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Louisiana nursing homes will get higher payments from state
Louisiana lawmakers are allowing a change to the payment formula for the state's powerful nursing home industry that will boost its bottom line, despite...
Jeff Landry joins 48 attorneys general in Facebook lawsuit
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging the company...
Roundup: Hurricane Laura / Carbon capture / Pennington
Top searches: Hurricane Laura is listed on the top 10 Google trending searches of 2020 for the news category, The Daily Advertiser reports. Overall,...
With billions of packages to deliver, online retailers, shippers face holiday hurdles
E-commerce became a lifeline for consumers and companies during the pandemic. But this holiday season, online shopping will strain the industry as never before:...
LSU bucking post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge
Despite fast-rising increases in COVID-19 cases across much of the state, LSU seems to be dodging an on-campus surge due to a decision made...
Brokers pitch amphitheater idea for River Park property
With the deadline to bid on River Park next week nears, real estate brokers representing the nearly 24-acre downtown riverfront property just north of Hollywood Casino made a late pitch to try and garner local interest in developing the property for commercial entertainment use.
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 2,429 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 254,562 since March.
• One...
Louisiana labeled as ‘Judicial Hellhole’ for eighth year in a row
The American Tort Reform Association has once again labeled Louisiana as a “Judicial Hellhole,” this year ranking the state at No. 5.
Louisiana has been...
BRAC economic indicators: Jobless claims back to pre-lockdown levels
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its COVID-19 economic indicator report, which examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
Roundup: La Quinta / OLOL deal / Fundraising tips
Hotel sale: The La Quinta Inn & Suites on Rieger Road, by Interstate 10 and Siegen Road, has sold. BR Hotels 10 LLC bought...
Supply chain disruptions lead to frustrations, higher costs for homebuilders
Though the COVID-19 economic crisis has helped, not hurt, the housing market, homebuilders say supply chain disruptions and cost increases caused by the pandemic...
Galligan: Football program not being protected by favoritism
LSU sent more than 60 files related to sexual assault and sexual misconduct allegations to Husch Blackwell, the Missouri-based law firm conducting an independent review of the school’s handling of such cases.
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 1.016 new COVID-19 cases today.
• Louisiana’s health department today loosened its coronavirus quarantine guidance for schools and...
Roundup: Warehouse space / EPA standards / Nasdaq rally
Shortage: With a record amount of returns projected to flow back to retailers this holiday season and in the coming years, the U.S. is...
BRPD reorganization, pay plan draw criticism from Metro Council member
The Metro Council will meet Tuesday to approve Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s proposed spending plan for 2021—a nearly $1 billion overall budget that includes...
A look back on 2020’s newsmaking moments in Baton Rouge
While many of us might consider 2020 a year we’d like to do over or completely forget, we can’t ignore the fact that so...
Class A property managers grapple with changing office trends
Baton Rouge’s office sector was wrestling with rising Class A vacancy rates before the pandemic and measures to mitigate its spread hit, exacerbating the...
Algorithms replace exams when buying life insurance during COVID-19
Big data is playing a prominent role in life insurance this year.
Interest in coverage has surged during the pandemic, but for many people, social...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 3,102 new COVID-19 cases today and 24 additional deaths.
• Officials with the Krewe of Southdowns have decided...
Roundup: US hiring / Post-hurricane housing / Marijuana decriminalization
Slowdown: America’s employers added just 245,000 jobs last month, the fewest since April while marking the fifth straight monthly slowdown. At the same time,...
