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Roundup: Consumer confidence / Oil spill / Retail theft
Improving: U.S. consumers grew more confident for the second month in a row as gasoline prices continued to fall. The Conference Board said this...
Capital Region living costs 4.6% below national average
The cost of living in the Baton Rouge metro area was 1% lower than the national average pre-pandemic but is 4.6% lower now
Attorney General Landry pressing GOP senators to oppose energy permit reforms
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a group of 18 Republican attorneys general in opposition to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed Energy Independence...
New Capital Area Craft Trail brings local breweries, distilleries and customers together
The Capital Region is home to many small breweries and distilleries that provide locally made spirits, ales, beers and more.
Two local businesses selected for LED Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative
Capital City businesses Brew Agency and NRK Construction have been selected to participate in the second annual Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative, an LED program...
Fast-casual teriyaki restaurant debuts Friday on Siegen Lane
Fast-casual restaurant Teriyaki Madness is opening its first location in Baton Rouge on Friday, Sept. 30 in the Siegen Plaza shopping center, next to GameStop.
EBR city-parish sales and use tax collections increased 8% in July
East Baton Rouge city-parish sales and use tax collections increased 8% in July compared to July 2021, according to the latest report.
The increase signals...
Mississippi River bridge panel hears how new crossing will impact traffic patterns
The Capital Area Road and Bridge District is meeting today with plans to hear from consultants about how a potential new Mississippi River
Roundup: Rep. Stuart Bishop / FTC crackdown / Layoffs needed?
Committee chair: State Rep. Stuart Bishop, chair of the powerful tax-writing committee in the Louisiana House, has checked himself into a rehab facility for...
Entergy partners with Boston firm to explore wind power potential in Gulf
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are partnering with Diamond Offshore Wind to explore the potential for generating wind power in the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans CityBusiness reports.
LSU researchers using AI to match cancer treatments to patients
LSU researchers have built a cancer drug discovery engine powered by artificial intelligence that could match any type of cancer—based on a small cell sample from a patient—with the drug most likely to treat it,
LDI dealt with just 56% of complaints involving hurricane claims in timely manner
The Louisiana Department of Insurance dealt with just 55.9% of complaints filed about the way insurance companies and adjusters were handling residential property claims within 42 days
California investor buys Royal Palms Apartments for $30M
Royal Palms Apartments has sold for $30 million to California-based investor LTL Royal Palms-Baton Rouge DST, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Office building on American Way sells for $1.87M
A multistory office building on American Way has sold for $1.87 million, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Roundup: I-110 closures / Arts Council grants / Faubourg Brewing merger
Traffic: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today announced there will be closures on Interstates 10 and 110 on Saturday, Oct. 1. On...
Baton Rouge dad publishes collection of notes to his children
What started as a sweet, fatherly act turned into a heartwarming story that has been picked up by national television talk shows and news sites
CFOs at large US companies forced to revise annual forecasts
Finance chiefs are finding it harder to peg yearly guidance as they struggle for visibility on the direction of the economy, leading them to...
Workers are back in the office, but not like in the pre-COVID days
The return to work is working, The Washington Post reports.
Office occupancy hit a pandemic high over the last week, with 10 of the country’s...
Louisiana’s jobless rate reaches record low, but labor force participation still lags
Louisiana's unemployment rate hit a record low for the third consecutive month in August with a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.5%, though the figure...
Baton Rouge dining scene grows more diverse as it continues to evolve
Restaurants in Greater Baton Rouge have never been more diverse and dynamic than they are today,
