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Investar terminates Alabama bank purchase amid COVID-19 cutbacks
The holding company for Investar Bank has killed its plans to acquire an Alabama bank, according to the quarterly report Investar released yesterday, in...
Richard Zuschlag’s LSU board appointment had been in the works for past week
Why Jim Bernhard stepped down from LSU’s Board of Supervisors remains unclear, but Acadian Ambulance Service CEO Richard Zuschlag, the board’s newest appointee, says...
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana governor’s office today reported 2,408 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state's total to 101,650 confirmed cases since March.
• Students will return...
Roundup: Business closures / Environmental legislation / Mortgage rates
Yelp: As of mid-July, 55% of the 132,500 pandemic-era closures on Yelp are now permanent, The Washington Post reports. The online review site’s database...
Election qualifying enters day two; Senate race heats up
An open U.S. House seat representing northeastern and central Louisiana attracted strong interest from candidates, with at least seven contenders now signed up for...
Louisiana weekly initial unemployment claims rise by more than 5,700
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose to 32,079 last week, up from 26,351 the week before, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
For comparison,...
Business owners denied insurance coverage for shutdown-related revenue loss
In the two months Salon Aerie was shut down under Louisiana’s stay-at-home order, owner Lesli Stierle estimates the hair salon lost some $50,000 in...
See who has qualified so far for the upcoming election
The qualifying period for Louisiana’s November election opened today with the races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and several judgeships on...
State signs Mississippi River bridge consulting contract with Bernhard-owned firm
After months of negotiations, the state has signed a deal with the engineering firm that was selected in January to serve as lead consultant...
LUBA Workers’ Comp expands into three additional states
LUBA Workers’ Comp has expanded its coverage into Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama, meaning the company will now write worker’s compensation insurance in seven states.
Currently,...
Louisiana high court grants one-time ‘diploma privilege’ to 500 bar applicants
For the first time in 67 years, the Louisiana Supreme Court has granted certain qualified candidates one-time emergency admission to the Louisiana State Bar,...
Wally McMakin hits home run in financial world by hiring ‘stallions’
When Wally McMakin makes a new hire, he looks for one thing—stallions.
“When you hire really, really good, strong people, and I call people like...
Roundup: Non-unanimous juries / US home sales / Offices downsize
Reversals: Petitions have been filed in nearly 30 Louisiana criminal court cases to reverse convictions of people found guilty of serious crimes by non-unanimous...
Broome makes it official, launches reelection campaign
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today formally announced plans to run for reelection.
As part of her official launch, Broome says in a news release that...
Gov. John Bel Edwards announces extension of phase two restrictions
Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced he is extending Louisiana’s phase two restrictions an additional two weeks, through Aug. 7.
Edwards will sign a new...
BRAC economic indicators show regional economy has plateaued
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
Alford: Business interests eye next moves
The past few months have been bittersweet for business interests in Louisiana, especially in politics.
Practically every corner of business and industry has been impacted...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana reported 1,691 new COVID-19 cases today as the state's total rose to 96,583. The state is now No. 2 per capita in total...
Roundup: Bayou Bridge ruling / Federal Reserve / Homebuilding boost
Pipeline dispute: Landowners involved in a lawsuit over the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, the last segment of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline system, were awarded...
Local performing arts improvising as COVID-19 crisis continues
This fall marks the start of the 75th season for Capital City community theater company Theatre Baton Rouge, but that milestone is going to...
