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Phase two restrictions to continue at least through July 24
Because the state is seeing a troubling, recent uptick in coronavirus cases, Louisiana will not further ease current restrictions on businesses, Gov. John Bel...
Virus roundup …
• The number of COVID-19 cases in Louisiana has surpassed 50,000 and hospitalizations for the disease are on the rise, according to state figures...
Roundup: I-10 widening / Supreme Court ruling / Ebb and Flow festival
Interstate project: The state has selected a contractor to handle the pre-construction phase of the Interstate 10 widening project between East Baton Rouge and...
Treasurer: Louisiana business grant program to begin in July
Some small businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic should start seeing grants from a $300 million federally financed program as soon as next month,...
LOGA president: Louisiana needs legal reform
In the past few months, like all of us, our state's businesses have been forced to confront the uncertainties of a pandemic and a...
Roundup: May jobs report / Juneteenth ceremony / Ford Bronco
Hiring: Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy's surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the...
BRAC report: Just 20% of managers in Baton Rouge area are non-white
Baton Rouge received low grades on a set of benchmarks looking at the city’s racial and economic disparities released today by the Baton Rouge...
Lenders tighten restrictions on home equity lines of credit
Though millions of Americans are out of work, they may find it difficult, if not impossible, to tap into their home equity to help...
Troy H. Middleton’s name to be removed from LSU’s main library
Troy H. Middleton’s name will be removed from LSU’s main library, with the LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approving the measure at its Friday...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana has reported more than 700 new coronavirus cases per day for three straight days, bringing the statewide total of known cases to...
$600B Fed program for small businesses off to a rocky start
The Federal Reserve’s $600 billion Main Street Lending Program is supposed to provide low-cost loans to firms with fewer than 15,000 workers, but it...
You should have a COVID-19 plan at work in case you get sick
Most businesses are moving toward more normal operations at the same time as the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continues to hold...
Virus roundup …
• Louisiana's health department didn't provide the daily update on the state's coronavirus data today, saying it was “reviewing all data” on the outbreak....
Experts foresee a tidal wave of corporate bankruptcy filings
Already, companies large and small are succumbing to the effects of the coronavirus. They include household names like Hertz and J. Crew and comparatively...
Apartments near Baton Rouge General moving forward
A construction permit has been granted for a new apartment complex development on Picardy Avenue, near Baton Rouge General Medical Center.
The complex, named Dawson...
Lawmakers move to shrink tax credit program for historic buildings
The state’s historic building tax credit program, seen by developers and preservationists alike as a key tool in incentivizing historic redevelopment, would be sharply...
Louisiana construction workers beginning to see hours increase
Louisiana is among 34 states where construction activity has returned to pre-coronavirus levels, according to recent data from Procore, a Silicon Valley construction technology...
Roundup: Taylor Energy lawsuit / Police tactics study group / Mortgage rates
Ongoing oil leak: Taylor Energy is challenging a U.S. Coast Guard claim that the company owes millions of dollars in costs and penalties related...
Companies turn to zero-based budgeting to cut costs
The economic downturn is forcing finance executives to take a more detailed look at their companies’ spending. One tactic they are turning to is...
Virus roundup …
• Health officials reported 928 additional coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing the total to 48,634 confirmed cases statewide. The state says 129 of those newly...
