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PMAC to open before night football games, host Tiger Band performances
The Pete Maravich Assembly Center will be open to the public prior to home evening football games this season, LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward says in a letter emailed to fans.
Roundup: Shake Shack / Hockey games / John Schroder
Burgers: Shake Shack announced it will be opening its Baton Rouge-area restaurant on Bluebonnet Boulevard later this year, WAFB-TV reports. The restaurant will be...
Speedy Eats signs $800M deal for first wave of automated pizza stations
Picnic Works today announced it has closed on an $800 million deal with Baton Rouge-based startup Speedy Eats to supply the first wave of...
Nearly half of small business owners still can’t fill job openings
Small businesses across the country continue to raise wages to keep employees and fill a historically high level of open positions, according to NFIB’s...
LSU’s culinary incubator set to expand again
It helped launch Hanley’s Foods, a salad dressing and topping line that is now in Walmart, Costco, and soon to be in Sam’s. It...
CF Industries to invest $185.5M at Ascension Parish plant
CF Industries today announced it plans to invest $198.5 million to construct a CO2 compression and dehydration unit at its Ascension Parish plant
South 15th Street apartment complex sells for $1M
Apartments on South 15th Street between Myrtle Walk Street and Terrace Avenue have sold for $1 million
Louisiana craft brewers hope changes to state laws spur industry growth
Louisiana lawmakers have made three significant changes that went into effect this week on how the state regulates the craft beer business.
Roundup: Cox sponsorship / Red snapper regulations / Oil spill cleanup
Event sponsor: Local nonprofits that are planning fundraising and awareness events in Baton Rouge are encouraged to apply for an event sponsorship from Cox...
The Walls Project has been transforming Baton Rouge for 10 years
It’s the Walls Project’s birthday. The multifaceted nonprofit is celebrating a big milestone: a decade of making waves in Baton Rouge through its mission to dismantle poverty with a strong focus on arts, education and community empowerment.
Gov. Edwards traveling to Europe to discuss flood control innovations
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to the Netherlands and France beginning Friday to explore flood control innovations and seek economic development opportunities...
Hurricane predictions trimmed but forecasters still see busy season
This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and...
Job market shows signs of cooling amid rate hikes
The employment market appears to have lost some of its sizzle, a development that could influence Federal Reserve policy and further raise concerns about...
Officials: Offshore wind leases won’t hinder fisheries, oil and gas industry
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Shrimp Task Force meeting Wednesday featured an update on federal proposals to develop wind energy leases in...
Veterans health care bill includes $29.5M for new Baton Rouge VA clinic
Federal legislation calling for a major expansion of veteran health care benefits also authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend about $29.5 million to establish a new Baton Rouge outpatient clinic.
EBR sales tax collections for May up more than 13% from a year ago
If city-parish sales tax receipts are any indication, higher prices are not holding back East Baton Rouge Parish consumers.
Real estate investors purchase 21 condos in south Baton Rouge
The Lakes at Bluebonnet LLC, a condominium complex across from La Carreta on Bluebonnet Boulevard, sold 21 units to Lewis Tec VI LLC in a deal worth more than $3 million, according to land records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.
Roundup: Sen. Bodi White / ExxonMobil research / State test scores
COVID-19: State Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, was hospitalized Tuesday in New Orleans with COVID-19-related symptoms. White was brought to Ochsner Medical Center by ambulance,...
Artist whose work was shown at MoMA returns home for Baton Rouge exhibit
Matt Kenyon hasn’t touched a canvas in a long time.
Ochsner taking over Mississippi hospital system
A hospital system with properties in Mississippi and Alabama has merged with Ochsner Health, as the Louisiana-based system continues to expand its reach in...
