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Two charter school groups seek authorization in Baton Rouge
New Schools for Baton Rouge this week announced that two charter school groups are applying for authorization from the East Baton Rouge Parish School...
New food truck brings Nashville-style hot chicken to Baton Rouge
Chicky Sandos is coming in hot to Baton Rouge’s culinary scene. The Nashville-inspired hot chicken food truck aims to impress diners with its twist...
Brows Cosmetic Tattooing relocating to Electric Depot
Brows Cosmetic Tattooing, a permanent makeup clinic, is relocating from Jefferson Highway to Electric Depot next month.
Why weren’t allegations against LSU AgCenter researcher included in Husch Blackwell report?
One question raised by this morning’s report detailing allegations of stalking, sexual harassment and sexual assault that a former LSU graduate student lodged against...
Louisiana drivers can expect gas prices to reach 3-year high this summer
Louisiana drivers can expect to pay more at the pump this summer, with gas prices projected to rise to the highest levels they’ve reached since 2018.
Roundup: LED job fair / BREW 11 / Real estate rebound
Tech jobs: Louisiana Economic Development and seven Louisiana technology employers will conduct a virtual career fair April 21 for job candidates in software development,...
Ollie’s Car Wash acquired by Atlanta-based Mammoth Holdings
Atlanta-based Mammoth Holdings LLC, a conveyor car wash operator, has acquired Baton Rouge-based Ollie's Car Wash, which operates three car washes in the Capital...
ExxonMobil considering sale of elastic polymer business
ExxonMobil is exploring a sale of its Advanced Elastomer Systems division, potentially valuing the elastic polymer maker at around $800 million including debt, according...
$300M Louisiana bond sale replenishes construction account
Louisiana borrowed about $300 million today to refill the account that pays for state-financed construction work.
The Bond Commission, which oversees construction spending, approved the...
New bar and live music venue proposed for Nicholson
A bar, lounge and live music venue is being proposed for a 6,200-square-foot space in an existing building on the west side of Nicholson Drive, south of Interstate 10.
Lamar Advertising launches corporate-sponsored SPAC
Lamar Advertising Company today announced that it has launched a special purpose acquisition company called Lamar Partnering Corporation, or LPC.
LPC plans to search for...
Coalition of small businesses pushing for tougher antitrust measures
Merchant groups are forming a national coalition to campaign for stricter antitrust laws, including measures they hope could force Amazon to spin off some...
Construction permit filed for multifamily development on Bluebonnet
A developer wants to build a 509-bedroom multifamily complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard near its intersection with Burbank Drive, according to permits recently filed with...
Study: Adding women in C-suite helps companies shift strategic approach
Research has shown that firms with more women in senior positions are more profitable, more socially responsible, and provide safer, higher-quality customer experiences—among many...
Roundup: LSU investigation / State taxes / Vaccine eligibility
ICYMI: Top LSU officials conspired to cover up football coach Les Miles’ sexual harassment, then engaged in a yearslong retaliation against the employee who...
Roundup: MLK monument rededication / Oil rig count rises / Voting-restriction backers
Second try: Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation are planning to rededicate the recently restored Martin Luther King Jr. monument...
Graves: Louisiana seafood industry shortchanged in federal aid
Louisiana fishers and others in the industry will receive $12.5 million in federal aid to help offset financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Lounge and rooftop bar in former Hound Dogs space moving forward
Plans to redevelop the former Hound Dogs bar at the corner of Main and Seventh streets downtown as a lounge with a rooftop bar are moving forward.
Baton Rouge festivals are coming back, carefully, this fall
Louisiana’s warm weather festivals are as elemental as crawfish and azaleas, but they were among the first events to be canceled last spring with...
Biden’s corporate tax hike would hurt some companies more than others
Corporations had ample warning—an entire presidential campaign—that tax increases were coming. But that doesn’t take the sting out of President Biden’s proposal to raise...
