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Roundup: Clergy sex abuse / AP poll / TikTok security risks
FBI investigation: The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a...
Baton Rouge startup focuses on growth in crowded fitness wear market
Sense Fitness founder Aaron Elzy wants his yoga and fitness wear brand to represent a lifestyle, not just quality clothing.
LWC working to get website back online after malware attack
Work is underway to restore the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s HiRE website after Geographic Solutions Inc., the company that operates the site, discovered an attempted...
Best of 225 hits newsstands today
225 magazine unveiled this year’s Best of 225 winners at a special event Tuesday and now readers can pick up the latest issue of...
US government conducting first onshore lease sale since Biden took office
The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease auctions since President Joe Biden took office after a federal court blocked the administration’s attempt to suspend such sales because of climate change worries.
Supreme Court grants stay on congressional map; elections to proceed with Legislature’s map
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the next round of congressional elections in Louisiana to proceed under the Legislature’s approved map, which does not include a second majority-Black district.
Upscale restaurant, animal hospital slated for Gonzales development
An upscale restaurant and an animal hospital are expected to be the first two tenants of Conway Village Center, a commercial development under construction in Gonzales.
Roundup: A. Hays Town / BoomNation / COVID boosters
Historic building for sale: A downtown property designed by renowned architect A. Hays Town went on the market this week, according to an announcement...
Why the current economy looks so weird
The job market is strong, but layoffs are happening. Businesses are pessimistic, but consumers are still spending.
If you're having a hard time figuring out...
BBQGuys continues expansion just months after canceled merger
Baton Rouge-based grill and outdoor equipment retailer BBQGuys today announced it has expanded its warehouse operations by more than 300%
Cheniere, Chevron sign long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements
Cheniere Energy Inc. announced late last week that two of its subsidiaries, Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC and Cheniere Marketing LLC, have each entered into...
Louisiana’s new solar farm rules don’t apply to current operations
A new law enacted to prevent “orphan” solar energy farms in Louisiana contains a carve-out that exempts most of the current solar farm projects in the state.
Louisiana has distributed more than $650M in federal aid for 2016 flood
Louisiana’s Office of Community Development has distributed more than $651 million in federal aid to 17,160 homeowners related to the 2016 floods,
Roundup: Entergy bonus incentive / Bills signed / Vaccine mandate
Facility upgrades: Entergy is rolling out a program this summer that offers companies cash incentives when they apply to complete energy-saving facility upgrades. The...
Companies going extra mile during new hires’ first 90 days hoping to boost retention
In the quest to retain workers, companies are sharpening their focus on a very specific common goal: 90 days.
Work on University Lakes project picks up steam
Heavy equipment lined City Park Lake near LSU this morning, as the University Lakes restoration project picks up steam, WBRZ-TV reports.
House Speaker Clay Schexnayder confirms he will run for lieutenant governor
Republican Louisiana state House Speaker Clay Schexnayder confirmed speculation that he will run for lieutenant governor in 2023, announcing his plans at the Farm...
Louisiana abortion ban temporarily lifted by New Orleans judge
A state district judge in New Orleans today temporarily lifted Louisiana’s abortion ban until July 8, when the court will consider a legal challenge to the ban from a Shreveport abortion clinic, the clinic’s administrator and a medical student abortion rights organization based at Tulane University.
Inside Iverstine Farms Butcher’s new dine-in location
At Iverstine Farms Butcher’s new digs on Perkins Road, shoppers will find the same high-quality cuts of meat the brand has come to be known for in the Baton Rouge area
Bernhard Capital utility privatization deal with New Jersey city rescinded
A New Jersey city is backing out of a multimillion-dollar deal with Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners to run its sewer system.
