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Check out the newest bar under the Perkins Road overpass
The new Zee Zee’s is the place you want to go where everybody knows your name, combining two notable Baton Rouge neighborhood institutions into...
Consumer spending rose 4.1% in Baton Rouge last year
Real personal consumption expenditures, a measure of how much consumers are spending, rose 4.1% in the Baton Rouge area from 2020 to 2021, according...
Louisiana sports betting posts record revenue in November
Sports betting revenue for Louisiana spiked again in November, generating more than $6 million in taxes for the state.
November’s revenues of $6,265,200 for the...
Tips for holiday gift giving at work
Giving gifts to your co-workers during the holidays doesn’t need to cause you a lot of stress, break the bank, or even cost any...
Roundup: Ronald Greene’s death / House flipping / Wall Street woes
Announcement: A grand jury’s decision on whether to hand down any state-level criminal indictments against Louisiana State Police troopers and other law enforcement officers...
Why businesses often lay off workers near the holidays
There is arguably no good time for companies to lay off employees, of course, but as farewell-to-my-job posts continue to populate LinkedIn, many are...
Greater Baton Rouge home sales down 37% in November from a year ago
The Capital Region housing market’s slowdown continued in November, as closed sales were down about 37% compared to November 2021, the Greater Baton Rouge...
MasteryPrep sale boosts funding for local software startup
OfficerReports, a Baton Rouge software startup that helps security guard companies manage remote employees, is getting a funding boost as it expands to work with other types of businesses.
City-parish sees decrease in new businesses during 2022
East Baton Rouge Parish has seen a drop in new businesses during 2022, according to the latest numbers available from the city-parish.
Downtown retailer plans to open bookstore in February
The owner of a downtown Baton Rouge plant shop and design studio plans to open a bookstore in his open space next door.
COVID policies your company should keep long term
As the three-year COVID-19 mark approaches, it's understandable that some companies may be eager to ditch their early pandemic policies and get back to...
Roundup: Power outages / Weather emergency / Tech labeling
Blackout: Hundreds of power outages were reported this afternoon in the Baton Rouge area, WAFB-TV reports. According to Entergy’s power outage map, several hundred...
SEC will vote on overhauling stock market rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote today on whether to propose some of the biggest changes to the structure of the American...
How to tell when your hybrid work schedule isn’t working
More and more businesses have at least a portion of employees who spend some of their time working in the office and some time...
Tim Kight: Exceptional leadership requires a relentless mindset
Tim Kight says that if an organization isn't performing as well as its leader would like, the first place that leader should look is in the mirror.
Local retailers predicting ‘epic’ last week of sales before Christmas
Victoria’s Toy Station saw an “epic” number of shoppers last weekend, and is expecting more of the same during the last week before Christmas.
Balanced housing market seen in 2023 by new GBRAR president
The Capital Region’s housing market is stabilizing after the “crazy frenzy” of multiple offers that often were above asking price, says Kendra Novak, president-elect of the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.
How companies typically fail in helping their employees grow
A recent study of Fortune 250 companies, which ranked them based on the experiences of 3 million of their U.S. workers, found that even...
Roundup: Acadian Thruway work / Employee protests / Cheaper travel
Lane closures: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today announced planned lane closures on Acadian Thruway. From Dec. 19 to Dec. 23, the...
Disney’s new ‘National Treasure’ series serves as a love letter to Baton Rouge
After 15 years on hiatus, Disney’s National Treasure franchise returns this week with a Baton Rouge-set streaming series, National Treasure: Edge of History, written...
