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Zachary apartment complex sells to Florida investment firm
Louisiana-based property development firm CST Multifamily Real Estate Services LLC today announced it has sold The Palms at Sunset Lakes apartment complex in Zachary
Budget boom drives session agenda, but fiscal cliff lies ahead
Louisiana lawmakers completed a three-month regular session more likely to be remembered for the post-pandemic spending spree, record-setting education increases and significant infrastructure investments than for sweeping policy changes.
Blues music series coming to downtown Baton Rouge this month
With warm weekend weather ahead, Friday nights during Louisiana summers beg for a celebration. That’s why Damon Stewart, owner of The Blues Cafe Bar...
Lawmakers approve up to $40M per year for new Mississippi River bridge
The Louisiana Legislature has approved a bill that would dedicate up to $40 million per year for a new Mississippi River bridge crossing in the Baton Rouge area.
More than 3% of Louisiana’s workforce quit their jobs this spring
The Great Resignation shows no signs of slowing down.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March...
Baton Rouge sees decline in homicides but uptick in burglaries
Homicide is down 10% in Baton Rouge so far this year, following a record-breaking surge of violence last year, Chief of Police Murphy Paul Jr. says.
Roundup: Housing wealth / Remote work changes / Constitutional amendment
Tappable equity: The collective amount of money mortgage holders could pull out of their homes while retaining 20% equity rose by an unprecedented $1.2...
Baton Rouge startup planning fully automated pizza kitchen
Baton Rouge-based startup Speedy Eats is laying the groundwork to create the first fully-automated restaurant in the city,
Why one company is paying employees to quit
All good things must come to an end. That's how the co-founders of San Francisco-based software company Lattice, Jack Altman and Eric Koslow, view employee retention.
WRKF Radio Drama Club brings theater to local airwaves
Once upon a time, before 24-hour news cycles and infinite streaming and social media, America got its entertainment jollies from weekly radio shows. Performers,...
EBR sales tax collections jump 14% during first quarter
East Baton Rouge Parish collected 14.24% more in sales and use taxes through March compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report from city-parish government.
Iberville hoping new bridge sparks retail, residential growth
A new Mississippi River bridge might bring new businesses and residents to Iberville Parish, though there’s work to be done to get ready for that possibility.
Roundup: Plumber licenses / Wall Street falls / Crypto scams
Restrictions removed: The Louisiana Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would give full statewide licensure to plumbers currently restricted to working in a certain...
Focus Foods signs deal to provide meal services for BRCC
Baton Rouge-based Focus Foods is continuing to make moves, today announcing it has entered into a meal service contract with Baton Rouge Community College
Prep for another busier-than-normal hurricane season with tips from storm experts
South Louisiana is no stranger to hurricanes, but after Hurricane Ida’s destruction last year—16 years to the day since Katrina hit—preparation is more important than ever as the 2022 Atlantic season begins.
Entergy Louisiana raising electricity bills this summer
Some Entergy customers could see their electric bills increase this summer by more than a typical amount, according to Entergy Louisiana.
‘No excuse’ to withhold deadly arrest video, governor says
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says there was “no excuse” for a video he watched of the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene failing to reach prosecutors for another six months.
Kenny Nguyen urges young professionals to live core values, work for steady improvement
Kenny Nguyen, CEO and co-founder of brand consultants ThreeSixtyEight, urges young professionals to work for steady, incremental improvement in their own lives and in their communities.
Red-hot summer job market awaits teens as employers sweat
Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian pie or calzone.
Roundup: Waffle House / Education savings accounts / Social media censorship
Late night favorite: The Baton Rouge area could be getting its 17th Waffle House, on West Lee Drive near Nicholson—an area frequented by LSU...
