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Roundup: Chandeleur Islands / School next to plant / Darden Restaurants
Protect the coast: The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in Louisiana urged a U.S. House committee on Wednesday to authorize a restoration project on...
Gas station property on O’Neal Lane sells for $5.2M
A pair of Nevada-registered companies purchased the RaceTrac gas station property on O’Neal Lane near Walmart, according to sales documents filed Wednesday with the...
A new eatery focused on ‘country-style cooking’ has opened downtown
Hot Stuff, a new restaurant with a focus on “country-style cooking,” has opened its doors near the intersection of Florida and Lafayette streets in...
Race in Louisiana’s new second majority-Black congressional district heats up
In a critical election year, the race for Louisiana’s new mostly Black congressional district is heating up as three candidates—including a longtime Democratic state...
Rate cuts are getting closer, top Fed officials continue to proclaim
Top U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday touted interest rate cuts as getting "closer" after taking note of inflation's improved trajectory and a labor...
Roundup: SAVE Act / Rotary Club / Heat advisory
‘Protecting elections’: A coalition of Republican state attorneys general have called on the U.S. Senate to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would...
New Schools for Baton Rouge appoints a new CEO
New Schools for Baton Rouge announced Wednesday that it has appointed Noemi Donoso as its new CEO after a nationwide search.
Donoso, who holds a...
Where does Louisiana stand in recovering jobs lost during the pandemic?
Louisiana is one of only a handful of states that has still not recovered jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Louisiana had...
US retail sales hold steady in early summer
Shoppers paused their spending in June from May but defied economic forecasts for a pullback, proving their resilience in the face of an uncertain...
BRAC announces the 2024 Economic Inclusion Symposium
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Wednesday announced that its third annual Economic Inclusion Symposium will take place on Aug. 28.
Presented by Dow, the...
Roundup: Stock manipulation / A shopping pause / LNG rush
Naked short selling: A predictive AI company specializing in medical diagnostics has notified state securities authorities in Louisiana and two other states of potential...
In Louisiana, new unemployment claims decline
New unemployment claims in Louisiana are down by nearly 22% for the week ending July 6.
Some 1,634 people made initial insurance coverage claims, down...
Louisiana follows a national trend: No degree needed for most public jobs
Historically, state and local governments have been prescriptive in their job descriptions, requiring a pre-set level of education, professional experience and even specific skills...
It’s here: Louisiana’s first wind turbine
Louisiana’s first wind turbine and its components have arrived at Avondale Global Gateway after a transatlantic journey from Ireland, reports the American Journal of...
See how the area housing market fared in June
Mortgage rates could drop soon, but the housing market continues to see a decline in pending and closed sales, according to the latest report...
A new pasta and pavlova concept has arrived in Baton Rouge
Prima Après, a Mandeville-born restaurant concept with an emphasis on pasta and pavlovas, quietly opened a Baton Rouge location on Nicholson Drive near Tigerland...
Roundup: BRSO / Tommy White / A growing Hub
New leadership: Marshall Carby has been appointed as the executive director of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra effective Sept. 1. Carby most recently served...
Capital Region execs share the one do-over they’d really like
Ever wished for a time machine to tweak a moment in your past?
We asked top executives just that: If you had one do-over,...
The income it takes to be middle class in the Capital Region
Achieving middle class in the Capital Region takes a household income of $64,222―the most of any metro area in Louisiana.
That’s according to a national...
Roundup: School board / AT&T hack / PitchBR
Try again next week: A meeting originally intended to select a new superintendent for the East Baton Rouge School System led to deputies having...
