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Roundup: Spillway opening / Hurricane season / High school seniors
Flood prevention: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open 20 bays of the Bonnet Carré Spillway tomorrow after the Mississippi River was forecast...
Virus response: ExxonMobil partners with GOHSEP to get disinfectant into the right hands
To help meet demand for medical sanitation products, ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge Chemical Plant is producing and providing isopropyl alcohol (IPA) to areas hit hardest...
Virus roundup …
• In a webinar hosted by Business Report this morning, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves and LABI President Stephen Waguespack answered some of the most...
Labor attorney talks changes to FMLA and paid leave under CARES Act
Emergency provisions to the Family Medical Leave Act and paid sick time are giving employees new access to needed paid time off as a...
Local banks worried, still awaiting federal guidance on eve of PPP rollout
Though they’ve been preparing all week, local banks that will be administering the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program say they’re not ready yet because...
Last chance to vote in the 2020 Best of 225 Awards
Today is your final chance to throw your support behind your favorites, Baton Rouge.
Local businesses need love perhaps now more than ever. But beyond...
Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis
Athletic directors at the nation's biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a survey released...
FranU fast tracks seniors to help treat COVID-19 patients
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University announced it is fast-tracking course completion and graduating seniors a month earlier than usual to fill the respiratory...
Local distillery switches from rum to alcohol that can be used for hand sanitizer
Three Roll Estate, the local distillery that specializes in rum made from sugar cane grown on Alma Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, is joining...
Nonprofit making protective gear for health care professionals out of old Lamar billboards
A fledgling nonprofit One Louisiana Now, founded by LSU researchers, is working to create reusable gowns and face shields out of old Lamar billboard...
Virus roundup …
• The Baton Rouge General Foundation has established a COVID-19 Operations Fund in response to questions on how to best support the front line....
Roundup: Takeover by T-Mobile / FDA sanitizer rules / US construction spending
Merger: Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size. The...
New state-led program to offer low-interest loans to small businesses
Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced creation of the Louisiana Loan Portfolio Guaranty Program, which will offer loans of up to $100,000 to Louisiana...
Social Security recipients will have to file tax return to get stimulus check
The Trump administration is requiring Americans who receive Social Security to file a tax return to receive their $1,200 economic stimulus payment, The Washington...
Sen. Bill Cassidy answers questions on EIDL, PPP loan programs
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber hosted a Q&A session with Sen. Bill Cassidy this morning on small business support provisions in the CARES Act,...
Stay safe from hackers while working remotely
While Zoom, Slack and other computer applications have become essential tools for companies managing a remote workforce, a local cybersecurity expert warns that the...
How to get a small business loan under the CARES Act
A network of community banks and financial institutions is gearing up to implement one of the most ambitious economic relief programs in U.S. history...
Roundup: Methanex plant / LALumina layoffs / Off the Hook
Under evaluation: After decisions to idle plants in Trinidad and Chile, Methanex is “evaluating all capital and operating spending,” including its third methanol plant...
Virus roundup …
• Our Lady of the Lake today announced it’s opening a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at its Livingston Campus. This testing site is open...
White Star Market among coronavirus casualties as closure becomes permanent
White Star Market, the Mid City food hall shuttered due to coronavirus mitigation measures, has notified its landlord it will not reopen—even after the...
