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Chip Kline resigning from role as CPRA chair
Chip Kline, state director of coastal activities and chair of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, is resigning from his position, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today.
Roundup: DC flights / La. 1 bridge / Automatic brakes
Taking to the skies: American Airlines’ daily round-trip service from Baton Rouge Metro Airport to Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C., begins Thursday, according...
Saying the state is overrun with alligators, Louisiana lawmaker calls for action
A Louisiana lawmaker wants to explore expanding the hunting limits and season for alligators, which have exploded in population over the past 50 years.
Local roofing company caught up in name confusion
An unfortunate mix-up is costing a local roofing company a lot of business, WBRZ-TV reports.
Jump in US job openings surprises economists
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, illustrating the resilience of the American labor market and complicating Federal Reserve efforts to fight inflation.
Employers posted...
Baton Rouge construction company wins contract with federal agency
Baton Rouge-based Dynamic Construction Group announced that it has been awarded contracts with three federal agencies.
Private equity-backed firm acquires local medical practice
Louisiana Ear, Nose, Throat & Sinus, or LENTS, has been acquired by private equity-backed firm Elevate ENT Partners, the companies announced today.
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...
