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Better in BTR campaign adds a new wrinkle
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and Visit Baton Rouge on Tuesday released its Better in BTR human resources and marketing tool kit, part of...
Businesses will now have fewer options when declaring bankruptcy
An allowance that made it easier for businesses to declare bankruptcy is expiring on Friday, Inc. reports.
The debt limit to file for Subchapter V...
US jobless claims fall but what about in Louisiana?
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week as the U.S. labor market remained resilient.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless...
Louisiana has yet to tap $73.4M allocated for EV charging stations. Here’s why
Two years after receiving federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations across the state, Louisiana has yet to seek bids to build a...
Roundup: The judge speaks / Bill of health / Louisiana sues again
Rotary: Darrel James Papillion, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, will speak at the Rotary Club of...
Roundup: Active tornado season / Raising Cane’s / EEOC rules
Near record: April and May of this year together had the second most tornadoes on record, behind only 2011, according to the National Weather...
New LED headquarters set to finish later this year
Work to transform the Capitol Park Welcome Center into Louisiana Economic Development’s new headquarters is expected to be completed later this year.
LED’s decision to...
Where does Davante Lewis stand on nuclear power?
In years past, District 3 Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis has made it clear that he doesn’t view nuclear power as a silver bullet...
Businesses are suing the IRS as they wait to receive pandemic-era credits
Small businesses still waiting for their unreceived pandemic-era employee retention credits are turning to a provision in the tax code allowing them to sue...
Treasury and the IRS are trying to close this tax loophole
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Monday unveiled a plan to “close a major tax loophole” used by large, complex...
See how the Baton Rouge-area residential housing market fared in May
Inflation is slowly cooling, but mortgage rates remain high as the housing market continues to see a decline in pending and closed sales, according...
Presidential candidates far apart on corporate tax rates
The 21% U.S. corporate tax rate is the biggest single variable in the sprawling 2025 tax debate, reports The Wall Street Journal, and the...
A carbon capture STEM camp kicks off at Southern University today
Southern University has partnered with Rice University to bring a STEM camp focused on carbon capture, utilization and storage to Baton Rouge.
The Tapia STEM...
Roundup: BRAC / Gasoline demand / Davante Lewis
Research project wins: The Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced Monday morning that its research project “Welcome to the New (Complete) Government Street,” won the...
Talk surfaces of bringing an NHL team to New Orleans
There are rumblings about the National Hockey League coming to New Orleans, the Louisiana Illuminator reports.
In a recent interview, Gov. Jeff Landry did...
Here’s the latest on the stalled $3B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
Louisiana coastal restoration officials have reached agreement with officials in Plaquemines Parish to renew some preparatory work for a nearly $3 billion coastal restoration...
Roundup: Clay Higgins / LSU Board of Supervisors / WAFB-TV meteorology
New job: U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins of Lafayette has landed a key committee assignment for Louisiana as the newest member of the House Armed...
These small business owners completed BRAC’s Drive program
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber concluded its second year of the Drive Minority Business Accelerator powered by ExxonMobil, which graduated 11 business owners representing...
Could ‘tiny homes’ be the solution to the homelessness crisis?
Small, prefabricated houses—“tiny homes”—are gaining traction as a potential solution for the U.S. homelessness crisis, Fast Company reports.
Tiny homes could address the country’s ever-growing...
Roundup: Jefferson Parish / Child sexual abuse / Baton Rouge homicides
Corporate headquarters: RNGD, a construction and design firm, on Wednesday announced that it is investing about $25 million to consolidate its manufacturing operations, training...
