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Roundup: Health care cuts / Costco / Sales tax holiday
State budget deficit: With Louisiana facing potential budget deficits in the hundreds of millions in the next few years, legislators last week met to...
Mary Lee Donuts: A south Louisiana tale of sweet success
After initially opening as the Donut Shop on Florida Boulevard in 1969, Mary Lee Donuts has grown over the last five decades to include...
How far the Fed lowers its benchmark rate this month may hinge on this...
Monthly U.S. employment data set to be released Friday will give hints to how big of cuts the Federal Reserve will make to interest...
Homebuilder purchases 40 more lots for its townhome community
Homebuilder Alvarez Construction has closed on 40 lots as part of the second filing for its Dawson Bluff townhome community near The Grove.
Alvarez purchased...
How small startups are reshaping the nation’s economy
While small businesses have long been considered the country’s largest job creators, new businesses are not creating as many jobs as they used to,...
Here’s when Baton Rouge’s mayoral candidates will debate
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication.
With the Baton Rouge mayoral race in full swing, voters will soon have the...
Roundup: Labor Day fishing / Entergy / Child care
Gone fishin’: Due to overlapping seasons, Louisiana offshore anglers will be able to harvest the “trifecta” of gray triggerfish, greater amberjack and red snapper...
See who bought Lavigne Oil’s property near Coursey Boulevard for $1.2M
Mississippi-based Waring Oil Company has purchased property owned by Lavigne Oil Company of Baton Rouge.
The sale follows Waring Oil Company’s recent acquisition of Lavigne...
This new food truck is bringing Filipino food to Baton Rouge
The owners of Little Kitchen, a new food truck that opened June 29 on O’Neal Lane, want to give Baton Rouge an authentic taste...
There’s been a subtle shift in Louisiana’s unemployment
Initial unemployment claims filed in Louisiana during the week ending Aug. 24 rose to 1,786 from the 1,761 filed the week prior, according to...
Labor Day travel could set a record this year
U.S. airlines and airports are gearing up for their busiest Labor Day weekend ever, Inc. Magazine reports.
A record number of travelers are packing their...
Louisiana’s fortified roof grant program is now a lottery
While previous rounds of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program grants have operated on a first-come, first-served basis, future rounds will use a lottery system to...
How local industry leaders feel about the future
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s newly released Q3 economic outlook survey shows that the association’s members expect capital spending, hiring and production to...
US labor market continues to defy elevated interest rates
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the U.S. labor market remains healthy in the face of high...
Here’s what we know about the planned Inspiration Center project
Construction on the multimillion-dollar Inspiration Center project at Howell Community Park will start next week.
Last week, a $7.2 million new building permit was issued...
Louisiana is part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn a federal oil and gas...
A lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and several oil and gas trade associations is challenging a federal rule that the plaintiffs say could...
See how this local business is keeping health care costs down for employees
Health insurance rates are on the rise. Commercial health care spending is estimated to reach its highest level in 13 years for group and...
Roundup: DOC / Listeria outbreak / Unclaimed property
New leader: Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday announced that Gary Westcott has been tapped to serve as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public...
Louisiana AG secures temporary stay blocking federal parole policy
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has secured a temporary administrative stay against the Biden-Harris administration's "parole in place" policy, which would have allowed thousands...
Here’s what we know about the new perinatal mental health unit at Woman’s Hospital
Woman’s Hospital has officially cut the ribbon on Louisiana’s first perinatal mental health unit.
The $8 million facility was designed to treat pregnant and postpartum...
