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LSU implements new federal guidelines for sexual misconduct investigations
LSU implemented new guidelines for Title IX investigations into sexual misconduct cases in accordance with new federal government regulations released in May, which have...
Dairy logistics amid pandemic? Kleinpeter:‘It’s not a challenge, it’s a nightmare’
As K-12 schools have struggled with the logistics of reopening amid a pandemic, so, too, have the businesses that serve them.
Take Kleinpeter Farms Dairy,...
Fed officials worried about government pulling back on coronavirus relief
U.S. consumers lifted their spending in May and June but businesses remained cautious because of the tremendous uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, Federal Reserve...
How LSU is working to keep football players safe ahead of Sept. 26 opener
With the SEC on Tuesday announcing guidelines for its 14 member schools to protect fans in preparation for the 2020 football season, LSU has...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana's Department of Health reported fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday for the third straight day for the first time in...
Roundup: YEA applications / Purdue Pharma / Value of Apple
Last chance: Aspiring student entrepreneurs in grades 8-12 are encouraged to submit their applications to participate in the upcoming Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton...
Edwards signs executive orders addressing greenhouse gasses, coastal resilience
Gov. John Bel Edwards today signed two executive orders to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance coastal resilience.
The first order, JBE 2020-18, formally establishes...
LABI gives 8 Baton Rouge-area lawmakers perfect marks on business scorecard
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today released its 2020 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting the lawmakers and leaders inside the state Capitol who supported...
East Baton Rouge Parish residents among most likely in state to face eviction
East Baton Rouge Parish has the third-largest number of rent-burdened households in the state at risk of losing their homes due to COVID-19, according to a new analysis from the Center for Planning Excellence.
Lower hotel occupancies means developers bear higher TIF costs
With hotel occupancy down locally, the tax dollars that help offset some bonded costs are also down, meaning developers are having to use more of their own money to pay debt obligations.
Consumer spending drops sharply in Baton Rouge after unemployment boost ends
While consumer spending continues to be relatively flat in Livingston and Ascension parishes, it has sharply dropped in East Baton Rouge Parish since the...
Average CEO earnings soared to $21.3M last year
Fueled by a surging stock market, CEO compensation climbed to its highest level in seven years last year and could be poised to rise...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana's new COVID-19 cases continued to subside today with 640 reported, the second consecutive single-day total below 1,000, which has happened just three...
Roundup: Walmart, Home Depot sales / Shipping fees / Roads and bridges
Retail winners: Americans turned to Walmart and Home Depot for supplies and do-it-yourself projects during the second quarter, resulting in soaring sales for the...
OLOL, BRCC to partner for workforce development program
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center today announced a new partnership with Baton Rouge Community College to create the Certified Nursing Assistant...
Banks setting aside billions to prepare for wave of expected defaults
As uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic continues, banks are steeling themselves for a difficult fall and winter.
Though many had hoped in late March, when...
Former AT&T facility sold to Baton Rouge company
A former AT&T facility on West Perdue Drive, in the Baton Rouge Central Industrial Park area, has sold to a Baton Rouge-based company.
Doing business...
Single-family homes for less than $350K are hot sellers in Baton Rouge
With record-low mortgage rates, certain pockets of Baton Rouge’s residential real estate market are experiencing a surge in sales activity.
What’s more, as people plan...
Roundup: LSU season opener / Cajun Traditions plant / Homebuilder confidence
Playing at home: LSU will play Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium on Sept. 26, according to ESPN. The Southeastern Conference today released the week...
Landlords, renters shift away from yearlong leases across US
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Deborah Pusatere to convert all her tenants' one-year leases into rolling month-to-month agreements.
The landlord in upstate New York oversees...
