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Lawmakers weigh spending $400M in cash on first repayment of levee debt
Rather than borrowing, Louisiana could make its first $400 million payment in cash to the federal government for upgrades made to the New Orleans...
Housing shortage spurs intense competition among Baton Rouge homebuyers
In the midst of a national seller’s market, intense competition for homes in Baton Rouge is leading potential buyers to take steps they may not have considered just a few months ago.
Marcelle wants meeting with Senate president over White’s handling of BREC bill
Tensions are building among members of the Capital Region delegation over Republican state Sen. Bodie White’s controversial bill to break up BREC, after White...
Forte and Tablada not moving HQ downtown, selling CBD property
Forte and Tablada Inc. is selling downtown lots it has owned for about five years and keeping its headquarters on Interline Boulevard, instead of...
Keeping in contact with remote-working employees boosts morale
As senior partner at InHealth Strategies, a population health and well-being consulting company with Baton Rouge operations, Jeff Soileau wasn’t particularly surprised to see...
Mary Bird Perkins partners with tech firm to expand cancer screenings
Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center announced today it has partnered with Denver-based health and tech company Eon to improve its...
Roundup: Beauvoir Park / Mortgage rates / Pedestrian fatalities
Rezoned: The Baton Rouge Metro Council has approved the rezoning of live music venue Beauvoir Park from Light Industrial to Commercial Alcoholic Beverage. The...
Legislature close to allowing industry members to sit on groundwater commissions
The Louisiana Legislature is close to approving a bill that would allow employees of industrial companies to sit on the groundwater district commissions that...
Remaining portions of former Borden Dairy facility to be demolished this summer
What’s left of the former Borden Dairy processing and distribution center on Florida Boulevard is slated to be demolished this summer.
Influential Women in Business Q&A: Navigating work and personal life
The best advice the nine 2021 Influential Women in Business honorees can offer is to focus on your work, and serve as if no...
Roundup: Colonial Pipeline hack / Amazon eyeing MGM / COVID-19 cases
Ransom paid: Colonial Pipeline paid $4.4 million to the gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems earlier this month, according to The...
Edwards announces three large-scale coastal restoration projects
Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach,...
Bill to expand Louisiana early voting nears final passage
A proposal to add four days to Louisiana's early voting period for presidential elections edged closer to final passage Wednesday after gaining support from...
Louisiana House kills bill regulating auto insurance rate-setting process
A bill that would have banned auto insurance companies from using several factors other than driving ability to set rates was voted down by...
Most flood insurance, business interruption policies won’t cover today’s damage
Today’s flooding event may have disrupted operations for local businesses, but it still won’t be easy for most Baton Rouge business owners to file...
‘You can’t have a city that keeps flooding like this’: Frustrated victims asking questions...
Mestizo’s owner Jim Urdiales was frustrated this morning as he ripped out flooring and removed sheetrock from his popular restaurant on South Acadian Thruway,...
Baton Rouge casino revenue rises in April as pandemic restrictions ease
Amid increasing vaccinations and loosening social distancing restrictions, Baton Rouge’s trio of casinos are seeing revenues rise.
L’Auberge Baton Rouge, Hollywood Casino and the Belle...
Why many workers won’t return to old jobs post-pandemic
Layoffs, lockdowns, unemployment and stimulus checks have left many American workers rethinking both their careers and returning to their previous jobs, AP reports.
Some employers,...
Roundup: Garofalo removed / Amedisys / Gaines Award
Leadership change: Louisiana state Rep. Ray Garofalo is out of his legislative leadership position after weeks of racial tensions in the House that began...
If your business is confused by the CDC’s latest guidelines, ignore them
The CDC updated its guidelines last week and announced that vaccinated people can forego masks in public. However, since these new guidelines have caused...
