge region.
Business bracing for costly health insurance news
COVID-19 will indeed have an impact on health insurance premiums, which almost certainly will rise, but by how much remains the question?
How Baton Rouge restaurants are dealing with anti-maskers
Still operating at 50% capacity, some restaurants in Baton Rouge are having to deal with another issue: people who refuse to wear face coverings either arguing with their employees or turning away their business.
Tennessee-based investment group buys six Baton Rouge Popeyes sites
A Nashville-based investment group has scooped up six Baton Rouge-area Popeyes restaurant properties, but it's unclear whether CapitalSpring purchased the land to lease back to the franchisee or if it also acquired the businesses as well.
Pardon the business interruption
Companies across the Baton Rouge region are learning that business interruption insurance doesn’t typically cover pandemic-related losses.
Welcome to Wally’s world
Former LSU baseball star Wally McMakin has tapped into his Tiger roots to both mentor young professionals as well as build a successful wealth management firm
Business Lunch: Mansurs on the Boulevard
Business Lunch: Mansurs on the Boulevard, on Corporate Blvd., has been a business lunch haven for decades, drawing executives for quiet client gatherings.
Improvisational theater
COVID-19 is forcingTheater Baton Rouge and other members of the the arts community to redefine how they operate in a world with limited seating.
Baton Rouge restaurants are open, but…
Continuing uncertainty—and changing rules—amidst COVID-19 are the main course for Baton Rouge area restaurant operators.
LSU adjusting to COVID-19 realities
LSU faces several new operational and financial realities as the start of the fall semester grows closer.
Oil and gas industry looking for gut punch tax relief
Already on the ropes, the South Louisiana oil and gas industry says state tax changes could give it a much-needed lifeline.
Rouzan makes a TND turnaround
Two years after acquiring Rouzan, John Engquist and Charles Landry have transformed the once-stalled Baton Rouge development.
JR Ball: What’s in a name? Power
Trust on both sides is a must if we're ever going to erase the Baton Rouge racial divide. Removing the remaining vestiges of the Lost Cause Confederacy is a good place to start.
Getting Gordon: The man behind the billboards
Advertising trial attorney Gordon McKernan is called many things, but make sure you also call him a smart businessman.
5 most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market
Take a look at the five most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market as of July 1, with price ranging from $14 million to $2.9 million.
Design: River Center Branch Library
Design: The River Center Branch Library is multi-use downtown facility with a rooftop that offers great views of Baton Rouge.
