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Roundup: Oil prices tumble / Abortion ban / COVID variants
Below $100: Oil prices tumbled today with the U.S. benchmark falling below $100 as recession fears grow, sparking worries that an economic slowdown will...
Bosses offering midyear raises, bonuses to retain workers
To deal with cost-of-living increases and the need to retain workers in the still-tough labor market, a growing number of large employers are raising salaries in the middle of the year or giving workers special bonuses
Biden plan could prohibit new oil and gas leases in Gulf for five years
The Biden administration has released a preliminary proposal that could prohibit oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico for the next five years, though it will undergo a lengthy public comment period and congressional review before it’s finalized.
First look inside Soulshine Kitchen and Bar
Chimes Street’s newest restaurant is serving up Southern comfort foods.
Petrochemical pullback key factor in why Louisiana’s economy shrank in Q1
Louisiana’s economy shrank dramatically to start 2022, according to new federal data, driven by a sharp pullback in part of the state’s manufacturing sector...
Nogal Mexican Grill set to open near LSU
Nogal Mexican Grill is preparing to open next door to Louie’s Cafe in the North Gate area near LSU, a sign on the building indicates.
Roundup: Mason’s Grill / Oil prices jump / Kohl’s sale
New owners: Baton Rouge favorite Mason’s Grill came under new ownership this week when owners Mike and Shirlee Alfandre sold their restaurant to Rober...
July 4th travel surpasses 2019 pre-pandemic levels
The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
Baton Rouge General operations disrupted by cyberattack
Baton Rouge General personnel were forced to do medical charting by hand this week rather than through the hospital system’s online medical records system
LSU drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate
LSU sent out notes to students for the upcoming fall semester indicating that being vaccinated for COVID-19
Here’s what’s happening around Baton Rouge this Fourth of July weekend
225 magazine has compiled a list of things to do around Baton Rouge this holiday weekend and the celebrations are starting early:
Celebrate with Red...
Louisiana Travel Association president to lead Visit Baton Rouge
Jill Kidder, currently president and CEO of the Louisiana Travel Association, will be the next leader of Visit Baton Rouge.
Roundup: Kirby Smith Hall / Credit scores / Oil production
Demolition progress: The piece-by-piece demolition of the iconic Kirby Smith Hall dormitory on LSU’s campus is on track to be complete by the end...
SCOTUS EPA ruling opens door for businesses to challenge other regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently does not have the authority to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority said in a ruling issued today.
California company buys Gonzales apartment complex for $77M
A California-based investment firm has closed on the 336-unit Silver Oaks Apartments in Gonzales for $76.9 million, according to an announcement from diversified professional services and investment management company Colliers.
Forte and Tablada acquires Boyd Holmes Engineering
Baton Rouge-based engineering and land surveying firm Forte and Tablada today announced it has acquired Boyd Holmes Engineering Inc.
LWC website outage delays unemployment benefit payments
Roughly 76,000 unemployed Louisianans are in limbo after the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s HiRE website was taken offline on Wednesday in response to an attempted...
AG Landry’s beef with Zuckerberg will be reheard by court
The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court ruling to reverse the dismissal of a lawsuit that Attorney General Jeff Landry filed against...
EBR sales tax collections for April up more than 14% year over year
If city-parish sales tax receipts are any indication, higher prices aren’t holding back East Baton Rouge Parish consumers.
Fed chair: ‘No guarantee’ anti-inflation measures won’t hurt job market
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says there's “no guarantee'' the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.
