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Few minorities joining ranks of directors on US corporate boards
Publicly traded U.S. companies have been slow to add minority directors over the past five years even as women grabbed a greater share of...
Congress haggles over temporary funding bill; no sign of additional COVID-19 aid
Democrats controlling the House unveiled a government-wide temporary funding bill today that would keep federal agencies fully up and running into December. The measure...
Baton Rouge businesses dominate LED Louisiana Growth Leaders awards
Louisiana Economic Development honored 10 companies as 2020 Louisiana Growth Leaders this week in a program featuring Gov. John Bel Edwards and LED Secretary...
Alexander’s grocery store to anchor new Gonzales mixed-use development
The owners of Alexander’s Highland Market in Baton Rouge are expanding into Ascension Parish with a 30,000-square-foot retail anchor in Gonzales’ Heritage Crossing.
Louisiana’s unemployment rate drops to 7.6% for August
Louisiana’s unemployment rate dropped between July and August, from 9.4% to 7.6%, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics....
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana averaged 587 new cases a day this week, down from 672 last week and 747 the week before. That marks a 13%...
State lawmakers want to avoid business tax hike to pay for unemployment insurance
Louisiana legislators are hoping to find a way to avoid the higher business taxes and fees that could kick in next year to replenish...
Roundup: LSU fan cutouts / Post-Laura evictions halted / US farm aid
In spirit: For $50, fans can still be there in the stands in the form of a cardboard cutout, LSU Athletics announced today. All...
Can companies require COVID-19 vaccines?
It may be the better part of a year before a COVID-19 vaccine is available to the general U.S. public, but businesses are already...
Citizen whose email sparked scheduled rehearing of Alton Sterling settlement wants comment withdrawn
The citizen whose emailed comment to the Metro Council was not read into the public record at a virtual meeting earlier this month—a technical...
Health insurers factoring in lingering COVID-19 conditions when setting 2021 rates
Health insurers are trying to take into account the uncertainty around the novel coronavirus when setting their 2021 rates, including several health conditions that have been linked to the virus.
Louisiana sees drop in weekly initial unemployment claims
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana dropped to 16,182 last week, down from the more than 24,500 from the week before, according to figures...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 500 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths today.
• A yearslong drive for efficiency, with hospitals reining in...
Like retailers, restaurants across US are also going ‘dark’
Like most restaurant groups around the country, BBQ Holdings’ four restaurant brands got hit hard by the pandemic—stay-at-home orders and limitations on dining-room occupancy...
Roundup: LWC apology / Shred Fest / Mortgage rates
Oops: The Louisiana Workforce Commission this morning published an apology for erroneously sending 7,600 overpayment notices to people who have been receiving unemployment checks....
Restaurateur Austin Wong shares how Chow Main has changed since COVID-19
For some restaurant owners, COVID-19 wasn’t all gloom and doom. For Chow Main‘s Austin Wong, the statewide shutdown gave him the time to step...
Baton Rouge Health District gets first federal grant
The Baton Rouge Health District recently received its first federal grant award, funded by the Economic Development Administration’s Venture Challenge Build to Scale Program.
The...
BREC golf courses post record high numbers during pandemic
Since reopening its golf courses in May, BREC has been seeing historic high figures for both the number of golfers as well as revenue...
Federal judge rules in favor of expanded mail-in ballots for Louisiana
A federal judge granted expanded use of mail-in ballots for the November election, ruling Wednesday that Louisiana must allow voters to cast ballots by...
Email glitch forces rehearing of proposed settlement in Alton Sterling case
The Metro Council next month will have to again take up a proposed $5 million settlement in the civil lawsuit filed on behalf of Alton Sterling’s five children because a single public comment on the measure, submitted via email, was not read into the public record.
