GET DAILY REPORT FREE
Roundup: BRAC award / Eviction moratorium / L’Auberge Casino
Last week to apply: Applications for BRAC’s Diversity Star Award close Wednesday, June 30. The award spotlights regional businesses that champion diversity and inclusion...
NOLA-BR passenger service at risk from Canadian National-Kansas City Southern merger backlash
The planned merger between Canadian National Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern is getting backlash from the agriculture industry, which could potentially throw a...
Cards and Culture opens next month
Before Anthony Ranaudo was an MLB pitcher, he was a kid with a card collection. He remembers spending hours stocking up on everything from...
Elements Design Decor moving into Highland Place shopping center
A local interior design retailer is moving into the Highland Place shopping center on Highland Road, near the Country Club of Louisiana.
Amy David and...
Enrollment at area community colleges fell sharply during pandemic
Pandemic concerns contributed to significant drops in enrollment this spring at two Baton Rouge-area community colleges.
Edwards signs sexual misconduct bills prompted by LSU scandal
Gov. John Bel Edwards this week signed a series of new laws designed to prevent future mishandling of sexual misconduct complaints at Louisiana colleges....
Louisiana could get a second renewable diesel complex
PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski today announced the company is considering converting an idle refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex, according...
Sen. Bill Cassidy a key player in infrastructure negotiations
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is among a cohort of senators working to broker an infrastructure deal before Congress leaves Friday for a two-week recess.
Cassidy...
Hollywood Casino applies for permit to move forward with expansion
Hollywood Casino is moving forward with its yearlong plan to move on land and expand its gaming facility by 52,905 square feet, which will grow the casino’s footprint on River Road to 106,209 square feet.
Roundup: LSU program / Rural revitalization / Fletcher-FranU agreement
Security training: LSU Online and Continuing Education in collaboration with the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, today announced...
Edwards signs ‘orphan’ oil well tax exemption into law
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday signed into law a program to help fix “orphan” oil wells by offering a tax exemption on oil...
Louisiana lawmakers consider veto override session
Gov. John Bel Edwards' rejection of legislation banning transgender athletes from participating on school sports teams is spurring talk that Republican lawmakers may try...
New college graduates are getting career advice from TikTok
To the casual observer, TikTok is an app known for animal videos, choreographed dances or those weeks in January when everyone was inexplicably performing...
LSU athletics loses $81M during COVID-19 pandemic
LSU’s sports programs lost a combined $81 million in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the school cannot use federal aid funds to reduce...
Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations urges city-parish to immediately address drainage issues
In response to last month’s flooding event, the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations is urging the city-parish to “aggressively” address actions and...
Roundup: Lottery entrants / Inflation prediction / Peloton
Vaccination incentive: More than 160,000 vaccinated Louisianans have entered for the chance to win $1 million as the Louisiana Department of Health on Monday...
Warehouse rents surging as bidding wars erupt for scarce space
The U.S. warehouse market is starting to look like the red-hot housing sector, as companies jockey for scarce distribution space to meet surging e-commerce...
A local business is feeding the newfound interest in canning
Toilet paper and hand sanitizer weren’t the only things in short supply in 2020. Canning supplies were hard to find, too. Freer schedules last...
Competitive housing market pushing some buyers out
Rising home prices in the Baton Rouge area paired with higher competition is putting lower-income buyers at a disadvantage.
Louisiana tax bills signed, but need voter approval in fall
Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed key pieces of a complicated tax swap plan to disentangle Louisiana's income tax collections from federal tax payments,...
