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Louisiana loses 7,500 oil and gas jobs during pandemic
Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took another big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 7,500 more...
Louisiana lawmakers weigh expansion, taxation of medical marijuana
A House Republican leader's bid to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana program and allow smokable cannabis started to gain traction today, as lawmakers advanced a...
Roundup: Economic rebound / Moderna vaccine / Chevron wind investment
Fed survey: A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars...
Louisiana tax rewrite drawing business resistance
Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws today ran into the same problem that has bedeviled previous...
Metro Council asked to weigh in on phasing out of state inventory tax
The Broome administration is asking the Metro Council to approve a resolution at its meeting later today “strongly opposing” a bill to eliminate the state’s inventory tax—unless any such measure would supplement the revenue loss for all parish taxing jurisdictions.
Employees want more from their companies as offices reopen
Offices that shuttered during the pandemic are reopening as vaccines roll out across the country. But many employees aren't interested in returning to the...
Baton Rouge-based Amedisys expands operations in North Carolina
Amedisys today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to expand its home health operations in North Carolina.
Under the terms of the agreement, expected...
Report: Louisiana roads cost drivers $7.6B annually
Louisiana's roads are costing drivers $7.6 billion a year in extra vehicle operating costs due to poor conditions, congestion and crashes, according to a...
Legislative panel advances bill creating ‘sandbox’ for blockchain businesses
A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for companies that use blockchain technology, The Center Square reports.
Blockchain is...
Nick Saban: Focus on steps to success, not end prize
As a football coach who has led his teams to seven national championships, Nick Saban knows a little something about traveling the road to...
LSU AgCenter remains silent on Title IX case involving researcher
Nearly one week after Daily Report detailed the unusual case of Niranjan Baisakh, a researcher at the LSU AgCenter who was accused in 2016 by a female graduate student of stalking, sexual harassment and sexual assault and had his tenure “removed” only to have it reinstated by the university three years later, questions remain as to how the unorthodox sanction was handed down and who approved the measures.
Baton Rouge commercial real estate sales reach record territory in March
As the first quarter of 2021 ended, the total number of commercial sales in the Baton Rouge market jumped 49% over the previous six-year...
State lawmakers begin advancing bills to overhaul tax system
Louisiana lawmakers took the first steps to overhaul the state's complicated tax system today as legislators on committees in the House and Senate advanced...
Roundup: J&J vaccine pulled / TJ Ribs location / Consumer prices spike
Blood clot link?: Louisiana's health department told the state’s vaccine providers today to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine immediately, but to...
Downtown Baton Rouge businesses feel ripple effect from drop in office occupancy
It’s been just five years since then-President Barack Obama ordered oyster, shrimp and roast beef po-boys, along with some boudin balls to go, in...
Survey: Small businesses struggling to hire qualified workers
The NFIB’s small business optimism index rose 2.4 points in March to 98.2, marking the first return to average levels since last November.
However, the...
Mese family property in Garden District sells for $1.17M
The Mese family has sold its property in the middle of the Garden District—a 1-acre tract fronting Government Street that comprises 11 lots, three corners, four commercial establishments and two houses—for $1.175 million in a deal that closed late Thursday.
PAR publishes ‘Fiscal Crossroads’ commentary on legislative session
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today released a new commentary called Fiscal Crossroads, just as the Louisiana Legislature launched its regular session.
"If...
Roundup: Teacher absences / Millennials moving / Brookwood Properties
Protest: Hundreds of teachers didn’t show up for work today as East Baton Rouge Parish educators protested the school system's plan to push up...
Soji reopening Tuesday after wind knocks down Entergy poles, damaging property
Heavy winds knocked two Entergy poles with transformers onto Soji’s property early Saturday morning, forcing the restaurant to close for two days and miss...
