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Louisiana housing agency leader faces sexual harassment claims
The leader of the state's affordable housing agency has been suspended while he's being investigated for allegations that he sexually harassed an employee, Gov....
‘Business Report’ will celebrate 2021 Influential Women in Business on May 19
Business Report will celebrate the nine 2021 Influential Women in Business at a luncheon scheduled for May 19.
Doors open at 11 a.m.; the luncheon...
Global supply chain disruptions impacting local businesses
While many sectors of the economy have bounced back since the worst of the pandemic, problems caused by COVID-19 are continuing to disrupt global supply chains and local businesses are feeling the effects.
Bill would undo ethics charge on industry appointees to Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission
A Senate committee will take up a bill Tuesday that would allow industrial companies to nominate their employees to the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission, an 18-member volunteer panel that regulates the Southern Hills Aquifer. The aquifer supplies Baton Rouge's fresh drinking water and provides area industrial plants with water for their operations.
Roundup: Ignition business accelerator / LSU COVID-19 relief / Parler is back
Last day: Today is the last day to apply to be a part of Nexus Louisiana and LSU’s new Ignition accelerator, which helps entrepreneurs...
Federal government now allows PPP loans to borrowers in bankruptcy
The federal government has quietly reversed course on a policy that had kept thousands of businesses from applying for pandemic economic aid, with only...
How this Baton Rouge craftsman’s work ended up in Disneyland
Picture this: You’re in your favorite bar, sipping a cocktail out of a beautiful tiki mug.
That mug might just be one of Omar Girona’s...
Legislation calls for grading state’s community water systems
Louisiana would set up a statewide accountability system to grade the condition of its community water systems, under a bill that has started advancing...
Senate committee advances bill dedicating $800M in sales taxes for Louisiana roads
A bill that could eventually provide more than $800 million for Louisiana roads and bridges by dedicating the state's temporary sales tax to infrastructure...
Bluebonnet Parc listing reveals investor insight into market
The recent listing of the Bluebonnet Parc retail center, which is adjacent to the Mall of Louisiana and visible from Interstate 10, offers insight into what investors and real estate brokers think about the viability of the local market.
Roundup: BRAC webinar / Crawfish prices drop / Hiring increases
DOTD Q&A: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson and CRISIS Executive Director Scott Kirkpatrick will participate in a webinar on the...
800 more department stores in US expected to close in next five years
Department stores, once a middle-class mainstay of convenience and indulgence, had been spiraling downward long before the pandemic turbocharged online shopping and helped tip...
Pandemic shipping delays, product scarcity could last through summer
When the COVID-19 crisis first hit, demand plummeted for Romy Taormina's flagship product, a band that travelers wear on their wrists to ease nausea....
Tax incentive reform bills face off in Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana’s House Ways and Means Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to enact any new tax...
Suiting 101 aims to help students dress for success
It’s probably safe to say that many of us watched our usual grooming habits fly out the window this past year. Why wear a...
BREC steps up opposition to legislation that would split up parks
BREC is stepping up its opposition to a bill by Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, that would break up the parish parks system and create three new smaller agencies to run parks and recreation in the cities of Central and Zachary and in the prospective city of St. George once it is incorporated.
Baton Rouge-area home sales climb 36% in March
Home sales in the Baton Rouge-area spiked in March, as buyer demand continued largely unabated in the face of rising home prices and mortgage...
Charter operator to begin air service between Baton Rouge and Gulf Shores this summer
Baton Rouge Metro Airport is getting a new direct air service to the beach this summer through charter operator Ultimate Jetcharters, according to a...
Roundup: Vaccination milestone / Waterways closed / Industrial production
State tops 1 million: Louisiana’s health department today announced more than 1 million Louisianans are fully vaccinated, meaning they have received both doses of...
Dream Tart Desserts bakery offers flavorful, custom-designed creations
For Misbah Ullah, 2021 has already been a busy year. In February, she turned her baking hobby into a career.
Ullah noticed cream tarts rising...
