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Tin Roof’s new food truck is serving up the classics
Tin Roof Brewing Company has rolled out a new food truck to encourage beer-enthusiastic patrons to stick around for a meal—and, perhaps, another beer.
Average age of those working from home has gotten younger
People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What happened to Baton Rouge’s Healthy Food Retail Initiative?
A three-year initiative launched by Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration in late 2019 to recruit new grocery stores to underserved neighborhoods in the parish sunsetted last year without any deals for a new store.
Self-storage properties sold to local buyer; Alaskan trust buys Bluebonnet office
Advanced Mini Storage in north Zachary has sold for $2.8 million, according to the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court's office.
Up to $113M in federal support now available for Louisiana small businesses
Louisiana has officially launched a program that makes up to $113 million in federal support available to small business owners.
Roundup: LSU vice president / Laine Hardy / Mortgage rates
Economic development: LSU has named Robert Twilley the vice president for research and economic development, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Twilley...
Higher education bills to follow during the legislative session
Of the hundreds of bills filed ahead of next week’s regular legislative session, dozens could have far-reaching implications for Louisiana’s public colleges and universities....
NOLA developer purchases office building on North Boulevard for $5.5M
New Orleans Key North Boulevard LLC has purchased a vacant office building on North Boulevard for $5.5 million, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Medicaid changes expected to have ripple effect on Capital Region health care
With the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency, Louisiana is expected to begin dropping hundreds of thousands of people from Medicaid rolls later this year.
Median wages rising for Louisiana workers who stay in their jobs
Louisiana's median annual salary for workers who've stayed in their role for the past 12 months was $54,300 in March, a year-over-year gain of...
Roundup: Bluebonnet closure / Fewer Louisiana children / Election bills
Fuel spill: A reported fuel spill forced first responders to shut down part of Bluebonnet Boulevard late this morning. Officials with the Baton Rouge...
How Mid City home decor seller Shop House lets customers visualize purchases
Claire Marron put in plenty of work to renovate a small blue house on Acadian Thruway, but she’s not planning on living there
Companies use subtle wording in job ads to keep older people from applying
The government says that by 2031 there will be an estimated 4.8 million more men and women who are at least 65 years old in the U.S. workforce.
Does your company provide space for breastfeeding? It’ll soon be the law
If you haven't set aside a space for employees to breastfeed at your workplace, you'll most likely need to do so soon, according to Inc. magazine.
Taxes take center stage at business-hosted governor candidate forum
Seven candidates to be Louisiana’s next governor promised to improve the climate for the state’s businesses if elected.
LSU professor working to develop lithium battery alternative
An associate professor at LSU is using a Board of Regents grant to design a non-metal rechargeable battery that might one day replace lithium batteries on Earth and in space.
Baton Rouge unemployment fell to 3.1% in February
Baton Rouge's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.1% in February, down 0.1 percentage point from January.
Roundup: Lady Tigers at Cane’s / Banking regulations / Goldman Sachs
Caniac Combos: Following their national championship win, the LSU women’s basketball team and coach Kim Mulkey will pick up a shift at the original...
February job openings dip seen as sign of a cooling economy
U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, the fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may be starting to cool
Will Louisiana parishes get to keep larger share of oil and gas taxes?
A Louisiana lawmaker has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow parish governments to keep a larger share of oil and gas taxes.
