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Nexus’ PitchBR competition returns in November
Nexus Louisiana’s PitchBR is coming back in November after a pandemic hiatus and is seeking entrepreneurs and business owners to pitch ideas at the first PitchBR event.
Facebook, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world today. Facebook’s internal systems used by employees also went down.
Bernhard energy services firm to be acquired by global investment fund
DIF Capital Partners, a global infrastructure investment fund manager, today announced an agreement to acquire Bernhard LLC, the New Orleans-based energy services firm owned...
A ‘beast’ to maintain, West Feliciana hoping to save The Bluffs golf course
West Feliciana Parish President Kenny Havard says he’s willing to explore any viable option to reopen and preserve the Bluffs at Thompson Creek golf course, but his parish doesn’t have the resources to take it over and run it.
Roundup: Airline Highway roadwork / Mail delivery slowdown / Consumer spending
Weekend closure: East Baton Rouge Parish officials say the intersection of Airline Highway at Goodwood Boulevard will be closed over the weekend for drainage...
Feds schedule Gulf offshore oil lease sale for November
President Joe Biden’s administration says it has followed a court order to schedule an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of...
COVID cases falling, but hospitals brace for possible winter surge
A decline in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. over the past several weeks has given overwhelmed hospitals some relief, but administrators are bracing for yet another possible surge as cold weather drives people indoors.
LED rolls out program for second-stage business growth
Louisiana Economic Development has launched a Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative to accelerate growth in second-stage minority- and women-owned businesses.
LED’s small business services team is...
Check out what’s brewing at Baton Rouge’s coffee shops
But over the last 20 years, this backdrop of coffee love has expanded in Baton Rouge to include numerous third-wave specialty cafes—shops that elevate the experience with single-sourced beans, meticulous roasting and creative mixology normally reserved for craft cocktails.
Two years after forming committee, Baton Rouge still lacks short-term rental ordinance
Efforts to draft a new ordinance governing short-term rentals in Baton Rouge are moving forward but at something of a snail’s pace.
A closer look at how FEMA’s new flood risk rating system will affect Baton...
According to a breakdown by ZIP code, the majority of National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in East Baton Rouge Parish, more than 50%, will see their rates decrease, probably by just a few dollars per month.
Soaring home prices spark surge in US homeowner equity growth
Soaring home prices have pushed up average homeowner equity growth to the highest level in more than a decade, though recent signs of a cooling U.S. housing market point to more moderate gains in the second half of the year.
Louisiana’s TV and movie sector could idle if film workers union strikes
The union members who work behind the scenes in film and television will vote this weekend on whether to authorize an unprecedented strike that could shut down most of the industry nationwide.
Roundup: Inflation cooling / Robocalls / R. Kelly’s lost key
From the Fed: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said today that current high levels of inflation are likely to fade next year and won't...
SBA waiving fees on certain loans through September 2022
The stimulus funds providing fee relief for certain Small Business Administration-backed loans just ran out at noon Wednesday, a day before the program was due to sunset. But there are still extra benefits available to small business borrowers, Inc. reports.
Global investment firm buys Homewood Suites on Corporate
Global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company bought The Homewood Suites by Hilton at the corner of Corporate Boulevard and CitiPlace Court for $12.9 million on Wednesday.
Who’s responsible for fixing the lights on I-10 and why aren’t they doing it?
The streetlights have been a problem for months that continues to get worse, yet City Hall and Entergy are at something of an impasse over how to fix them. Why? It’s complicated.
Louisiana industry so far not seeing benefit from oil price spike
The recent increase in the price of oil could lead to increases in production and jobs, but the change isn’t showing up in the data yet, the acting president for a state industry group says.
Tapestry at Long Farm apartment complex sells for $61M
A California-based company bought The Tapestry at Long Farm apartment complex on Antioch Road for $61 million on Wednesday.
From paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices
Shortages are cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that go into a vast universe of products ranging from cereal bags to medical devices, automotive interiors to bicycle helmets.
