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Roundup: School redistricting / COVID cases / EPA grant
Suit filed: Four East Baton Rouge Parish residents and taxpayers have filed suit and are seeking to block the implementation of a new redistricting...
What big box store profits reveal about consumer spending habits
Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s reported quarterly results this week, and they each offered a different perspective on where and how people are spending their money
Four ways to protect your small business from cyberattacks
Before you can effectively protect your business from cyberthreats, you should have a complete understanding of your current ecosystem of online computer operations.
Louisiana enacts orphan oil well law to get $200M in federal money
Legislation that positions Louisiana to receive an estimated $200 million in federal grants to fix orphan oil wells became law Tuesday as one of the first bills enacted from the 2022 regular session.
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair moving to Gonzales after 50 years
After more than 50 years of hosting the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair in Louisiana's capital city, organizers plan to move it
Permitting runaround delays opening of second CounterspaceBR
It’s an issue echoed by a number of businesses that have tried to open in Baton Rouge over the years—the permitting process in the city for new businesses is difficult, confusing and frustrating.
Baton Rouge ranks 93rd on ‘U.S. News’ list of Best Places to Live
Baton Rouge came in 93rd among the 150 most populous metro areas on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the Best Places to Live in 2022-2023.
Fed chair: Central bank won’t hesitate to keep raising rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized his resolve to get inflation down, saying today he will back interest rate increases until prices start falling...
Roundup: Retention awards / Infant formula / Traffic deaths
Keeping executives: Big U.S. companies are doling out one-time awards to executives in an effort to retain high-performing leaders amid record employee turnover and...
LSU names new executive vice president and provost
LSU has named Roy Haggerty as executive vice president and provost.
Postlethwaite & Netterville acquires Shreveport accounting firm
Baton Rouge-based accounting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Shreveport-based RBM LLP.
Inside Brandon Landry’s new dinner-only Supper Club
More than two years in the making, Brandon Landry’s luxury Supper Club opens May 17 in a new space built specifically for the moonshot project
Salata Salad Kitchen wants to open locations in Baton Rouge
Houston-based Salata Salad Kitchen has begun recruiting potential franchise partners to open stores in the Baton Rouge area.
Cameras may soon catch speeders on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
A bill that would increase speeding enforcement through camera monitoring on one of Louisiana's most treacherous bridges moved closer to final passage today, USA Today Network reports.
Republic Finance moving headquarters from Baton Rouge to north Texas
Republic Finance, a 70-year-old consumer loan provider, is moving its headquarters from Baton Rouge to Plano, Texas, according to Texas-based media reports.
Roundup: Sean Payton / Grocery prices / Women on boards
Studio analyst: Beloved former Saints coach Sean Payton is joining FOX as a studio analyst, according to Mike Florio with NBC Sports. Payton left...
Baton Rouge riverboat casinos see $2M April revenue drop from March
Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos posted a drop of more than $2 million in April, the first collective loss since January.
Yokogawa Corporation opening Baton Rouge facility in June
Industrial automation company Yokogawa Corporation of America, the Japanese company’s U.S. branch, today announced that a Baton Rouge location will open in June.
Where to enjoy cigars in Baton Rouge
Capital Region cigar smokers have plenty of places to explore the world of cigars.
Sonic property at Government and 10th sells for $2.6M
The Sonic Drive-In at Government and 10th streets was sold to a California-based LLC for $2.6 million on Monday
