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MasteryPrep sees market opportunities after investing in virtual instruction
Baton Rouge-based MasteryPrep is adapting to a changing U.S. education market by banking on virtual standardized test preparation services.
Roundup: Power outages / Mortgage rates / GameStop saga
Lights on: Entergy Louisiana and DEMCO have released estimates for customers who are without power across the Baton Rouge area, WAFB-TV reports. DEMCO says...
Women still making less than men at executive level, but gap shrinking
Women who climb their way to corporate America's highest ranks are still paid less than their male counterparts, according to a study of corporate...
BREADA executive director offers insight into nonprofit’s mission
Every week for nearly a quarter-century, the Red Stick Farmers Market has been a cheery gathering place that connects small farmers and producers with...
School board to consider ExxonMobil ITEP request tonight
ExxonMobil’s request for a property tax break under the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program is not expected to encounter any stiff opposition when it...
Frustrations in Baton Rouge mount as thousands still without power
An estimated 30,000 residents and businesses in the Capital Region remain without power this afternoon, more than 48 hours after losing electricity during Monday’s ice storm, and patience is starting to wear thin.
EBR environmental services department planning operations facility
The East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Environmental Services aims to open a 27,000-square-foot operations facility on Florida Boulevard. The department wants to renovate and add space for “offices and service shops” at a vacant building that once belonged to an All Star Nissan dealership.
Murphy Paul: Building community trust a BRPD priority
In the wake of a spike in violent crime last year amid the pandemic, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul says building trust and...
Weather roundup …
• Many Baton Rouge-area Entergy customers are still without power as the state works to restore electricity to residents. See the outage map here.
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Roundup: Rush Limbaugh dies / COVID-19 legislation / IBM carbon capture
Conservative icon: Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the...
Lent-friendly dishes to try from Baton Rouge restaurants
Mardi Gras is over. You know what else that means—Lent has arrived. Living in south Louisiana we have it pretty easy. Our area has...
Economists: Millions of US jobs probably aren’t coming back
Millions of jobs that have been shortchanged or wiped out entirely by the coronavirus pandemic are unlikely to come back, economists warn, setting up...
DOTD secretary backs increase in state gas tax
Shawn Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, advocated for an increase in the state's gas tax on the Ellevate Louisiana...
The Silver Sun moving into former Jules Madere Jewelers spot
The Silver Sun, currently located on Lobdell Boulevard, will move its retail shop into a newly opened space in the nearby Bocage Shopping Center, formerly occupied by Jules Madere Jewelers.
It’s ‘body blow after body blow,’ say local restaurateurs after weather closures
For some Baton Rouge restaurants, Monday’s ice storm was just the latest insult in what has been nearly one year of injuries.
Back in the...
Weather roundup …
• Several churches are opening their facilities today so Baton Rouge-area residents who are without power in the bitter cold can warm up and...
Roundup: Power grid / Pandemic relief package / Job seekers survey
Inquiry: Federal regulators say they are launching an “inquiry” into the operations of the bulk-power system during the severe winter storm that left millions...
Baton Rouge native at forefront of helping prevent next pandemic
Baton Rouge native Dr. Jessica Manning is helping the world detect new diseases from a small lab in Cambodia, a new feature from The...
Business interruption insurance may cover some losses from ice storm
With many businesses essentially shuttered for two days, business interruption insurance could provide relief for some small business owners in Baton Rouge, but not...
Baton Rouge cook’s blog takes her to Netflix
Susanne Duplantis has mastered the art of turning leftovers into new dishes.
The Baton Rouge resident started her blog, Makeover My Leftover, and Instagram page...
