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Go inside the numbers of EBR’s February sales tax collections
East Baton Rouge Parish officials collected about $18.4 million in sales taxes in February, which was about 5.2% more than during the same month last year, the city-parish reports.
Baton Rouge hospitals examined in ‘60 Minutes’ segment on state’s abortion ban
On Sunday, CBS’ 60 Minutes shined a spotlight on maternal health care in Louisiana and the impact that last year’s abortion ban has had on women at risk.
Bardwell acquires more lots in The Lakes at Harveston for $1.2M
Bardwell Homes bought 10 lots in The Lakes at Harveston for $1.2 million this week.
Preparing for big tournament, BREC closes soccer complex, dog park
BREC closed the Burbank Soccer Complex, the neighboring dog park and the fishing pond this week in preparation for the Southern Regional Championships.
Louisiana gets closer to having primary authority over carbon capture wells
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began taking public comments today on Louisiana’s request to have primary authority over wells used in carbon capture and sequestration projects.
LSU MBA among Top 100 in nation
The LSU Flores MBA Program is among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report‘s 2023 ranking of the best business schools.
Roundup: Baton Rouge identity theft / SVB collapse / Summer gasoline
Rampant: The Baton Rouge metropolitan area registered the second most identity theft reports per capita in the U.S. last year, according to a recent...
Louisiana-based LNG supplier signs 20-year deal with Japan’s largest power generator
Venture Global has reached a long-term agreement to sell liquified natural gas from its Calcasieu Parish facility to Japan’s largest power provider.
TRENDS: Retail vacancies down, but national chain bankruptcies could change that this year
The Capital Region saw its retail vacancy rates drop from 8.81% to 7.17% last year, following a national trend of lowering rates. Nationwide, retail vacancy rates are the lowest in a decade.
TRENDS: Single-family residential market remains healthy
While the dollar volume of single-family home sales dropped nearly 10% last year, sales are still higher than in 2019 and 2020 and experts believe the market is still healthy
Should all bars be 21 and over? Some in industry worry about unintended consequences
State lawmakers are set to consider making it illegal for people under 21 to enter a bar, even to work there.
Roundup: HBO role / Schools legislation / US mortgage rates
Local actress: Baton Rouge native Amelie Dallimore, 10, is starring in a new HBOMax TV show based on a true story called Love &...
Disruptions ease but CFOs remain focused on building supply chain resiliency
Surging shipping costs, freight logjams and factory disruptions in China over the past few years have laid bare companies’—and their finance chiefs’—need to boost supply chain resilience and adaptability, The Wall Street Journal reports.
What has Jay Ducote been up to since leaving Gov’t Taco?
In the 12 years since Jay Ducote stormed into the south Louisiana food scene, he’s had seemingly boundless energy for new projects.
‘Incident’ at north Louisiana gunpowder facility highlights Pentagon struggles
Nearly two years ago, an errant spark inside a mill in north Louisiana caused an explosion so big it destroyed all the building’s equipment and blew a corrugated fiberglass wall 100 feet.
Media executive urges responsibility, respect amid political polarization
Some of the nation's leading founders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, didn’t think the new Constitution would last more than two decades, notes Patrick Butler, president and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations.
Louisianans might get to vote this fall on replenishing state pension funds
Legislation moving through the Louisiana House would amend the state constitution to mandate higher payments with surplus funds to address unfunded pension liabilities.
Roundup: Veteran entrepreneurs / Debt ceiling bill / Clean hydrogen production
Boot camp: EBV Accelerate, an entrepreneurship boot camp for military veterans who are current business owners, is being hosted by LSU’s business school next...
Gov. Edwards expects another $1B in federal dollars for broadband
Louisiana officials still expect to receive about $1 billion to promote broadband internet access in the state thanks to the federal infrastructure bill passed in late 2021.
This glaring weak link threatens development of offshore wind energy
A push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere, but it’s unlikely there will be enough trained and certified workers to fill those positions.
