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Virus roundup …
• The state health department reported 3,604 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 241,335 statewide since March. Officials said 1,551 were from backlogged...
Roundup: No ITEP this month / Shipping limits / US hiring
Reschedule: Louisiana Economic Development has canceled its LED Corporation meeting set for Thursday, Dec. 10, as well as postponed its upcoming Louisiana Board of...
Louisiana’s latest special session cost taxpayers $1.1M
The fall special session held by Louisiana lawmakers to debate COVID-19 rules and hurricane recovery issues carried a taxpayer-financed price tag of more than...
Baton Rouge hotels suffer through slow November with little hope for better December
While many Americans may have disregarded the advice of public health officials and traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, the activity does not appear to...
Bon Carre’s new owners plan to turn center into a tech hub
The owners of the South Carolina real estate investment firm that recently acquired Bon Carré Business Center for an undisclosed price plan to make a major investment .
Metro Council to weigh indoor shooting range, apartments in Greens at Millerville
The Metro Council will decide Wednesday whether to rezone 57 acres in The Greens at Millerville to make room for a gun store with...
Seven MovEBR capacity projects scheduled to break ground in 2021
Nearly two dozen MovEBR projects are expected to begin next year, including construction of a new four-lane road from Perkins Road to the Mall...
Virus roundup …
• The state health department reported 5,326 new COVID-19 cases today, however, some of the data recorded today should have been reported Nov. 29-30...
Roundup: BREW pitch competition / US construction spending / Port Fourchon
New deadline: Applications from qualified startup companies for the BREW High-Stakes Pitch Competition will now be accepted until midnight on Thursday, Dec 3, a...
Broome, BRPD announce new Real Time Crime Center programs
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul, and Gary Patureau of the Sherwood Forest Crime District today announced two new initiatives...
BRAC indicators show less travel, dip in fuel sales Thanksgiving week
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its latest COVID-19 economic indicator report that examines and assesses the impact of the pandemic on the...
Restaurants uncertain of modified phase two impact
Nearly a week after Gov. John Bel Edwards pulled the state back into modified phase two guidelines, Baton Rouge-area restaurateurs say they’re uncertain how...
Federal report: US weekly unemployment stats likely inflated
The nation’s weekly unemployment statistics have been plagued by backlogs, fraud and inconsistent data reporting state by state, the Washington Post reports, making them...
Current Louisiana COVID-19 restrictions likely to stay in place through holidays
Louisianans should prepare for a COVID-19 Christmas similar to the restrictions and recommendations issued for Thanksgiving, The News Star reports.
Last week Gov. John Bel...
Roundup: Mayor’s race / Ruffin Rodrigue / LSU police
Runoff: The candidates for the next mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish met today for a public forum ahead of the Dec. 5 runoff...
Two former All Star Automotive execs purchase dealership in LaPlace
Two of All Star Automotive Group’s top executives have left the company to take over and rebrand a car dealership in St. John the Baptist Parish.
Received PPP money? IRS says you can’t deduct related expenses on 2020 tax return
With 2020 coming to a close, local CPAs say it’s important for businesses to be aware, as they prepare their year-end tax returns, that...
Ruffin Rodrigue helped form backbone of Baton Rouge’s restaurant industry
Those in Baton Rouge’s business community remember the late Ruffin Rodrigue as a larger-than-life figure who loved to celebrate and advocated tirelessly for Louisiana restaurants.
LABI President: Shopping small is critical this holiday season
In a new opinion piece, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack encourages area residents to support local businesses as the holiday...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 1,234 new COVID-19 cases. There were 27 additional deaths reported and hospitalizations from the virus have...
