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Crunch fitness center opening in Hammond Aire Plaza
A new fitness and entertainment franchise called Crunch Baton Rouge is opening on Airline Highway in the Hammond Aire Plaza shopping center next month.
Louisiana GOP leadership feuding over intraparty elections
A simmering within the Republican Party of Louisiana leadership boiled over today when party Secretary Mike Bayham accused Chairman Louis Gurvich of trying to manipulate the next intraparty election to remain in power.
What does the $1 trillion infrastructure deal mean for Baton Rouge?
Congress passed the $1 trillion infrastructure deal late Friday and President Biden signed it Saturday, providing Louisiana with billions in infrastructure funding. So what will Baton Rouge gain?
Businesses would pay more for landfill dumping under Metro Council proposal
Commercial users and those from outside of East Baton Rouge Parish would pay more to use the parish’s North Landfill under a proposal on Wednesday’s Metro Council agenda.
Biden administration wants legal cases against vaccine mandate consolidated
Its private employer vaccine mandate on hold, the Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace rule—including Louisiana Secretary of State Jeff Landry’s—consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week.
Roundup: Endymion / Old Governor’s Mansion / Campaign finance suit
Headliners: The Krewe of Endymion will roll down the streets of New Orleans and into the Caesars Superdome on Sat., Feb. 26, 2022, with...
Workers can’t find jobs and employers can’t find workers
Even though the U.S. has a record number of job openings and companies complain they can’t find enough workers, some job seekers remain frustrated that they have not been able to get a job despite filling out dozens of applications daily on popular job sites like ZipRecruiter, Indeed, LinkedIn and Craigslist.
Analysts forecasting oil prices will again top $100 a barrel
Analysts projecting oil prices will again top $100 a barrel
Gonzales native Jovin Webb tells of lessons learned from ‘American Idol’
Jovin Webb brought Louisiana soul to American Idol.
LABI releases statement assailing Biden’s vaccine mandate
Companies that violate President Joe Biden’s call to ensure their employees are either vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly could face fines of $13,600 per employee and another $136,000 for “willful violations.”
Shop the Area brings Waitr-like experience to Baton Rouge clothes shopping
Holiday shopping coupled with Baton Rouge traffic can be a nightmare, but a new delivery service aims to make things easier.
Questions linger about new federal flood insurance costs
Insurance agents and policyholders are finding it difficult to get answers to their questions about Risk Rating 2.0, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new approach to pricing flood insurance.
Roundup: Early voting / Facebook effects / Retail woes
Coming to an end: Louisiana's weeklong early voting period for the Nov. 13 election wraps up Saturday. The only issues facing all voters statewide...
Six area business leaders honored at LED awards
Six Baton Rouge-area business leaders received awards from Louisiana Economic Development at its 2021 Louisiana Small Business Awards ceremony Thursday.
The awards program recognizes top...
Office occupancy rates have held steady, but for how much longer?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary shutdown of the economy in the spring of 2020, GMFS, like so many other employers, sent its workers home to do their jobs remotely.
Dawn of a digital era: Baton Rouge restaurants taking advantage of new tools
Through the Toast app and site, diners can now order take-out from a slew of local restaurants, including The Chimes, Elsie’s Plate & Pie and Hannah Q Smokehouse. Toast and similar services integrate seamlessly with Google and Google Maps, so when a customer searches for a restaurant, they will be prompted to “Order Online.”
Baton Rouge sees job growth but many sectors still face shortages
Construction is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the Baton Rouge area as building and maintenance projects pick up across the Capitol Region following the COVID-19 slowdown seen across all sectors.
For LSU, health care partnership could be worth hundreds of millions long term
There’s no telling, but LSU Foundation officials acknowledge the long-term deal could be “very significant,” potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Ochsner donates $4M for eponymous LSU wellness center
Ochsner Health has made a $4 million gift to LSU’s College of Human Sciences & Education, establishing the Ochsner Wellness Center inside the Huey P. Long Field House.
Government Street businesses hope renovation spurs more foot traffic
White Light Night, the Mid City art festival planned for Nov. 19, will be many Baton Rouge residents’ first look at the newly redesigned...
