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Baton Rouge hockey team owner closing in on a name
While it won’t be announced before the end of May as was first discussed, the owner of Baton Rouge’s new hockey team is getting closer to choosing a name.
Roundup: U-High graduate / Home prices / Writers’ strike
Search ended: After the lengthy search for Cameron Robbins, a U-High graduate who vanished after he went overboard on a nighttime cruise in the...
Push to raise Louisiana’s minimum wage hanging by a thread
Louisiana's lowest-paid workers could get a raise under a bill that remained alive during a Memorial Day hearing in the Legislature, though it faces...
Inside downtown’s newest bar, Dark 30
New downtown bar Dark 30 officially opens this Saturday on Third Street, in the former location of Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar.
Bill would require insurers to cover fertility preservation for cancer patients
At a time when an increasing number of insurance providers across the country are covering fertility treatments, Louisiana lawmakers could soon require private health insurance plans to cover fertility preservation for people undergoing medical treatments for cancer.
BREC looks to partners to fill summer staffing needs
As nationwide staffing issues continue, causing companies to grapple with filling seasonal summer jobs, BREC is turning to partnerships to find temporary staff.
How will the new SCOTUS ruling on wetlands regulation affect Louisiana?
Patrick Courreges, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, says DNR doesn’t expect much impact here, adding that state regulators don’t necessarily use the same definitions for wetlands as the EPA.
Michigan-based real estate investment trust buys property on Florida for $1M
A Michigan-based real estate investment trust company has purchased a property on Florida Boulevard for a little over $1 million.
Pennington part of major study providing insight into long COVID
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge participated in a major federally funded study of long COVID, which refers to symptoms and conditions that continue or develop after an initial COVID-19 infection.
Roundup: Lady Tigers in DC / LNG plant battle / Chase layoffs
Champions’ celebration: The LSU women’s basketball team traveled to Washington, D.C., this week where a special ceremony was held for the national championship winners...
Louisiana legislators reach tentative budget deal to give teachers $2,000 raise
Louisiana lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to give public school teachers and other school staff a $2,000 and $1,000 annual raise respectively, legislators across the political spectrum confirmed this week.
NOLA-themed Fleurty Girl plans Baton Rouge location
Fleurty Girl, a New Orleans-themed retailer selling shirts, gifts and accessories, is planning to open its first Baton Rouge location in Mid City.
State’s corporate franchise and inventory taxes remain on chopping block
Legislation related to the franchise tax, inventory tax and corporate rebate and exemption programs are advancing in the Louisiana Legislature in an effort to...
Roundup: State of the Coast event / Mortgage rates / Debt ceiling
Combatting land loss: LSU and industry experts will discuss the latest research and developments made along Louisiana’s coastline at the State of the Coast...
PSC rules for ‘abandoned’ utility poles, stronger grid slow in coming
Well over a year after launching the effort, the Louisiana Public Service Commission has not issued rules regarding strengthening the electricity distribution grid and taking care of abandoned utility poles.
Solar power investments globally set to overtake spending on oil production this year
Investments in solar power around the world are on course to overtake spending on oil production for the first time, the foremost example of...
Louisiana construction projects, teacher pay raises hinge on spending cap battle
Louisiana teacher raises along with various construction projects hinge on state lawmaker budget negotiations.
Baton Rouge average weekly wages fell 1% in fourth quarter of last year
Average weekly wages for East Baton Rouge Parish were nearly flat last year, with fourth-quarter wages declining 1% year over year.
LSU, Mayor Broome urge creation of campus cultural district
LSU officials and Mayor Sharon Weston Broome are urging creation of a Louisiana Cultural District that encompasses the university’s flagship campus.
Roundup: Debt ceiling negotiations / Dash camera bill / Fed minutes
‘Still far apart’: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks...
