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Year-over-year city-parish sales and use tax collections up 22% in May
For the city and parish combined, recurring city-parish sales and use tax collections totaled $18.05 million in May, a 22% increase compared to the...
Wasted COVID vaccine doses spike in Louisiana amid hesitancy
As coronavirus vaccine interest plummeted in Louisiana, the state saw a spike in the number of wasted shots, with more than 79,000 vaccine doses...
Senators reach deal on bipartisan infrastructure package
Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats today over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure package, a key part of President Joe...
SBA’s online PPP forgiveness portal opens Aug. 4
The Small Business Administration’s previously announced online Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness portal will open on Aug. 4. The new platform aims to make...
Juban’s to reopen late this year with new look and menu
After sitting dormant for more than a year, Juban’s Creole restaurant will reopen late this year or in early 2022, its owners say.
New COVID cases, hospitalizations in Louisiana reaching records
There were 6,797 new COVID-19 cases reported to the state since July 26, the second-highest single-day case count reported since Jan. 6, 2021, according...
US commercial real estate sales return to pre-pandemic levels
U.S. commercial real estate sales this year have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, fueled by historically low interest rates and the belief of many investors...
Business travel may not fully recover for years
Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers—and they...
Roundup: Murphy Paul / LSU partnership / Consumer confidence
National interview: Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul will be interviewed by Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman on Aug. 2. Paul will...
States that cut unemployment boost yet to see hiring boom
The 20 states that reduced unemployment benefits last month did not see an immediate spike in overall hiring, but early evidence suggests something did...
After another Tigerland murder, DA discusses possible solutions
A little-known state law could become an effective tool in helping prosecutors go after the owners of properties that create a public nuisance and foster criminal activity.
Delaware real estate investment trust buys Fresenius Kidney Care
Four Springs Capital Trust, a Delaware-based real estate investment trust, bought Fresenius Kidney Care on Mancuso Lane for $6.2 million on Monday.
Dwight Hudson’s proposal to rededicate library, pest control taxes to drainage under fire
Metro Council member Dwight Hudson’s proposal to rededicate a portion of tax dollars from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system and the EBR...
Roundup: BRG in Central / New sawmill / CPRA groundbreaking
Family medicine: Baton Rouge General is opening a family medicine clinic in Central, the hospital system announced today. The clinic will feature larger exam...
Optimism rising among midsize businesses, but COVID-19 spike could sink hopes
Midsize business optimism is soaring, with nearly 90% of middle-market company leaders feeling optimistic about their business's prospects over the next six months, according...
Corporate profit margins hold steady despite inflation
Businesses are feeling positive about their profit margins, even though costs and wages are rising, Axios reports.
A net 35% of professionals working for private-sector...
Louisiana’s COVID-19 surge delaying other surgeries
Our Lady of the Lake Regional today announced it has temporarily stopped taking inpatients for nonemergency surgeries, as it grapples with a steadily increasing...
Baton Rouge businesses face higher electric bills as temperatures rise
An even hotter than usual summer means local business owners have had to crank up their air conditioners, and in return, their electric bills are also feeling the heat.
Baton Rouge-connected athletes you can catch in Tokyo
As the Summer Olympics in Tokyo officially begin, 24 athletes with ties to Baton Rouge will be competing, representing 12 different nations.
Roundup: Lottery winners / Car chip shortage / Long-duration batteries
Winning shots: Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health announced the second winners of the Shot At A Million COVID-19 campaign....
