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Roundup: Statewide roadwork / New college rule / Facebook oversight panel
Highway cleanup: With fewer cars on the road because of the coronavirus outbreak, Louisiana's transportation department is taking the opportunity to clean up areas...
Community banks shine in PPP, reap new business as a result
When the first round of funding from the Paycheck Protection Program ran out last month, Stafford Wood’s consulting firm, Covalent Logic, was one of...
LSU survey: Most Louisianans say they’re staying home
In a recent survey, researchers at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication found that most Louisiana residents say they are complying with state stay-at-home...
Baton Rouge ranks 67th in the state for US census reporting
The latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Louisianans have a lower-than-average response rate for the 2020 census, with the state in...
Virus roundup …
• The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its weekly COVID-19 dashboard that examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
LABI releases policy recommendations for liability reform after COVID-19
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today released policy recommendations to help protect businesses from the threat of lawsuits in wake of the...
Walk-On’s named No. 1 new franchise by ‘Entrepreneur’
Baton Rouge-based Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux has been recognized as the No. 1 brand in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2020 Top New Franchises Ranking.
The ranking came from...
Roundup: Alton Sterling lawsuit / Legislative proposals / Property transfers
Date change: A new trial date has been set in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a black man killed by...
Land on the list: Top 100 private companies
Business Report is now accepting new applications and updates from privately owned, local companies for inclusion in our annual Top 100 private companies list,...
Click Here Digital adding 100 direct jobs as part of headquarters expansion
Click Here Digital will create 100 new direct jobs when it moves from its Brookline Avenue location and invests $1.2 million into a new...
Some Airbnb owners converting units to long-term rentals, others wait on LSU football
Like other sectors of the hospitality industry, the short-term rentals market has been decimated by the coronavirus crisis.
Though landlords who market their properties on...
Gotcha bikes reports spike in usage amid social distancing
Despite state and local officials encouraging people to stay at home because of COVID-19, Baton Rouge’s bike share program is reporting a 213% spike...
Parkview Baptist buys Laser Tag building on Sherwood Forest
The Parkview Baptist Church Foundation has purchased the Laser Tag of Baton Rouge building on Sherwood Forest Boulevard, near Airline Highway.
The foundation bought the...
Virus roundup …
• Businesses are starting to reassess the bonus pay for hourly employees who have been going into work through the coronavirus pandemic. Companies temporarily...
Roundup: Business loan survey / Hard Rock Hotel / Pulitzer Prizes awarded
Lending standards: Loan officers at U.S. banks reported significantly tightening standards and terms on business loans in the first three months of the year...
Louisiana Legislature returns to grapple with pandemic-caused budget woes
With some in masks and others uncovered, Louisiana lawmakers Monday resumed the final four weeks of a legislative session stalled by the coronavirus, trying...
LOGA: State’s oil producers shuttering at alarming rate
The economic consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the oil glut generated by the Saudis and Russians, and the lack of storage are being...
Jefferson Highway gym reopens in violation of stay-at-home order
After being closed for more than a month because of the coronavirus, Donnie Calloway reopened his health club Calloway’s Health & Fitness at 4:45...
Raising Cane’s employees sew masks at downtown Baton Rouge location
While most Raising Cane’s locations remain open serving drive-thru customers, the dine-in-only location in downtown Baton Rouge has found a new way to keep...
Roundup: Funding for Louisiana / Construction spending / Power grid order
Sales tax replacement: Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy plans to introduce a bill next week to provide direct federal funding to Louisiana and...
