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BRAC, Southern and LSU partner in effort to keep graduates in Capital Region
In an effort to retain more graduates in the Capital Region and in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, LSU and Southern University have...
Louisiana’s college COVID-19 numbers show wide gap between on-campus, virtual students
The COVID-19 dashboard run by the Louisiana Department of Health shows 1,558 confirmed cases among college students, faculty and staff and 523 cases of...
Study finds millennials, baby boomers in Gulf South are restless
As the summer months wind down and we approach the end of the year, baby boomers and millennials in the Gulf South are changing...
Virus roundup …
• The state reported 440 new COVID-19 cases today, and seven new deaths from the virus. See the breakdown here.
• A huge international study...
After more than 30 years, Baton Rouge drainage projects one step closer to reality
Five long-overdue drainage projects in the parish that have been on the drawing board since the late 1980s appear poised to finally move forward.
State treasurer: Unclaimed property program low on money due to budget ‘sweeps’
Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder announced today that the department's Unclaimed Property Program is out of money to pay claims to residents due to...
CEOs call for another major coronavirus stimulus to keep recovery momentum
Roughly 1 in 4 chief executives of some of the nation’s largest companies say their businesses have recovered or will have by the end...
Lenders, business owners face slow going in getting PPP loans forgiven
The Small Business Administration officially opened its Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness portal to lenders Aug. 10. And of the 5.2 million loans approved...
LSU board still divided on whether to split top leadership position
At a special meeting earlier this month, the LSU Board of Supervisors met for more than two-and-a-half hours behind closed doors to discuss—according to...
Report: Louisiana had budget shortfall even before start of COVID-19 crisis
With just $14.8 billion available to pay $36.4 billion worth of bills, Louisiana is among 39 states that saw a budget shortfall at the...
Alford: Battle of the branches begins ahead of legislative session
Efforts by conservative legislators to rein in the order-making authority of Louisiana’s Democratic governor will at some point pull in members of the judicial...
Virus roundup …
• The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. exceeded 200,000 today. The U.S. is now losing about 800 lives...
Roundup: US home sales / Law firm moves downtown / Dudley DeBosier donation
Spiking: Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006, the National Association of Realtors said today. Sales are...
Warehouse construction set to begin on one of Industriplex area’s last vacant lots
A permit was granted Monday for construction to start on a nearly 18,000-square-foot warehouse on Cloverland Avenue, on one of the last vacant lots in the Industriplex area.
CATS workers demand ‘transparency and accountability’ over millage use
Representatives from the workers’ union for Capital Area Transit System employees are protesting what they allege is CATS leadership’s “mismanagement” of agency funds and...
Solutions scarce for shoring up state unemployment insurance
If lawmakers convene later this month in a special session, as expected, one of the main issues they’ll be trying to address is the...
Government Street apartments plan goes before Planning Commission
Midway is being developed by Michael Hogstrom of Onsite Design. According to the submitted plans, the complex will feature 34 units in a four-story, 30,000 square-foot building at Edison Street.
LSU sees record-breaking freshman enrollment for third-straight year
LSU welcomed a record-breaking 6,690 freshmen to campus this year, the university announced today, bringing overall enrollment to an all-time high of 34,290 students.
The...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 249 new COVID-19 cases today.
• Louisiana has regained more than half of the jobs it had lost...
Roundup: Tropical Storm Beta / Housing scarcity / Household net worth
Flood warning: Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued a state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Beta and the impacts that Louisiana could...
