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Meet the shop dogs that keep Parish Pets’ store running
It’s hard to find good help these days. Take a look at Parish Pets: Employees are sleeping on the job, licking customers and even chasing their tails instead of working.
Holiday shopping insights from LSU’s Dan Rice
Dan Rice, director of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business Behavioral Research Lab, shared his expertise on the shopping season in a recent Q&A published by LSU.
Clean energy startups are still waiting for promised federal funding
A pile of government cash from last year’s climate law was supposed to fuel a wave of clean-energy startups. However, many are running out of money before the funding comes through, The Wall Street Journal reports.
With more rain forecast in coming weeks, can Louisiana agriculture rebound?
Despite things looking positive for the rest of 2023 and into the new year, the historic drought Louisiana has experienced over the past year will still put a severe dent in the state’s agricultural sector.
Counterspace to add location inside planned community hub in Zachary
CounterspaceBR, a from-scratch bakery and food-centric retailer across from Towne Center, is opening an additional location in Zachary.
Along with Counterspace Zachary, the historic downtown...
Chicago-based home rental company grows its Baton Rouge footprint
After closing on 10 lots in Baton Rouge in October, Kairos Living, a Chicago-based single-family home rental company, continues to grow its Baton Rouge-area...
How AI is being used in the workplace today
Generative AI has been criticized for not living up to its billing, as well creating a climate of doomerism regarding its dystopian ability to...
Here’s what’s new on the downtown Baton Rouge bar scene
Downtown Baton Rouge has welcomed a slew of new bars since last year, each with its unique charm and atmosphere.
Whether you’re a local looking...
Surge Entertainment developers seek rezoning of property
The developers of the planned Surge Entertainment center are asking the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission to rezone the former Winn-Dixie property at...
Roundup: Lucky Dog / Burn bans / Black Friday
Monopoly ended: The New Orleans City Council took action Thursday to end Lucky Dog’s near-exclusive deal to sell food from pushcarts in the French...
Local investors buy Perkins Palms mixed-use development
A pair of local investors have purchased the Perkins Palms mixed-use development with plans for renovation.
Steven Davis and Lawrence Maestri of Monkey See Monkey...
Baton Rouge Health District gets federal grant for $3.4M infrastructure project
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Baton Rouge Health District $2.7 million to support infrastructure upgrades.
Roundup: Walgreens delivery / Self-checkout / Oil prices dip
Same-day arrival: Walgreens Boots Alliance is betting its 8,700 bricks-and-mortar stores―and not a network of fulfillment centers―hold the key to speeding up delivery of...
Jay Ducote returning to Food Network for competition
Baton Rouge chef Jay Ducote is returning to Food Network to compete on another television cooking competition.
Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local dealers
E-commerce giant Amazon will launch vehicle sales in the U.S. next year, allowing local car dealers to sell directly to customers on its site.
See what Baton Rouge business was honored by Pharrell Williams
A Baton Rouge on-demand laundry company received a $75,000 investment from Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to supporting Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs by closing the wealth gap in venture capital.
Two LSU professors are working on ways to improve underwater construction
As the average global sea level set a new record and the National Weather Service recorded an all-time high for significant climate events in 2022, a pair of LSU Engineering researchers are taking on these challenges with a $500,000 grant.
Roundup: Bar association ruling / Oil prices tumble / Mortgage demand
Mandatory fees: A federal court ruled this week that Louisiana can't force attorneys to pay mandatory bar association dues for activities not "inherently connected"...
Louisiana Supreme Court agrees to take up St. George incorporation case
The legal battle centered around the incorporation of the city of St. George is officially heading to the Louisiana Supreme Court, the court confirmed today.
Jeff Landry picks former Trump official to be state’s top environmental regulator
Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has picked a member of former President Donald Trump’s administration to lead the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the primary state regulator tasked with protecting residents’ health and safety from industrial facilities.
