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New Baton Rouge hockey team hopes to outlive Kingfish, but what does success look...
When officials announced Baton Rouge was getting a new minor league expansion team, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome urged the community to work together to make the team a success.
How BRYC became a Best Place to Work
When the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition won Business Report’s Best Place to Work award for small companies in 2022, it was the result of...
Roundup: ExxonMobil flares / PGA and LIV / Stamp prices
Plant problems: A problem at ExxonMobil's plastic plant in Baton Rouge led to unscheduled flaring at the facility early this morning that startled residents...
Community Coffee files notice for $4M expansion
Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee has filed an advance notice with the state that it intends to undergo a $4 million expansion.
Industries that depend on thriving downtowns are suffering
It’s not just downtown Baton Rouge that has suffered from fewer workers coming into the office.
City-parish extending Mississippi River levee trail to EBR parish line
Baton Rouge’s popular Mississippi River levee trail draws walkers, runners and cyclists to 12.5 miles of paved, lighted pathway overlooking the river. Now, the...
Charter school files for occupancy of former Franciscan High School
The recently closed Franciscan High School may soon be replaced by a Helix Academy school, according to a permit filed with the city-parish
Spain to continue his work on key BRAF initiatives while pursuing new projects
While John Spain is stepping down as executive vice president of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a position he has held for two decades, he remains under contract with BRAF for the next two years.
Negotiations are in the works to develop Rouzan’s last commercial tracts
Negotiations are underway to develop the remaining commercial tracts in the Rouzan development off Perkins Road.
Roundup: Student loan debt / Traffic-stopping temperatures / ESPN layoffs
SCOTUS ruling: A sharply divided Supreme Court has effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debt...
Employers brace for challenges to diversity programs after SCOTUS ruling
Businesses are expecting Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action to reduce the diversity in the pool of highly educated candidates for future jobs, including leadership roles, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Check out who won this year’s Best of 225 awards
What lunch spots are impressive enough to show off to out-of-towners? How about the fine-dining restaurants worthy of a birthday dinner? What local places belong on the itinerary for a staycation?
Demographic data often needs context that goes beyond the numbers
When looking at a data set for a region or city, the data must be crafted into a story with context for people to fully understand what it means.
Lower prices show Louisiana electricity regulation working, Entergy argues
While elected regulators and outside observers are calling for Louisiana to rethink how it oversees consumer electricity providers, Entergy Louisiana officials say relatively low prices in the state indicate the current system is working.
Roundup: Affirmative action ruling / UPS strike / Bed Bath & Beyond
Struck down: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of...
Louisiana has the highest percentage of jobs at risk from hurricane flooding
Louisiana has the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood zones, according to an analysis by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
People are working fewer hours, and a growing number of bosses are fine with...
Employees are working fewer hours than they have in the past few years, research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. On average, employees...
US oil refiners expand capacity following a dip during pandemic
U.S. crude oil refining capacity has reversed two years of declines and climbed by more than 100,000 barrels per day, to 18.1 million, according to a government report released last week, reports Reuters.
Baton Rouge’s biking network ranks low in newly released national report
Baton Rouge received a low score in a new report ranking the best cities to bike in the nation.
Mosquitoes don’t like the scorching temperatures, either
If there is any benefit to the scorching temperatures that are currently blanketing south Louisiana, it's that the mosquitoes don't like it either.
