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Roundup: Early voting / Metro Council candidates / Law enforcement
Turnout: More than a quarter-million Louisianans have already cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 presidential election, Louisiana Illuminator reports. According to data from...
Virus roundup …
• The state health department is reporting 863 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the state's total to 174,638 since March. There were 20 additional...
Roundup: I-10 roadwork / Alligator ban / Poverty study
Finish line nears: The widening work on Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish remains on schedule to wrap up in the next...
Block Lawncare closes marketplace to focus on subscription-based app
Local tech startup Block Lawncare announced Friday that it's closing its on-demand lawn care marketplace and pivoting to focus on a new subscription-based app.
Block,...
Kennedy, Cassidy file brief with Supreme Court in Stanford Group case
U.S. Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy, who have spent years trying to help Louisiana victims of the Stanford Group Ponzi scheme recoup some of the money they lost more than a decade ago, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved in the case.
LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation issues RFPs for University Lakes project
LSU has issued three requests for proposals for its University Lakes rehabilitation project.
The LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation, through a single-member entity called...
Louisiana sees small uptick in weekly initial unemployment claims
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose to 13,577 last week, slightly up from 13,461 the week before, according to figures released today by...
New aquarium opening in Mall of Louisiana next spring
Interactive aquarium company Blue Zoo is bringing its concept to the Mall of Louisiana next year.
Blue Zoo Baton Rouge, expected to open next spring,...
BASIS buys former Honda dealership property for new school
BASIS charter schools has purchased the former Honda dealership property on Florida Boulevard to be the site of its second campus in Baton Rouge.
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana department of health today reported 823 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths.
• The global economy's recovery from the pandemic recession...
Louisiana lawmakers load up budget with $22M in pet projects
In a special session called to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana legislative leaders are proposing to steer $22 million in state cash to...
Roundup: Tyrann Mathieu / Career fair / West Coast fires
ESPN profile: Just before the kickoff of Super Bowl LIV, Tyrann Mathieu of the Kansas City Chiefs watched a kid deliver the game ball...
Baton Rouge disaster recovery firm sees business surge in wake of Laura, Sally
Between all these services after the storms, CEO Bart Farmer estimates his 7-year-old company—recognized in 2019 by Business Report as one of Baton Rouge’s Top 100 Private Companies—is seeing a 40% uptick in revenues from last year.
Baton Rouge home sales up 36% over last September
Baton Rouge homes continued to sell at a rapid pace in September, beating last year’s figures by 36%—the fourth consecutive month of growth since...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana reported 331 new COVID-19 cases for a statewide total of 173,121, WBRZ-TV reports. There were nine additional deaths, increasing the total to...
Bocage-area Papa John’s Pizza property sold to Miami investor
The Papa John’s Pizza property on Jefferson Highway, near its intersection with Corporate Boulevard and Old Hammond Highway, has sold for nearly $1 million.
Baton Rouge retailers brace for changing Halloween season demands
With Halloween just two weeks away, retailers throughout Baton Rouge are having to adapt to changing seasonal demands.
Party Time on Bluebonnet Boulevard saw lower...
LSU names search committee to fill top leadership post, or posts
Nearly 11 months after F. King Alexander announced he was stepping down as president of LSU, the university’s board of supervisors is finally moving...
Roundup: 2025 Super Bowl / Louisiana judges / Mayor’s race
New NOLA date: The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and New Orleans Saints today announced that the Super Bowl Host Committee’s revised plan to...
EBR gets nearly $4M from FEMA to develop Stormwater Master Plan
East Baton Rouge Parish is receiving nearly $4 million in federal funding to develop a comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan to alleviate flooding in the...
