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Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 250 new COVID-19 cases today and 13 new deaths, WAFB-TV reports.
• JPMorgan Chase has found evidence of...
Roundup: Saints hurricane fundraiser / Retailers next hurdle / US borrowing increases
Helping hand: The New Orleans Saints, Pelicans and the NFL Foundation announced last week a $500,000 donation to assist with Hurricane Laura relief, the...
JR Ball: This has got to be the worst year ever, right?
You win, 2020, writes Business Report Executive Editor JR Ball in his new opinion piece.
With all the stuff this year has thrown our way,...
West Louisiana LNG sites report minimal impact from Hurricane Laura
Two operational LNG facilities and one under construction in Calcasieu Parish have reported minimal damage from Hurricane Laura.
In an announcement Monday, Sempra LNG said...
Louisiana elections plan goes before federal judge this week
Louisiana Republican officials' reluctance to allow expanded mail-in voting this fall—despite having done so for summer elections—is at issue in a federal case unfolding...
Apartment complex with 110 units proposed for Mid City
A new apartment development is planned for Mid City, at the corner of North Boulevard and Scenic Highway.
William Callihan, with the Renaissance Neighborhood Development...
Working parents face countless hurdles as school year gets rolling
Every weekday, from 7:10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Erin Bendily finds herself on call for tech support, academic guidance and any number of other...
Baton Rouge misses grant deadline to purchase tire shredder, so what now?
Baton Rouge has missed the Sept. 1 deadline by which it had to spend some $600,000 in federal grant money to purchase a tire shredder that, it was hoped, would reduce abandoned tires that serve as breeding pools for mosquitoes in blighted areas.
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana health officials today reported 828 new COVID-19 cases and 14 additional deaths from the virus. Hospitalizations fell to 808 statewide, and ventilator...
Roundup: Business forum / LCAI training / US imports to spike
Facing challenges: The Tulane Association of Business Alumni will host its 41st annual forum, “Waves of Change: Reimagining Business Growth Through a Crisis,” on...
It’s getting harder to keep the ‘Big’ in Big Oil
A dozen years ago, ExxonMobil was the bluest of blue-chip companies, but the oil giant’s market value today is about one-third of what it...
Cypress Coast Brewing sets opening date after years of delays
Caleb Schlamp and Justin Meyers have gone from being co-workers to neighbors to local entrepreneurs ready to offer Baton Rouge another option for locally...
Stupp Corp. files notice it intends to lay off hundreds of Baton Rouge workers
The Stupp Corporation has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) with the Louisiana Workforce Commission saying it is laying off hundreds of...
Virus and hurricane recovery roundup …
• The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The CDC also...
LSU researchers develop technology to protect football players from coronavirus
LSU researchers, in partnership with sports technology startup Tigeraire, have developed new helmet cooling technology for sports helmets to help protect athletes from the...
LSU campus workers union urges halt of face-to-face activities systemwide
The United Campus Workers of Louisiana labor union is calling on LSU leaders to immediately halt face-to-face activities to slow COVID-19 spread.
Baton Rouge-founded company partners with GE on new app-based education platform
The WGI Worldwide Company, founded in Baton Rouge, and General Electric today announced a partnership to launch an app-based education platform.
Roundup: Parking lot shooting / Pet food recall / US mortgage rates
Update: Jace Boyd, 24, who has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of panhandler 61-year-old Danny Buckley, was released from jail...
Gov. John Bel Edwards asks judge to widen absentee balloting for elections
Gov. John Bel Edwards is asking a federal judge to order Louisiana's elections chief to broaden the use of absentee-by-mail voting for the fall...
OLOL one of 51 sites selected for COVID-19 clinical trial
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center today announced it’s selection as one of 51 U.S. sites to participate in a one-year study...
