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Roundup: OLOL chief of staff / Highland Road outages / Assembly Required event
New leader: Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center today announced it has selected Dr. Brent W. Allain as its chief of staff...
The biggest cybersecurity risks may come from within your organization
But in a world where everyone is a target, companies need to understand their exposure to risks that come from inside their organizations
Why US manufacturers have some reason for optimism
American manufacturers were slightly less morose last month, The Wall Street Journal reports.
LSU baseball breaking out high-tech tools to go along with talent
Over the past decade, technology has become increasingly prominent within the game of baseball, revolutionizing the way the game has been analyzed, taught and coached.
Stanford scheme victims in line for more than $1B in settlement
Three banks have agreed to pay a total of $1.345 billion to settle claims that they helped Allen Stanford execute a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 18,000 investors, including many in the Capital Region.
Despite perceptions, today’s young adults aren’t changing jobs more often
Today’s young adults are staying at their job about as long as young adults over the past four decades, according to a recent analysis...
See which Baton Rouge company just made the list of the country’s fastest-growing firms
Baton Rouge-based 365 Labs is one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation, according to Inc. magazine.
Roundup: Clay Schexnayder / Hillar Moore / BCBS Angel Awards
Considering a run: Republican Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder of Gonzales says he is considering entering the governor's race if GOP Congressman Garret Graves...
First look: A curated grocery store in Willow Grove
Bagels from New York and wines from Europe are making their way to Baton Rouge via the new Mulberry Market in The Village at...
College football games could get shorter under these proposed rule changes
College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step.
Alford: Gubernatorial forum offers early display of political theater
In one of the first gubernatorial forums of the election cycle, hosted earlier this week by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, the central characters in this cycle’s premier production offered us an overview of what to expect in the months leading up to August qualifying.
Russel Honoré points to East Palestine in calling for air monitoring at Louisiana plants
Supporters of more stringent environmental regulation of Louisiana industry plan to take another swing at requiring plants to operate monitoring systems.
Roundup: Nextdoor grant / US rental rates / Olivia Dunne
Local company awarded: Baton Rouge company California Hardwood Floors has been awarded a $5,000 microgrant dedicated for small business owners of color by the...
UnitedHealth closes deal for Lafayette-based LHC Group
UnitedHealth Group has closed on its $5.4 billion deal to acquire Lafayette-based LHC Group, according to regulatory filings.
Add one more indicator to the list showing economy surged in January
Seemingly every data point has shown the economy surging ahead in January, after slumping some in November and December. Now you can add capital...
Bond Commission keeps banking options open despite Jeff Landry’s wishes
Members of the State Bond Commission met Friday and opted against placing any restrictions on the banks Louisiana is allowed to borrow money from...
Back-to-back hurricanes? Scientists say get used to it
What used to be a rare one-two punch of consecutive hurricanes hitting about the same place in the U.S. weeks apart seems to be happening more often
Roundup: Judge resigns / ‘Antiques Roadshow’ / Civil Air Patrol
19th Judicial District: A longtime judge who was regularly criticized for giving low bonds to accused criminals is leaving her seat in Baton Rouge,...
Lafayette developers buy land to build a hotel near Essen and I-10
Two side-by-side properties on One Calais Avenue have been purchased for the sum of $1.31 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Why a Pennington Biomedical researcher was chosen to receive a $1.8M grant
Dr. David McDougal, an assistant professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, recently won a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Health...
