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Roundup: First 2021 Atlantic hurricane / Airline fees / LWCC
Storm tracking: Tropical Storm Elsa was upgraded to a hurricane, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it neared the Lesser Antilles on...
Roundup: Ascension Parish finances / US manufacturing / Construction spending
Transparency: Ascension Parish officials today launched a new website called Open Finance that allows residents to see a breakdown of the parish’s funding and...
A 40-year mortgage? Ginnie Mae is giving it a shot
Some homeowners with federally backed mortgages may soon be able to pay off the balance over a period of as long as 40 years,...
LSU engineering professor works with Coast Guard on hurricane preparedness
An LSU civil and environmental engineering assistant professor is working with the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct hurricane reconnaissance in an effort to better...
Chestnut Ridge Apartments sells to out-of-state investors for $9.7M
The Chestnut Ridge Apartments, located on Coy Avenue, was sold to Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group and Iowa-based TRH Investments LLC for $9.7 million in a deal filed Wednesday.
Broome administration aims to make DEQ deadline for revised stormwater plan
City parish officials say they plan to make a July 12 deadline to submit to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a plan detailing...
LSU athletes pounce on deals to capitalize on their name, likeness
LSU athletes began making endorsement deal announcements this morning following the NCAA, LSU Board of Supervisors and state of Louisiana policy changes that allow...
2021 Best of 225 winners revealed
From best burger to best bar, the winners of this year’s Best of 225 awards have been revealed in the latest edition of 225...
BREC says it now wants to increase millage
BREC is seeking to slightly increase its millage rate after giving property owners a break on their tax bills in 2020 due to COVID-19.
The...
Year-over-year city-parish sales and use tax collections up 42% in April
For the city and parish combined, recurring city-parish sales and use tax collections totaled $18.46 million in April, a 42% increase compared to the...
California real estate investment company buys Coursey Place Apartments
SB Pacific Group LLC, a multifamily real estate investment company based in California, bought Coursey Place Apartments on Coursey Boulevard in a $49 million deal that closed this week.
Roundup: IRS backlog / Leadership Livingston / Pending home sales
Tax return delays: The Internal Revenue Service ended the tax-filing season with 35.3 million unprocessed tax returns, more than four times what it had...
KIK Consumer Products replacing plant that burned after Hurricane Laura
KIK Consumer Products COO Jeff Schmitt today announced that the company’s BioLab division will make a $170 million investment to build a new chlorine...
Senate president: Louisiana veto override session likely
Momentum is building for Louisiana lawmakers to hold a historic veto override session, with Senate President Page Cortez announcing today that senators are likely...
COVID-19 fatigue causing many nurses to change career path
Nurses are leaving Woman’s Hospital at a high rate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Cheri Johnson, chief nursing officer at Woman’s,...
Suit challenging Metro Council over Sterling settlement meeting going to trial
Though Alton Sterling’s five children—who lost their father in a 2016 fatal police shooting that attracted national attention—have accepted a $4.5 million settlement from...
La Capitol grows with SAIF Federal Credit Union Merger
Baton Rouge-based La Capitol Federal Credit Union will expand its services to industrial employee groups through a merger with SAIF Federal Credit Union approved...
Why you should tell customers the reason you raised prices
Rising labor and material costs in a wide range of industries are forcing many business owners to make the tough decision to raise their...
Long Farm Village adding 130 residential lots in fifth phase
Developer Russell Mosely has filed paperwork to begin the fifth residential phase of Long Farm Village, his 237-acre development between Barringer Foreman and Antioch roads
Roundup: Refineries boost production / Car prices surge / July Fourth events
Gasoline demand: U.S. oil refiners typically increase production during the summer months, but this year they are swinging for the fences after a year...
