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Planning Commission considering several south Baton Rouge developments
Plans for the LaRosa development, @Highland, The Lakes at Harveston and the Great Hearts charter school are among the various items the Planning Commission...
Two tech companies win funding at Nexus Louisiana demo day
Nexus Louisiana and LSU held a demo day June 16, marking the culmination of Ignition, an eight-week accelerator program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs...
LSU announces faculty pay raises
LSU interim president Tom Galligan today announced the university is opening a 3% merit raise pool for each department.
Activist investor wins three ExxonMobil board seats by wide margin
Activist investor Engine No. 1, which is aiming to reshape ExxonMobil’s renewable energy strategy, won three seats on ExxonMobil’s board by a wide margin,...
How EJ & Co. grew its home fragrances business during the pandemic
When sisters Jamie and Jodie Green started watching candle-making tutorials on YouTube, they never imagined six years later they’d be shipping candles to customers...
Baton Rouge riverboat casino revenues up 242% from prior May
With pandemic-era regulations lifted, Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos saw revenues increase approximately 242% in May compared to the year prior.
Small online merchants struggling to keep up with Amazon
America’s small and medium-sized online merchants are being separated into winners and losers according to their ability to adapt to changes in logistics driven...
LSU board approves president’s contract, COVID vaccination guidelines
The LSU Board of Supervisors met today in Alexandria and approved new COVID vaccination guidelines along with a contract for the system’s new president,...
Baton Rouge airport sees 420% year-over-year increase in May passengers
The Baton Rouge Metro Airport in May saw its highest monthly passenger count since the start of the pandemic last year, a 420% increase...
Weather roundup …
• Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency ahead of heavy rain and other possible effects from the tropical disturbance in the...
What inclusive companies share in common
The killing of George Floyd brought about a reckoning over racial injustice that led many corporate leaders to evolve their organizations to meet today’s...
Roundup: LSU Olympian / ExxonMobil / Tax assessor allowance
Top swimmer: LSU sophomore Brooks Curry on Thursday became the first American swimmer from LSU to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, WAFB-TV reports....
BRAC to help coordinate business crime-fighting efforts
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber will spearhead efforts to organize a group of business owners determined to help address the city-parish’s violent crime problem.
Louisiana giving away $2.3M in prizes to encourage vaccines
Louisiana will offer residents who have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 a chance to win a share of $2.3 million in cash prizes and college...
LSU board will meet Friday to approve new president’s contract
The LSU Board of Supervisors will meet in Alexandria on Friday to approve a contract for newly selected president William Tate.
The contract includes a...
Joe’s Grill to open in old Louie’s Cafe building
A restaurant called Joe’s Grill has moved into the old Louie’s space on West State Street near LSU.
Owner Lekiedra Coleman plans to open the...
Ochsner Health acquiring Mississippi-based Rush Health Systems
Ochsner Health has entered into an agreement to acquire Meridian, Mississippi-based Rush Health Systems, which operates seven hospitals, further expanding Ochsner's reach across the...
Roundup: FEMA funds / Citgo fined / Burbank Drive
Hurricane recovery: Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness today announced that $136 million in funding from...
Yes Chef founder brings culinary training to specialty spreads at farmers market
Studded with plump dried cranberries, bits of smoked almonds and slivers of scallion, chef Daniel Thompson’s signature chicken salad has amassed a big fan...
Louisiana tax revenue has yet to fully rebound from COVID-19 downturn
Monthly tax receipts collected in Louisiana from March 2020 to February 2021 were below the total tax revenues collected in the previous year, according...
