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Removed Baton Rouge judge received stipend days before suspension
A Baton Rouge judge who is suspended from conducting trials while an investigation is underway for alleged misconduct accepted a $14,000 stipend days before...
Roundup: Ford EVs / First responders / US oil exportsÂ
New strategy: Facing competition from automakers with lower costs, Ford Motor Co. is shifting its electric vehicle strategy and now will focus on making...
US small businesses are suffering from compliance inflationÂ
On average, U.S. small businesses spend 200 hours and $11,700 per employee per year on compliance, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This...
See how Baton Rouge’s riverboat casinos fared in July
The three Baton Rouge riverboat casinos collectively saw a dip in revenue in July after two consecutive months of gains.
The Belle of Baton Rouge,...
Texas judge tosses FTC ban on noncompete agreementsÂ
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday morning struck down a landmark regulation issued by the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year that sought...
Mayor’s office responds to claims by Keep Tiger Town Beautiful
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office is pushing back against claims made by Keep Tiger Town Beautiful earlier this week that the administration hasn’t been...
Roundup: Jefferson Highway / Adam Knapp / Oil and gas industry
Lane closures: DOTD announced that Jefferson Highway will have inside lane closures in both directions, from Bluebonnet Boulevard to Arnold Lane, starting at 5...
Agreement reached in cleanup of red dust from shuttered Ascension plant
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Ascension Parish have agreed to share responsibility for the cleanup of red dust that has been blowing...
Baton Rouge company to assume chemical production from DuPont
Baton Rouge-based Deltech Holdings will be assuming the production of divinylbenzene from DuPont, the companies announced Tuesday.
Deltech Holdings, a portfolio company of New York-based...
See how the Baton Rouge commercial real estate market performed in July
Overall, commercial sales transactions in East Baton Rouge Parish are down, with some sectors performing better than others, according to Elifin Realty’s latest data.Â
Sales...
‘LaPolitics’: Department-level cuts are part of budget-balancing act
When it was clear lawmakers would not offer voters a new constitution, and there would be no package of Article VII amendments targeting finance...
‘LaPolitics’: Department-level cuts are part of budget-balancing act
When it was clear lawmakers would not offer voters a new constitution, and there would be no package of Article VII amendments targeting finance...
Many buyers and sellers remain skeptical that mortgage rates will fall
After the last two years, there’s a lot of mortgage rate angst across the housing sector, Fast Company reports.Â
Mortgage rates increased faster than expected...
Smalls Sliders signs deal to expand across Florida Panhandle
Smalls Sliders, the burger chain brainchild of Brandon Landry, signed its second multiunit agreement with Florida-based operating group DPC Smalls Investments, bolstering the brand’s...
Roundup: Russel Honoré / Oil prices / Key indicatorsÂ
Press Club: Gen. Russel Honoré, retired commanding officer of the First U.S. Army and now leader of the Green Army, a coalition of environmental...
Planning Commission to take up several key items at tonight’s meeting
The team that drafted the master plan to boost economic development along the Florida Boulevard corridor will present the plan at Monday night’s Planning...
Sororities across the US are spending millions on houses to stay competitive
Sorority houses are looking a lot different these days.Â
As The Wall Street Journal writes, many sororities around the nation are either building multimillion dollar...
Roundup: State Supreme Court / Private jet flights / Home starts
Election case: The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday afternoon saying its justices will consider a case over which candidates get to stay...
Percentage of homes valued at $1M or more reaches a record highÂ
It was once a price threshold associated only with luxury properties, but now, 8.5% of U.S. homes have an estimated value of $1 million...
Starbucks proposed for site near Burbank Drive
A group of local investors is proposing to bring a new Starbucks to a steadily growing area in Baton Rouge.
Asterrone LLC of Metairie, a...
