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Following Los Alamos deal, Aptim ranks among best at environmental and nuclear management
Just a week after Aptim secured a contract to deactivate a nuclear facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the firm has ranked among the nation’s best companies for environmental and nuclear management.
Prominent Ascension Parish businessmen in another legal dispute with ExxonMobil company
A company affiliated with ExxonMobil says two prominent Ascension Parish businessmen are responsible for dredging that threatens company pipelines.
Emergent Method expands downtown headquarters
Baton Rouge-based Emergent Method is expanding the footprint of its downtown headquarters at the corner of Laurel and Lafayette streets.
Roundup: FEMA fire aid / Rising mortgage rates / T-Mobil layoffs
Wildfire grants: FEMA has approved Louisiana’s request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant declaration to help with wildfire fighting efforts for the Tiger Island...
Offshore orphaned well proposal has small drilling companies crying foul
A proposed regulation that attempts to prevent orphaned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted complaints from small drilling companies that say the rule unfairly hamstrings their ability to compete with major corporations.
Companies find digital loopholes in NIL rules to allow direct payments to college athletes
Two years after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity, digital technology is allowing some...
First Look: Hollywood Casino’s $80M transformation is complete
Three years in the making, the roughly $80 million transformation of Hollywood Casino into The Queen Baton Rouge is finally finished, with the grand opening of the new gaming facility tonight at 9 p.m.
Baton Rouge restaurants and bars follow national trends of more profitable summer
Walking into a restaurant like Bistro Byronz or Elsie’s Pie and Plate this summer, one might be surprised to hear that Baton Rouge businesses usually see a dip in traffic during the hottest months of the year.
Florida Boulevard shopping center sells for $1.1M
The Live Oak Shopping Center on Florida Boulevard, near the Baton Rouge General Mid City campus, has changed hands, according to sales documents filed...
LSU professor touts commercial potential of faculty’s AI research
LSU faculty are doing “amazing” work in artificial intelligence that has significant commercial potential, a university business professor says.
See why this LSU researcher just landed a $2M NIH grant
An LSU chemical engineering professor has received $2 million in funding from a National Institutes of Health grant to develop safer MRI technology.
Assistant professor...
Roundup: Ronald Greene / Heat deaths in Louisiana / Lakeshore Drive
Civil rights case: A noted civil rights attorney is calling for new federal charges in the Louisiana State Police killing of Ronald Greene. Ben...
Last year’s US growth wasn’t as strong as it appeared
Last year’s booming job market wasn’t quite as robust as previously thought, USA Today reports.
Two buildings adjacent to Belle of Baton Rouge sell for $2.8M
Two buildings that have been part of the Belle of Baton Rouge’s operations, and Catfish Town before that, have been sold for $2.8 million.
Hospital association head urges diligence in assessing Blue Cross sale
The Louisiana Department of Insurance should not approve the pending sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health before closely examining the Indiana-based company’s track record in other states, Louisiana Hospital Association President and CEO Paul Salles says.
See what’s new with the former Capitol Grocery’s quest for a liquor license
The owner of Belli, formerly Capitol Grocery, is pursuing a liquor license for the iconic Spanish Town store. The move is a formality to sell craft beer and wine, as Baton Rouge’s Alcoholic Beverage Control requires a liquor license for any spirits above 6% alcohol per volume.
Get to know Tiger Athletic Foundation’s Matt Borman
LSU Athletics reached impressive heights this past year, winning a division title in football and national championships in women’s basketball and baseball. Behind the scenes, Matt Borman spearheads fundraising efforts to help make those achievements possible.
Is the worst of the auto inventory shortage over for Baton Rouge?
After struggling with tight supply levels for the past three years, local car dealer Matt McKay, of All-Star Automotive, is optimistic that the worst of the inventory shortage is over.
Entergy suspends disconnections, faces grilling from Metro Council Wednesday
Amid power outages that shut down LSU on the second day of classes and left many Baton Rouge workers to get ready for their commutes in the dark this morning because a “transmission source was lost,” Entergy’s Louisiana subsidiaries this week announced that they are suspending all disconnections for the duration of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ declared heat emergency through Sept. 9.
Roundup: US home sales / AI in health care / Waguespack’s campaign
Summer slump: Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in July to the slowest pace since January, as elevated mortgage rates and a stubbornly...
