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Jeff Moulton leaving LSU for Stephenson Technologies Corporation
Jeff Moulton is resigning as executive director of the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training in LSU’s Office of Research and Economic...
Library, mosquito officials uncertain about rededicating tax dollars for drainage
Officials with the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System and Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control are trying to gauge what would happen to their...
New Mississippi River bridge makes earmarks list in congressional highway bill
While much attention of late has been focused on the uncertain fate of President Biden’s massive infrastructure stimulus package, currently stalled on Capitol Hill, a congressional committee worked literally through the night on a separate bill that includes money for specific bridge and highway projects in Louisiana, including a new Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge.
Louisiana earns 2021 Silver Shovel Award for economic development
Area Development magazine has recognized Louisiana for one of the nation’s best economic development performances, presenting the state with a 2021 Silver Shovel Award.
The...
Pandemic unemployment fraud may top $400B, according to experts
Unemployment fraud during the pandemic could easily reach $400 billion, according to some estimates, and the bulk of the money likely ended in the...
Roundup: New YWCA facility / College grants / Voodoo Fest
September move: YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge today announced it has purchased a new location at 8130 Kelwood Avenue to expand its programs and...
BRAC dashboard: Economy roaring back despite high jobless numbers
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its monthly COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
Louisiana tax swap plans win final passage to reach ballot
A long-recommended proposal to untie Louisiana's income tax collections from federal tax payments won passage today, the legislative session's last day, sending the concept...
City-parish plans to bid out drainage projects due to workforce shortage
The city-parish will bid out the drainage and flood-control projects it is proposing to fund with some of the recent pandemic relief money appropriated to Baton Rouge in order to get work going more quickly, city-parish Director of Transportation and Drainage Fred Raiford says.
Knapp: BRAC wants to help business owners address city’s crime problem
In the wake of Monday’s fatal road-rage shooting in the parking lot of his Benny’s B-Quick store on busy Perkins Road, Justin Alford expressed...
Roundup: Spending bills / Vaccine donation / Gaming Control Board
Signed, sealed: Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed several major spending bills for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, his office announced, The Center Square reports....
WBRZ-TV to broadcast sports betting content
Baton Rouge ABC affiliate WBRZ-TV today announced it has entered into a content distribution agreement with sports betting network VSiN.
As Louisiana moves closer to...
Local artist creates app for creatives to monetize their work
Local artist creates app for creatives to monetize their work
David Rollins doesn’t believe in the trope of the starving artist.
Well, actually, he does. He’s...
Baton Rouge residential real estate saw surge of activity in 2020
Going into 2020, the single-family residential market was relatively stable. While the pandemic initially froze the market for a few months as people complied...
AMB Group CEO Steve Cannon: Leaders must stay connected to their people
It makes sense that a business CEO who graduated with honors from the U.S. Military Academy would think the best place for leaders to...
Benny’s owner on road-rage killing: ‘Where are you safe anymore in Baton Rouge?’
Though he was busy at a trade show in Dallas, Benny’s Car Wash owner Justin Alford was still reeling today from reports of Monday...
Roundup: Governors targeted / Small business confidence / Websites offline
Limiting powers: The biggest public health disaster in a hundred years is winding down, but the fight over emergency powers given to governors during...
Despite delays, Pelican to Mars neighborhood bar still coming to Mid City
After two-and-a-half years of delays, there is still no planned opening date for Pelican to Mars, the pet-friendly Mid City neighborhood bar that has been under construction since early 2019.
Louisiana college athlete endorsement bill heads to governor
Louisiana is poised to join more than a dozen other states allowing college athletes to earn cash from endorsements and sponsorship deals under an...
GSA Consulting Engineers acquired by North Carolina firm
Gonzales-based GSA Consulting Engineers has been acquired by Raleigh, North Carolina-based engineering firm McKim and Creed.
McKim and Creed, founded in 1978, specializes in civil,...
