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Happy’s Irish Pub finds a new downtown home
Happy’s Irish Pub in downtown Baton Rouge has signed a new lease and will be moving across Third Street into the former home of...
West Feliciana foundry plans $7.4M modernization project
Howell Foundry, an industrial metal casting company, is investing $7.4 million to upgrade its processing facility in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Economic Development announced.
The...
Lawsuit alleges members of Landry’s transition team operated illegal waste dump
A co-chair on Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s coast and environment transition team has been embroiled in litigation for nearly a decade, reports Louisiana Illuminator, because...
Roundup: Transition team / Alien-themed McDonalds / Stock market
Meet the peeps: Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has named former Republican governor's race rival state Rep. Richard Nelson as his secretary of the Department...
Founders of The Healing Sole preparing to sell brand
The founders and owners of The Healing Sole are preparing to sell the Baton Rouge-based orthopedic footwear company.
Co-owner Natalie Noel, who started the company...
Following cancer care dispute, Pennington foundation boosts BRG’s arts program
The Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Family Foundation is donating $130,000 to the Baton Rouge General Foundation’s Arts in Medicine program, BRG announced today.
The...
Here’s the latest update involving the I-10 widening
Louisiana transportation officials plan to maintain three lanes in each direction during the next stage of the Interstate 10 widening project, the state Department...
New federal rule requires oil and gas industry to monitor for methane leaks
A new federal rule issued Saturday targets the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions, which experts say are a primary culprit in global warming...
Roundup: Exxon/Mobil plan / CVS drug prices / Wells Fargo
Under scrutiny: U.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating ExxonMobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, which would be the largest oil-and-gas deal in two decades,...
Latest CityStats report finds widespread financial insecurity in EBR
About two out of every three East Baton Rouge Parish residents have trouble paying their monthly bills, while about three out of four would...
ExxonMobil’s CEO set to detail new strategic path for energy giant
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods’ first five years with the company were marred by missed oil production targets, an investor rebellion and the company's biggest-ever...
US job openings dropped sharply in October as hiring cools
U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face...
Florida businessman buys former Baton Rouge International School property
Ryan Jumonville, a Florida businessman with Baton Rouge ties, has purchased a pair of buildings off Airline Highway, according to records filed Tuesday morning...
The ‘green skill’ gender gap is getting worse
As climate change looms over us, skills that can help solve environmental problems are becoming increasingly valuable, reports Fast Company.
However, a new report from...
Here’s what Hillar Moore says Broome should look for in new Baton Rouge police...
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore has seen several Baton Rouge police chiefs come and go since he took office in 2009,...
How the ‘red wave’ might expand concealed carry gun rights
State Rep. Danny McCormick says he will ride a "red wave" of GOP dominance next year to finally pass his bill that would allow...
Roundup: Pickleball first / Advertising downturn / AI rules
Game on: Stacks Pickleball, touted as the largest indoor pickleball facility in Louisiana and the first in Baton Rouge, is opening at Celtic Studios...
In-person workers want more flexibility
There's more to flexible work than where you work—and that matters to employees, reports Inc.
While hybrid work is here to stay, about 58% of...
See the largest companies laying off workers this season
More than a year into the Federal Reserve’s campaign to cool the economy, the United States added 150,000 jobs in October, slower but solid...
Former CEO sues CATS alleging discrimination, breach of contract
Former Capital Area Transit System CEO William Deville has filed a federal lawsuit against the system, alleging age and disability discrimination, breach of contract, and retaliation for opposing the system’s violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
