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Chauna Banks defers approval of planned north Baton Rouge charter school
IDEA Public Schools’ plans to build a $25 million school in north Baton Rouge are being held up in the Department of Public Works’...
Piazza adviser files lawsuit to disqualify Watson in Baton Rouge mayor’s race
A consultant with ties to mayoral hopeful Jordan Piazza has filed a lawsuit seeking to disqualify fellow mayoral candidate Matt Watson from the crowded...
Alford: Monroe mayoral race shows new voting trends
Earlier this month, before he was sworn into office for the very first time, Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis turned heads in a major way....
Roundup: LSU research / Fed extension / Alzheimer’s
COVID-19 studies: Last year, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine launched the Center for Lung Biology and Disease with more than $11.5 million in...
Virus roundup …
• East Baton Rouge is now second in the number of coronavirus infections in Louisiana, overtaking Orleans Parish. State data released today shows EBR...
City-parish sales tax collections rose in May but remain down from 2019
Recurring sales and use tax collections in May for the city and parish combined were down 10.6% from the same month a year ago,...
Tiger Pride Podcast: Catch up with LSU QB Myles Brennan ahead of an uncertain...
Football is back, sort of. The NCAA allowed schools to hold two weeks of limited practices, which began Friday, before reporting for “full” fall...
Some large companies that received PPP have yet to rehire employees
Though the Paycheck Protection Program was intended to keep employees on the payroll, workers at some big companies have yet to be rehired, the...
Planning director search beginning in two weeks
The search to replace East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Director Frank Duke, who resigned more than six months ago, is set to begin in...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana reported 2,343 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the statewide total to 109,917. The state also reported 23 new deaths, with the state...
Roundup: Arts center / Stormwater Master Plan / Oil and gas losses
Gallery: The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is renovating a former government office building at 233 St. Ferdinand Street into a community arts...
Lakes rehabilitation project poised to move forward
Details remain sketchy about where the project stands and who will pay for it, but officials at the LSU Real Estate Facilities Foundation expect to unveil their blueprint in the coming weeks.
‘Advocate’ strikes deal to print Gannett-owned south Louisiana newspapers
The Advocate will begin printing four south Louisiana newspapers for Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper company, in September, the publishing company announced this weekend.
The...
Pay attention to these data sets if you’re looking for business financing
Although the credit bureaus take their mandate to provide accurate and timely business credit information seriously, mistakes happen. Your business credit profile, unlike your...
Baton Rouge metro sees unemployment drop in June
Unemployment in the Baton Rouge area dropped to 9.6% in June, down from 12.6% in May, according to data released today by the Louisiana...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana Department of Health reported 2,142 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths today.
• Our Lady of the Lake Hospital is requesting federal...
Roundup: Defamation lawsuit / Amazon allegations / Blighted Louisiana crops
Settlement: The Washington Post reports that the newspaper has settled a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Kentucky teenager who alleged that news...
See who’s running in the upcoming election
The qualifying period for Louisiana’s November election closes today with the races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and several judgeships on...
U.S. small businesses may sink in second coronavirus wave
The number of outright failures of U.S. small businesses in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic was comparatively modest, but the months ahead...
Cassidy registers for Louisiana ballot
Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy left the ongoing coronavirus aid negotiations in Washington on Friday to register for his reelection bid, drawing 13 opponents...
