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New rendering shows bridge connecting largest two LSU lakes
A new rendering of the University Lakes project depicts a planned bridge that will replace May Street and connect the two largest lakes.
Roundup: D-D Breaux / Wind energy tax breaks / Energy prices
Distinguished alumni: Retired LSU gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux and country music artist Jordan Davis highlighted the roster of distinguished alumni named to the...
Rising prices and rates deliver blow to Baton Rouge housing affordability
For the first time in more than 40 years, home prices and mortgage rates are rising at the same time. A low supply of homes coupled with measures by the Federal Reserve to stem inflation are driving both home prices and mortgage rates up, respectively.
One day left to vote for this year’s Best of 225 Awards
It’s officially awards season. The Best of 225 ballot opened Thursday, March 3, and 225 residents will be able to cast votes until Thursday,...
People to watch in the Baton Rouge health care industry
The latest edition of Business Report features 20 Capital Region health care leaders who are each rising stars in their specialties.
From researchers working to...
Power outages from severe weather becoming more frequent
Power outages from severe weather across the U.S. have doubled over the past two decades, as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.
Occidental, Weyerhaeuser considering Louisiana for carbon capture hub
Occidental Petroleum’s Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary and Weyerhaeuser are evaluating a potential carbon capture and sequestration project in Louisiana, according to investing website...
Roundup: Garden District road closures / Atchafalaya Basin Bridge / LinkedIn changes
Filming: Roads were closed in Baton Rouge’s Garden District this morning off Terrace Avenue for film production crews working on the new Disney+ series...
Unnecessary meetings cutting into employee productivity
Employees increasingly say that unnecessary meetings have cut down on their workday productivity, according to a new survey of 10,624 knowledge workers released by...
Bridge Center plans more outreach in hopes of increasing impact
The Bridge Center for Hope, Louisiana’s first crisis receiving center for adults, didn’t serve as many people as expected during its first year
Roundup: Student loan payments / Banning tolls / Energy independence
Pause extended: The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans...
Downtown Holiday Inn Express closes abruptly
Guests at the downtown Holiday Inn Express on North Boulevard were shocked when the hotel closed with no warning and canceled all reservations last...
Hurricane Ida’s winds reached 150 mph, tying Laura’s ferocity
The National Hurricane Center today released its final report on Hurricane Ida, which struck Louisiana on Aug. 29 of last year, finding that the storm’s 150 mph winds tied Ida with Laura from 2020 and the Last Island Hurricane of 1856, WAFB-TV reports.
Nursing home reforms don’t appear to be on Legislature’s radar this session
The failure to protect nursing home residents from the squalid conditions of an evacuation center staged in an old pesticide warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish was arguably the biggest scandal from Hurricane Ida. The homes were owned by Baton Rouge businessperson Bob Dean.
New Fortress Energy seeks to build LNG terminal 16 miles off Grand Isle
New Fortress Energy Inc. announced last week that it has filed applications with the U.S. Maritime Administration, the Coast Guard and the Department of Energy to construct and operate a new offshore natural gas liquefaction terminal off Louisiana.
Investment company purchases two Baton Rouge self-storage facilities
A New York-based investment company purchased two Baton Rouge Mini Storage facilities Monday, one on Greenwell Springs Road for $3.1 million and one on Airline Highway for $5.7 million.
Natural disasters eventually could cost US $2 trillion annually
Floods, drought, wildfires and hurricanes made worse by climate change could cost the U.S. federal budget about $2 trillion each year by the end...
State authority puts forth $1.3B coastal restoration spending plan for fiscal year
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has put forward a nearly $1.3 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, marking the first time CPRA could hit its goal of spending $1 billion annually on its 50-year, $50 billion comprehensive coastal restoration blueprint.
New dog park and sports bar concept planned for Burbank Drive
A new dog park and sports bar concept called Tailgates is planned for space in between The Oasis, soon to be The Shed, and Ben Hur Road.
Roundup: Elections funding / ExxonMobil profits / Gasoline prices
Facebook grants: A Louisiana appeals court has sided with Attorney General Jeff Landry on the legality of private funding for state elections, reversing a...
