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Roundup: CDC guidelines / Energy exports / BRCC film
When to mask up: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines today on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying that fully...
Louisiana House committee advances bill to legalize recreational marijuana use
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana advanced from a House committee today for the first time ever after three Republicans on the...
LSU victims of sexual misconduct file Title IX lawsuit against university, top administrators
Several former and current LSU students filed a lawsuit today against the university and several of its top and former administrators, alleging sexual discrimination...
Louisiana to keep six congressional districts
The nation’s political center of gravity shifted farther to the Republican-led South and West today, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining...
Louisiana lawmakers back bill striking at mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
Louisiana lawmakers started advancing a proposal today taking aim at the concept of mandatory coronavirus vaccines or a “vaccine passport” proving immunization, though state...
More left-turn signals coming as part of MovEBR program
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today launched a public education campaign to prepare Baton Rouge drivers and businesses for new flashing yellow arrow left-turn signals,...
Roundup: Louisiana Public Square / Industry fines / NFIB statement
Title IX talk: This week’s episode of Louisiana Public Square on Louisiana Public Broadcasting will feature a panel discussion of Title IX issues, featuring...
Survey: Business economists more optimistic about US growth
The accelerated rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, along with the Biden administration's rescue aid policies, have brightened the outlook for the U.S. economy as it...
LSU employee disciplined in Title IX scandal preparing to sue Texas law firm
LSU Senior Associate Athletics Director Miriam Segar, who was disciplined last month by the university for her alleged mishandling of reports of sexual violence and misconduct against LSU athletes, is preparing to sue Husch Blackwell, the Texas law firm that investigated the school’s Title IX reporting procedures and policies.
New Tap 65 concept to open in former White Star Market space with Bistro...
The owners of Mid Tap are planning a new restaurant and bar in the former White Star Market location.
Rick and Needhi Patel, husband and...
Louisiana road funding from drivers ranks in lower third nationally
Fifty-five percent of road spending in Louisiana is funded with user taxes, according to data from fiscal year 2018 that was recently published by...
Roundup: Restaurant Revitalization Fund / EBR schools / US home sales
SBA Q&A: The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is hosting a webinar April 27 with Michael Ricks, the district director of the Louisiana district office...
Did you hear? Remote workers longing for office gossip
Gossip, the thread of whispered conversation and conjecture that once flowed through the workplace, has dwindled in our new network of home offices and...
Baton Rouge sees unadjusted jobless rate drop in March
Baton Rouge’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell in March to 5.8%, down from 6.2% in February but up from 4.9% in March 2020, before the pandemic, according to figures released today by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
After year of delays, industrial maintenance work forecast to surge
When COVID-19 decimated the demand for fuels, the first reaction by industry was to delay costs—especially in gasoline and fuel production. A great number...
Strategic Biofuels plans to develop renewable fuels plant in north Louisiana
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels LLC, today announced that the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Louisiana Green Fuels, plans to...
3Tails Wine & Cheese leaves Square 46
3Tails Wine & Cheese has permanently closed its Square 46 shop after two-and-a-half years of business.
Roundup: Industrial facilities / Mortgage rates / CATS
Self-disclosure: A bill that would allow companies to disclose their problems at industrial facilities in exchange for confidentiality and reduced fines took a step...
Report ranks I-12 as sixth-deadliest roadway in US
Interstate 12, which connects Baton Rouge with Slidell, came in as the sixth most deadly roadway in the U.S., according to a new ranking...
Home prices continue climbing, boosted by short supply
The relentless climb in U.S. home prices and tightening supply threaten to cool the hottest housing market in 15 years, sending frustrated homebuyers to...
