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BRAC: Vaccines bolstering Baton Rouge’s economic recovery
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its monthly COVID-19 economic indicator report, which assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regional...
Small business advocates seek PPP application extension
Small business advocates are calling on the federal government to extend the March 31 deadline to apply for a loan from the Paycheck Protection...
First look: SoLou opens in former Rum House space
A boudin quesadilla, a charcuterie board inspired by the muffaletta, and chicken and waffles with cane syrup butter and balsamic-marinated strawberries. Familiar ingredients from...
Embracing opportunities sparks rapid growth for City Group Hospitality
The year 2021 had barely begun and Baton Rouge restaurant group City Group Hospitality was already rolling out three new ventures: 3 Little Pigs,...
Amid sexual misconduct scandal, LSU Giving Day raises record-breaking $1.6M
Despite a high-profile sexual assault scandal, LSU raised more than $1.6 million Wednesday during its third annual Giving Day,
Former LSU board member details 2013 decision to keep Les Miles
Stanley Jacobs, one of the few people briefed on the sexual harassment allegations in 2013 against then-LSU head football coach Les Miles, says he...
River Center Theater renovation cost increases to $16.26M
While work crews continue the renovation of the 45-year-old River Center Theater downtown, the cost of the project has continued to inch up from...
The Yard Milkshake Bar coming to Baton Rouge
The Yard Milkshake Bar will open its first Louisiana location in Highland Park Marketplace, marking the latest tenant to join one of the few remaining suites in the mixed-use development.
Roundup: Space campus / BRAC fellowship / Consumer prices
NASA facility: Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced the state has signed an agreement with NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility that could lead to creation...
What do new CDC guidelines for vaccinated people mean for businesses?
If you were keen on getting employees vaccinated before, the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raises the stakes, Inc....
Renee Mauborgne: How companies can shift to a ‘blue ocean’ strategy
If a company wants to develop a roadmap that will lead to future success, it must first turn away from the competition, and instead...
COVID-19 relief bill passes without support from Louisiana representatives
President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that will send $1,400 to most Americans won final passage in the House on Wednesday with...
Nick Speyrer grows Emergent Method into a major player
One afternoon about 10 years ago, Emergent Method partner John Snow asked company president Nick Speyrer for a good spaghetti recipe.
Speyrer, an avid cook...
Longtime DDD Executive Director Davis Rhorer dies
Davis Rhorer, longtime executive director of the Downtown Development District and a tireless advocate for downtown Baton Rouge, has died after a monthlong battle...
Pay raises proposed for Baton Rouge airport police, city constables
City constables and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport police are in line to receive a pay raise under a plan the Broome administration will introduce to the Metro Council at its meeting Wednesday.
Louisiana widens vaccine access for preexisting conditions
On the one-year anniversary of its first confirmed COVID-19 case, Louisiana is widening coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 years and older who has...
Roundup: Edwards’ Title IX response / Young entrepreneurs / Southwest flights
LSU: Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke publicly for the first time in response to the LSU Title IX report during a news conference today....
HUB International acquires assets of Juban Insurance Group
HUB International Limited, a Chicago-headquartered global insurance brokerage firm, has acquired the assets of the Baton Rouge-based Juban Insurance Group.
Terms of the deal were...
Waitr acquiring Florida-based competitor
Lafayette-based Waitr has entered into an agreement to acquire Delivery Dudes, a south Florida-based food delivery service founded in 2009, the companies announced today.
The...
Cou-Yon’s BBQ rolls out second permanent food truck location
Cou-Yon’s BBQ, consistently ranked one of the top barbecue restaurants by 225, today announced it has rolled out another location for its signature pecan-smoked pit barbecue: a permanent food truck stationed at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Burbank Drive.
