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Roundup: Tiger Stadium entry / Dale Brown / Airlines investigation
ICYMI: In order to expedite entry into Tiger Stadium, guests for LSU’s home football opener against McNeese State on Saturday can get their proof...
Louisiana PAC supporting Sen. John Kennedy returns donation from nursing homes owner
The Conservative Louisiana political action committee, which supports Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, returned a $25,000 donation from nursing homes owner Bob Dean last...
Ida’s powerful message to Baton Rouge
Though Category 4 Hurricane Ida largely spared East Baton Rouge Parish, parts of the Capital Region were badly damaged and without power for more...
Hard-hit industries seek additional federal coronavirus aid
Several hard-hit industries including restaurants, live-events businesses and gyms are renewing calls for Congress to provide additional financial aid, as the fourth surge in...
Garbage collection challenges in Baton Rouge persist, Republic tells Metro Council
At Wednesday’s Metro Council meeting, officials from Republic Services, which has the $90 million annual contract to pick up garbage, recycling and woody waste around the parish, tried to explain to the council what they’re up against.
Roundup: Ida relief / Mortgage rates / US crude stockpiles
Fund created: A new Hurricane Ida Relief Fund has been created in a collaboration between the governor’s office, the state of Louisiana, the Greater...
Commerce Community Bank becomes Currency Bank, opens Baton Rouge branch
North Louisiana-based Commerce Community Bank is changing its name to Currency Bank and opening a full-service branch on Jefferson Highway near Bocage, the bank...
LSU researcher studying how to better preserve donated organs for transplants
An LSU mechanical engineering professor has been awarded a $432,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to better preserve organs...
Restaurants still grappling with higher meat prices
Local restaurants have been paying higher prices for meat all summer, and it doesn’t appear prices will fall any time soon. As a result, many restaurants are having to increase menu prices and risk the loss of some customers.
Companies using new tools to hire, retain workers in a fluid job market
Millions of workers aren't satisfied with their jobs, so companies are taking advantage of new tools to find and keep talent.
Just 7% of workers...
Capital Region economy was finding its footing, then came delta and Ida
While the pandemic-driven economic downturn in early 2020 was devastating for many businesses and workers, the carnage wasn’t as severe as some had predicted....
Mike Wampold buys lots in University Acres
Local developer Mike Wampold bought four lots in University Acres on Dubois Drive in a $1.2 million deal Wednesday.
Fall elections delayed by one month
Gov. John Bel Edwards today agreed with Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s request to delay this year’s fall elections by a month due to...
Rebuilding after storm could test building industry’s capacity
The rebuilding process following Hurricane Ida could create business opportunities for commercial builders while exacerbating preexisting challenges involving workers and building materials, says Ken Naquin, CEO of the Louisiana Association of General Contractors.
Metro Council to consider tougher rules for developing in floodplain
A measure that would tighten restrictions for new development in areas at high risk for flooding—which comprise nearly 50% of East Baton Rouge Parish—is expected to generate a spirited debate at tonight’s Metro Council meeting.
Roundup: Terrebonne, Lafourche recovery / Recycling returns / Bella Bowman Foundation / Tiger Stadium...
Hurricane aid: Though electricity has largely been restored in many areas of the state following Hurricane Ida, five southeastern Louisiana parishes are weeks away...
Demand for workers remains strong, but in-person job positions drop
Demand for workers in the U.S. remained strong—but leveled off—in the late summer due to an easing of job openings for in-person services positions...
Hurricane Ida latest setback for new restaurants trying to open
Already facing supply and labor shortages caused by COVID-19, new restaurants trying to open in Baton Rouge are now dealing with added frustrations in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Live music was set to return prior to COVID spike, so now what?
It’s hard to imagine south Louisiana void of live music. But that’s become the “new norm” as of late. Many festivals and concert events haven’t taken place since 2019, and some more than two years ago.
CEO Todd Graves’ top business advice: Find your one love and stay true
William Shakespeare coined the phrase "To thine own self be true." Todd Graves has applied that philosophy to his business life with great success in building Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers into the fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country, and he recommends others do the same.
