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How viral TikToks are helping businesses take off
Once hailed as just an app for Gen-Zers, TikTok has become a crucial social media tool for companies looking to attract customers of all...
Louisiana closed primary fight ends without legislative vote
A Senate Republican leader today scrapped efforts to redesign Louisiana’s primary elections in the legislative session, amid sharp disagreements among GOP officials about whether...
Former Hobby Lobby on O’Neal converting to self-storage facility
The former Hobby Lobby building on O’Neal Lane has been sold to a North Carolina-based real estate investment group that plans to convert the big box space into a self-storage facility.
Amazon developer files for construction permit at former Cortana site
The developers of the Amazon fulfillment center at the former Cortana Mall site are moving forward, as expected, with plans for construction of the...
Lemoine Company acquires ‘significant’ financial interest in The Workforce Group
The Lemoine Company, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company focused on construction management and disaster recovery, has acquired a “significant” financial interest in The...
Roundup: Lamar results / Police reform / Vaccine goal
Q1: Baton Rouge-based Lamar Advertising Company today announced its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. “The advertising rebound is well...
State’s teachers getting free mental health virtual visits under Ochsner partnership
The Louisiana Department of Education is partnering with Ochsner Health to launch a free virtual therapy program for public school teachers and support staff.
According...
‘We’re ready for it to be over’: Corporate Boulevard work set to wrap in...
Four months since work crews resumed making repairs and upgrades to Corporate Boulevard, merchants lining the thoroughfare are ready for construction—which has condensed traffic...
LSU will be first university to put technology on the moon
As the U.S. heads to the moon next year, for the first time since 1972, technology built by LSU researchers and industry partners here...
What will employees wear in the post-pandemic office?
As the global pandemic kept people out of the office—and mostly in their homes—pajamas and athleisure wear have become the new slacks and button-downs....
Shintech expansion’s first phase to be completed in mid-2021
The first phase of U.S. polyvinyl chloride producer Shintech’s PVC expansion in Louisiana remains on track to finish construction in mid-2021, S&P Global reports.
The...
Global container shortage not going away any time soon
The world does not have enough containers in the right places to handle cargo demand, according to trade publication Freight Waves.
Three Chinese companies—CIMC, DFIC...
Two Ochsner-backed PPE production facilities coming to Acadiana
Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas and SafeSource Direct CEO Justin Hollingsworth today announced the development of two manufacturing facilities for personal protective...
Roundup: Tara Wicker / LSU commencement / Louisiana Legends
Consulting business: Former Baton Rouge Metro Council member Tara Wicker today announced the launch of The W Consulting Group. Wicker’s firm will provide an...
The Amazon effect: Strip center at Florida and N. Sherwood Forest sells for $1.6M
After more than six years on the market, a retail strip center at the intersection of North Sherwood Forest and Florida boulevards anchored by a long-shuttered Albertsons supermarket has sold for $1.6 million, or a little more than $4.50 per square foot.
Sales tax centralization bill clears another hurdle in state Senate
A proposal to amend the Louisiana Constitution and centralize the state’s sales tax collection took another step forward today.
As The Center Square reports, the...
Louisiana House GOP leaders unveil $36B budget proposal
Louisiana House lawmakers today released their multibillion-dollar spending plans for next year, advancing budget bills that would start earmarking the latest federal coronavirus aid,...
Next stop on Louisiana Civil Rights Trail: Baton Rouge’s Old State Capitol
In the midst of National Travel and Tourism Week, the Louisiana Office of Tourism on Tuesday will unveil a marker at the Old State...
US wages and benefits jump as economy reopens
Wages and benefits grew quickly for U.S. workers in the first three months of the year, a sign that businesses are starting to offer...
Roundup: Title IX / Blue Bayou reopening / BRAC webinar
Student input: The Senate Select Committee on Women and Children, which has grilled LSU officials on their failure to act in the best interest...
