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BRAF expects to soon begin distributing Ida relief grants
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has been holding daily briefings with relief organizations to help nonprofit and government leaders understand the greatest needs in...
BREC officials working to clean up parks; facilities remain closed
BREC crews began inspecting and clearing debris at all parks Monday following Hurricane Ida, but facilities will be closed until further notice.
Roundup: Biden visit / Oil production / US deaths elevated
Surveying destruction: President Joe Biden will visit Louisiana on Friday to see for himself the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida, according to a statement...
Mold now a concern days after Hurricane Ida
Two days after Hurricane Ida blew through Louisiana, residents and businesses are just beginning to assess the damage and bracing for another disaster: mold
The...
Louisiana’s small businesses face slow, difficult recovery
Small businesses hit by Hurricane Ida face a slow and daunting recovery as they grapple with storm damage, a lack of power, water and...
Nearly three-fourths of Capital Region still without power
More than 72% of the Capital Region is still without power three days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, including 54% of the some 216,000 customers in East Baton Rouge Parish.
States that cut federal jobless benefits early saw little change in job growth
States that halted the boosted federal unemployment benefits prior to their deadline have so far seen roughly the same job growth as the states...
EBR debris removal plan activated; regular trash pickup resumes
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today announced the activation of the parish’s emergency debris removal contractor program in response to Hurricane Ida.
Tree removal from roadways...
Louisiana could be a ‘pandemic tinderbox’ in Hurricane Ida’s wake
Experts are concerned that Hurricane Ida's impact will worsen the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana’s low-lying parishes, where vaccination rates are low—in some only...
Regulators reject key part of railroad deal tied to BR passenger rail
Canadian National’s $33.6 billion deal to acquire Kansas City Southern railroad is in jeopardy after federal regulators rejected a key part of the plan...
Gasoline shortage is bad and could get worse before it gets better
If you’ve been out and about today and experienced long lines at the gas pump, get used to it.
Roundup: Recovery fund / Post storm dangers / LSU closed / GoodRx doctor visits
Community aid: The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is raising money to distribute relief grants to nonprofits responding to Hurricane Ida. The staff of the...
Red Stick Social, coffee shops providing cool air, internet and a break from Ida
Red Stick Social, inside the restored Electric Depot on Government Street, plans to open early Wednesday through Saturday to offer relief to Baton Rouge...
More than half of Baton Rouge still without power
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber has been tracking all available data related to power outages in the region.
Things are slowly improving in East Baton...
Power outages across Capital Region could last ‘up to three weeks’
Nearly 78% of residents in East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension parishes remain without power this afternoon, and officials with Entergy and Cleco—the two major utilities that service the area—say they cannot yet estimate how long it will be before electricity is restored.
Storm-weary residents seek out open restaurants
While most of Baton Rouge was shuttered—and without power—in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, it was bonanza business for those retailers and restaurants that were able to open.
The long Baton Rouge slog of clearing power lines and downed trees begins
The Baton Rouge Department of Public Works and the Louisiana DOTD have begun clearing power lines and roadways in the Baton Rouge area, but...
Roundup: LSU students / US existing home sales / Supply chain hang-ups
Delayed return: LSU is urging students who evacuated for Hurricane Ida to refrain from rushing back to campus, the university’s president announced today. The...
Gasoline prices expected to rise after production halt across region
Hurricane Ida brought gasoline refining and oil production to a halt along much of the Gulf Coast in a development that will likely cause...
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters today, and utility repair crews rushed in, after furious...
