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Alford: Parish president races will drive fall ballot
While the last couple of years have offered up some red-hot mayoral races, the 2023 fall ballot will fall short on the same kind of municipal mania.
City-parish sales taxes collections escalate during November
The city-parish collected $19.9 million in sales and use tax during November, according to the latest numbers from the East Baton Rouge Finance Department.
Elifin Realty opens New Orleans-area office
Baton Rouge-based commercial real estate brokerage firm Elifin Realty today announced it has opened an office in Metairie.
The office, located on Severn Avenue, will...
Baton Rouge mass shooting raises fresh questions about unregulated party promoters
The shooting that injured a dozen people at a Bennington Avenue nightclub occurred during an event organized by unregulated party promoters, according to current...
Law office layoffs yet to make their way to Baton Rouge
While larger law firms nationwide are turning to layoffs to deal with the threat of a recession, local law firms say they’re keeping staff and attorneys in place for now.
Baton Rouge casinos post 10% revenue gain in December from November
The combined revenue of Baton Rouge's three riverboat casinos was 10% higher in December than in November, according to the latest report from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
EBR seeks master plan to spur development along Florida Boulevard
East Baton Rouge Parish officials are launching a master planning effort to boost economic development along the Florida Boulevard corridor.
Onslaught of digital tip requests irks consumers
Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping.
Auditor: ‘Ineffective internal audit function’ continues to plague DEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s "ineffective internal audit function" is an ongoing problem that fails to ensure tax dollars are spent as they should be, according to a report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office.
Roundup: Governor’s race / AG candidate / COVID vaccines
Heating up: Louisiana Democratic Party chair Katie Bernhardt is hinting at a run to replace term-limited Gov. John Bel Edwards with a video that...
Click Here Digital expanding with satellite office
Baton Rouge-based digital marketing company Click Here Digital plans to hire 30 additional employees this year in response to what founder Bo White calls “an explosive” last two years.
Local mortgage lenders cutting staffs amid borrowing slowdown
Mortgage lenders nationwide have been laying people off in recent months, and the Capital Region has not been spared.
Despite shutdown, MidCity Makers Market organizers see bright future for local artisans
You haven’t seen the last of the MidCity Makers Market.
Despite its Dec. 29 social media post—which announced its permanent closure and thanked the community...
LSU researcher designing high-tech hats to track temperatures of infants
An LSU researcher is exploring ways to use “smart clothing” to track temperatures of newborns, combining thermal science, textiles research and entrepreneurship.
Roundup: Jeff Landry’s tip line / Tourism grants / Health care workers
Spammed: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s “Protecting Minors” tip line, set up to field concerns about librarians, teachers and other school and library personnel,...
Last year saw slowest US home sales in nearly a decade
U.S. home sales fell to their slowest pace in nearly a decade last year as soaring mortgage rates and sky high prices pushed homeownership out of reach for many Americans.
Family behind Ichiban Sushi purchases former Sammy’s location in Central
A familiar name in the Baton Rouge restaurant scene has purchased the former Sammy's Grill location in Central.
Local experts applaud new development rules aimed to reduce flood risk
Local experts say the development regulations passed by the Metro Council on Wednesday evening are a step in the right direction to help prevent...
Roundup: Debt limit / Education spending / ‘In God We Trust’
Deal urged: The Treasury Department says it has started taking “extraordinary measures” as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of...
Applications for small businesses in 2022 nearly match previous year’s record
Millions of Americans took the plunge into entrepreneurship last year, making 2022 the second most popular year on record for Americans seeking business ownership,...
