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Virus roundup …
• Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to rise in Louisiana today, climbing to 684 patients. The state health department also reported 1,307 new cases...
Roundup: Bass Pro Shop / SASSO awarded / Cyber Corridor
Alligator meat: Bass Pro Shops is being sued by Big Pop's Fresh Louisiana Seafood, a Shreveport company that alleges in a lawsuit the outdoor...
Meet Agilify founders Nhi Nguyen and Jeremy Starns
A native of Vietnam raised in Baton Rouge, Nhi Nguyen double majored in zoology and computer science at LSU. After earning a master’s degree...
Legislative audit finds questionable spending at GOHSEP, other state agencies
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor has raised questions about almost $31 million in spending and financial management by state entities during the first quarter of...
Alford: Fight over Edwards’ executive order becoming a soap opera
The same senior member of the state House of Representatives who originally triggered talks about a petition to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus...
BREW Agency relocating to Perkins Road garden office park
BREW Agency, a Baton Rouge-based advertising and creative firm, is planning to move its offices into the Perkins 8 garden office development on Perkins Road by Pecue Lane, across the street from The Royal Standard.
Peter Sclafani moving into former Rum House on Perkins
Baton Rouge chef Peter Sclafani and partner Kiva Guidroz have signed a lease to take over the former Rum House space on Perkins Road.
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 380 new COVID-19 cases as the state’s infection rate holds steady. The new cases bring Louisiana’s...
Roundup: Race and politics / BRPD allegations / US gasoline prices
Zoom event: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Member Jason Riley will discuss “Economics and Politics of Race” at a virtual LSU event at 5...
JR Ball: Shame on GOP state legislators for special session about nothing
We better not hear word one from any Republican in the state Legislature about Louisiana’s public coffers being so empty that they have no...
More than 2 million women have dropped out of the labor force this year
In late October, Courtney Allen got the call she had been waiting for: A school district asked if she could come back as a...
Chase closing, consolidating local branches in response to changing market
In response to changes both in the local market and in the industry overall, Chase Bank is in the process of closing and consolidating several of its Capital Region branches.
Baton Rouge initial unemployment claims fell 34% during October
With fewer than 750 new filings last week, initial unemployment insurance claims fell nearly 34% during the month of October in East Baton Rouge...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 855 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 186,695 since March. There were 21 additional...
LSU’s presidential search committee hopes to select search firm next week
LSU’s presidential search committee, which recently voted to retain a firm to help in the search process, could be presented with a short list...
Roundup: Wade Sims / Unemployment gap / Electric Bentleys
Change of venue?: Lawyers for the man charged in the 2018 slaying of LSU basketball player Wade Sims says the trial should be moved...
Gov. John Bel Edwards leaves most legislators’ pet projects in budget
Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to nearly all of the $20 million-plus in pet projects that lawmakers inserted into this year's budget in their...
LABI announces winners of 2020 Free Enterprise Awards
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today announced the nine companies and individuals selected as winners of its 2020 Free Enterprise Awards.
"In a...
Brightside Clinic, Everso Systems expanding, adding 20 jobs
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and CEO Evon Roquemore of Brightside Clinic and Everso Systems today announced that the mental health clinic and behavioral...
Denham Pointe Shopping Center changes hands for $4.7M
A Metairie investor has acquired a 23,600-square-foot retail center in the 1100 block of S. Range Avenue in Denham Springs for $4.7 million.
