GET DAILY REPORT FREE
Lemoine Co. gets contract to do Cortana demolition for Amazon
Now that demolition work has begun on the former Cortana Mall site to make way for a 3.5 million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center, local companies are beginning to reap the benefits of the construction jobs the project is creating.
Edwards keeps mask mandate, lifts capacity restrictions at bars, restaurants
While several states have shed their mask mandates, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that he intends to keep Louisiana's face covering requirement in...
City Pork taking over Adrian’s Restaurant & Bar in Highland Park Marketplace
Adrian’s Restaurant & Bar, which has been closed since last summer, is being converted into another City Pork, which is slated to open in...
BRG Mid City planning facility face-lift
One year after reopening its acute care facilities, Baton Rouge General Mid City has announced plans to renovate and revamp the hospital on Florida...
LED projects $473M state impact for tax incentives
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the tax incentives it oversees will be worth almost $473 million during the fiscal year that begins July 1.
That estimate...
Roundup: Tech Park Academy / COVID-19 immunity / State AG race
Tax credits discussion: Stephanie Hartman, director of small business services for Louisiana Economic Development, will be speaking at this month’s Tech Park Academy event...
ExxonMobil plans $334M expansion at Baton Rouge chemical plant
ExxonMobil is planning to invest $334 million on expansion and maintenance project at its Baton Rouge chemical plant on Scenic Highway, according to an...
Louisiana Survey: Economy, COVID-19 emerge as residents’ top concerns
The economy and the COVID-19 pandemic have replaced education and transportation infrastructure as Louisiana residents’ top concerns, according to the first of five reports...
New Baton Rouge bridge over Mississippi River years from groundbreaking
Engineers studying the feasibility of a new bridge across the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge are making progress, but the project is still years away from a groundbreaking, much less completion.
Poll: Marijuana legalization gaining broader support in Louisiana
Sixty-seven percent of Louisianans favor the legalization of both medicinal and recreational marijuana, according to the Louisiana 2021 Marijuana Poll conducted by JMC Analytics...
Texas firm acquires Baton Rouge-based insurer
Baton Rouge-based First Louisiana Insurance has been acquired by Texas-based insurance and financial services firm Higginbotham.
Fort Worth-based Higginbotham has offices in 10 states and...
Roundup: PPE write-offs / Louisiana vaccines / Ghost salad kitchens
Medical expenses: Face masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes can qualify as medical expenses for tax deductions or can be paid for with money...
Warehouse demand swallows former golf courses, offices, malls across US
The next big industrial warehouse might find itself on top of a former golf course. Or in an empty office building. Maybe in a...
How Pastime restaurant innovated during pandemic
Randy Wesley remembers his first pizza at Pastime Restaurant.
“It was pepperoni, of course,” he says.
It was the 1960s when Wesley first sank his teeth...
Questions on Orgeron’s involvement in LSU scandal emerge during Senate committee hearing
Persistent questions went unanswered today at a legislative hearing about why three then-members of the LSU Board of Supervisors decided in 2013 not to...
Commission: Sports betting revenue should go to early childhood education
Louisiana lawmakers should dedicate all of the tax proceeds from legal sports betting to early childhood education, a state commission recommends in a new...
Roundup: State tax break / COVID-19 cases / Fox News sued
Jobless benefits: The Louisiana Department of Revenue today announced that the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits paid to Louisiana residents who received them in...
Construction employment remains down in hard-hit Louisiana, 43 other states
Construction employment in February remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but six states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America...
Louisiana GDP tumbles 5.5% in 2020
Louisiana’s gross domestic product dropped by 5.5% in 2020 when compared to 2019, a steeper drop than the rest of the country, which declined...
Nexus Louisiana, LSU partner on program for aspiring entrepreneurs
Nexus Louisiana and LSU have partnered to launch Ignition, a new accelerator program for aspiring entrepreneurs.
