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Roundup: Home prices soar / Consumer confidence / Virus spread in schools
November jump: U.S. home prices jumped in November at the fastest pace in more than six years, fueled by demand for more living space...
Shintech investing $1.3B to expand facilities in Iberville, West Baton Rouge
Shintech Louisiana is investing $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes, Gov. John Bel Edwards’...
Biden to halt new fossil fuel leasing involving federal lands and waters
President Joe Biden is poised to impose a moratorium on new federal oil and gas leasing Wednesday, according to three people briefed on the...
Investar acquiring Alabama-based Cheaha Bank
Investar Holding Corp., the holding company for Investar Bank, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cheaha Financial Group Inc.
New Mooyah restaurant opening in April on Bluebonnet
The franchise owners of Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes on Siegen Lane are looking to open a second location—this one on Bluebonnet Boulevard—in April.
Together Baton Rouge yet to take stance on ExxonMobil’s ITEP request
Together Baton Rouge has yet to take a position on ExxonMobil’s recently requested property tax abatement for its north Baton Rouge refinery modernization project,...
Audit questions state’s air quality enforcement
Though Louisiana’s air quality has improved in recent years, state regulators should be doing more to ensure companies are complying with air quality rules,...
Louisiana taxpayers can start filing 2020 state, federal returns Feb. 12
Louisiana's revenue department today announced it will start accepting and processing 2020 personal income tax returns Feb. 12, the same date federal tax returns...
Roundup: Louisiana GOP / Baton Rouge parties / Jobs for America’s Graduates
Quick campaign: State Rep. Lance Harris announced today that he’s running to be chair of the Louisiana GOP, challenging the current party leader Louis...
Varsity Sports has new location in New Orleans with another on the way
Varsity Sports is continuing its expansion in the Greater New Orleans area.
Industriplex properties sell for combined $1.2M
The owners of Maestri-Murrell Real Estate have purchased two buildings in the Industriplex area as part of a $1.2 million deal.
Roundup: State vaccine data / Heath care workers / United Airlines
Dashboard: During his news conference today addressing COVID-19, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the Louisiana Department of Health will publish a new coronavirus...
LOGA responds to Biden’s executive orders on drilling, Keystone
The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association today released a statement in response to executive orders taken by President Joe Biden this week to suspend...
Louisiana budget gap for next year estimated as high as $962M
Estimates released Friday show Louisiana's shortfall for the upcoming budget year could reach as high as $962 million, driven by the loss of one-time...
SBA launches e-learning platform to help female entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a new resource for female entrepreneurs that walks users through the process of starting and running a...
Louisiana’s weekly initial unemployment claims drop by 4,157
Louisiana’s initial unemployment claims dropped to 16,340 last week, down from 20,497 the week before, according to recent figures from the Louisiana Workforce Commission....
BREW: Baton Rouge needs to embrace diversity, inclusion to recruit talent
While the future of Baton Rouge looks bright, panelists participating in a Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week session this afternoon agree that the area will...
Raising Cane’s lands on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list for third time
Raising Cane’s has joined three other restaurant companies on this year’s Best Places to Work Glassdoor list, Nation’s Restaurant News reports, ranking 89th overall...
TJ Ribs reopening shuttered Prairieville location in early April
TJ Ribs plans to reopen its Prairieville location following a two-year shutdown, according to a recent Facebook post.
Roundup: Julia Letlow / International Paper / Mortgage rates
Qualifying: Julia Letlow, the widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, described herself as “both full of grief while also having hope for the...
