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White House preparing new $1.8T stimulus proposal
The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks Friday in hopes of an agreement before Election Day, even as President...
Cassidy pushes bill to create board for examining how deaths occur in disasters
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is joining U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, in introducing bipartisan legislation that would create a permanent independent board to...
State GOP lawmakers looking to back Landry’s rejection of election grants
Parishes across Louisiana, including those devastated by Hurricane Laura, were forced to reject millions in grant money from a nonprofit tech organization after Louisiana...
New apartment complex proposed at Bluebonnet and Burbank
The Planning Commission next month will consider the site plan for a proposed multifamily development at the intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Burbank Drive.
PPP forgiveness rule update good news for local banks, small businesses
The local banking community is applauding today’s announcement by the U.S. Small Business Administration that it is simplifying the loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less.
Vivid Ink creates new sister company: Vivid Imprint
Baton Rouge-based printing and digital graphics company Vivid Ink has expanded, with the creation of a sister company—Vivid Imprint—which specializes in printing corporate branding products for local companies.
Few requests to modify overlay districts granted in recent history
If a proposed modification to the Old Hammond Highway Overlay District allowing for the development of a controversial Murphy Oil gas station secures Metro Council approval later this month, it would join just a few other cases where properties have successfully been removed from one of the parish’s 10 overlay districts in recent years.
St. Francisville Greek restaurant expands with location in Baton Rouge
Cafe Petra, a Greek and Lebanese restaurant in St. Francisville, is expanding to Baton Rouge with a new quick concept restaurant.
Cafe Petra Express will...
Weather roundup …
• Hurricane Delta is moving toward southwest Louisiana and the current NHC forecast calls for slow but steady intensification over the next 24 hours,...
Roundup: IDEA Academy / CRISIS platform / Chase’s $30B plan
Expansion: A $7.1 million permit for construction was granted earlier this week for Idea Public Schools to expand its Cortana campus, on Airway Drive...
Louisiana sees decrease in initial unemployment claims
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana dropped 17% last week, down more than 3,000 from the previous week.
There were nearly 13,500 initial claims filed...
Fiscal issues the focus of most constitutional amendments on ballot
When Louisiana voters go to the polls next month, among the items on the ballot they’ll be asked to decide are seven proposed constitutional...
Virus roundup …
• The state health department reported 1,052 new COVID-19 cases today; however, of the new cases, 406 were from positive cases backlogged and collected...
Roundup: Emergency declaration / Capital Region delegation / LSU tickets
Hurricane Delta: Gov. John Bel Edwards has requested a pre-landfall Federal Declaration of Emergency in a letter to President Donald Trump in advance of...
EBR schools superintendent stepping down due to health reasons
East Baton Rouge Parish School System Superintendent Leslie M. Brown is stepping down from her role, effective Thursday, due to a medical emergency, the...
Check out BRAC’s new recruiting platform at virtual event
BRAC, LSU and Southern University are partnering to promote Handshake, a recently unveiled recruiting platform that aims to connect employers and graduates.
Businesses of any...
GOP state lawmakers seek to keep Baton Rouge-area pastor from prosecution
Republican Louisiana lawmakers trying to chisel away at Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus restrictions Wednesday sought to protect Baton Rouge-area pastor Tony Spell, who...
For Baton Rouge hotels, influx of first responders should more than offset loss of...
Despite LSU moving Saturday’s planned home game to Missouri due to Hurricane Delta, Baton Rouge’s hospitality industry is heading into this weekend expecting a boost in business—which, at first glance, may seem counterintuitive.
Clorox exec at BRAC diversity event: We want to be inclusive so we can...
Instead of “not seeing color,” Erby Foster, chief diversity officer for The Clorox Company, encourages Capital Region executives to recognize the strength of a...
Campaign finance reports show coffee a key ingredient in Watson’s mayoral strategy
While campaign finance reports show who’s backing the various candidates in the Baton Rouge mayor’s race, they also shed light on how the candidates...
