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First look: Gov’t Taco will open its new location on Election Day
Government buildings never looked so good. OK, so Gov’t Taco is not an actual government-run building. But it is inspired by the American political...
ExxonMobil plans to eliminate 14,000 jobs
ExxonMobil Corp. said today it expects to shed as much as 15% of its global workforce over the next year, including 1,900 jobs in...
Broome announces launch of EBR’s first-ever DBE certification program
The city-parish on Dec. 1 will launch its first-ever Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification program, following recommendations from a 2019 disparity study that found businesses...
Workers explore leave options as pandemic, child care issues grow
With many schools still remote and case counts on the rise, many workers say they still need time off, The Wall Street Journal reports,...
Baton Rouge restaurants see mostly benefits from QR code menus
The pandemic has pushed QR code menus into the mainstream, with some Baton Rouge restaurants investing in the contactless codes for safety and cost reasons.
Handful of legislators ensure their parishes get bulk of pet projects
The nearly 120 local pet projects lawmakers voted to spend $25.2 million on this month were not distributed evenly across the state, Louisiana Illuminator...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting 503 new COVID-19 cases today and 10 additional deaths from the virus. Hospitalizations continue to increase...
Roundup: Public meeting / Liberty High principal / Tupperware
Roadwork: The MovEBR program’s management team is hosting a virtual public meeting about the Mall of Louisiana Boulevard (Picardy-Perkins Connector) Project on Thursday at...
River Park property in downtown Baton Rouge in foreclosure, up for sale
Developer Pete Clements is selling the 24-acre downtown riverfront property just north of Hollywood Casino that was once the site of his proposed River...
National firearms retailer plans store, indoor shooting range for Greens at Millerville
A national firearms retailer is poised to move into the Baton Rouge market with a location planned for the Greens at Millerville, Windy Gladney’s mixed-use development at Millerville Road and Interstate 12.
BCBS hires new chief medical officer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana today announced that Dr. Stephanie Mills, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, has been appointed as the insurer’s...
Baton Rouge summer collegiate baseball team sold
The Baton Rouge Rougarou, a summer collegiate baseball team, has been sold just a year after its inaugural season.
Texas-based Clutch Entertainment Group, which founded...
Metro Council to vote on annexation petitions from 13 Willow Ridge residents
The Metro Council tomorrow will take up a measure that would annex several unincorporated properties in the Willow Ridge subdivision out of the proposed...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 885 new COVID-19 cases and 18 additional deaths from the virus.
• Amazon plans to hire 100,000...
Roundup: Net neutrality vote / Louisiana voting / Casinos ask for aid
Internet services: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, even after a federal...
LNG limbo: New projects hit the brakes as long-term contracts vanish
Any new LNG investment in Louisiana will likely remain in limbo until at least 2022, as the uncertainty of COVID-19 and availability of competitively...
US oil producers are betting low prices will stick around in 2021
U.S. oil producers are betting that crude prices will stay low well into next year, hedging some of their production at around $40 a...
Local entrepreneur to open automated make-your-own pizza prototype in Tigerland
A local entrepreneur plans to open an automated pizza system in a 25-foot container in the Tigerland parking lot in February, building on a make-your-own pizza trend that appears to be coming to Baton Rouge.
City-parish sales and use tax collections drop for August
After two months of year-over-year gains, recurring city-parish sales and use tax collections declined last month.
Collections for the city and parish combined (less vehicle...
Virus roundup …
• The state is reporting 222 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total cases in Louisiana to 180,069 since March. There were also 17...
