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Ochsner to begin in-house testing as health care system faces overload
Ochsner Health System is moving its COVID-19 testing in-house at its New Orleans-area medical center. Hospital officials say the new testing site is expected...
Attorneys face onslaught of questions regarding force majeure, business interruption insurance
While local attorneys are getting bombarded with client inquiries about force majeure and business interruption insurance, they caution that the highly desired sources of...
Telemed use spikes as area hospitals battle coronavirus spread
With patients pouring into local hospitals and health care facilities—some hoping to get tested for COVID-19, some for routine appointments—doctors are leaning more on...
Area restaurants launch #BetterTogetherBR campaign, rewards
Local restaurant owners have organized a coalition and incentive campaign, called #BetterTogetherBR, to encourage the Baton Rouge community to keep eating out while restaurant...
Area bankers say it’s business as usual, but warn against major cash withdrawals
Despite various local anecdotes and national reports indicating otherwise, some Baton Rouge area banking officials say they haven’t seen a spike in customers withdrawing...
Virus roundup …
• Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that small businesses in all 64 Louisiana parishes will now have access to federal Small Business Administration...
Roundup: Oil prices rise / Roadwork / Mortgage rates
Rebound: U.S. oil prices rebounded from their lowest level in 18 years with their largest one-day percentage gain on record, extending a recent period...
Congress urgently drafting $1T economic rescue package
Congress worked urgently Thursday to fashion a $1 trillion measure to prop up households and the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus outbreak, starting with...
Louisiana Department of Insurance issues new rules for insurers
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon yesterday issued an emergency rule that aims to streamline COVID-19 testing and prescription procedures for health insurance providers...
White House seeks $3 billion to boost strategic petroleum reserves
The Trump administration said Thursday it is seeking $3 billion from Congress to boost the country’s strategic petroleum reserves, potentially propping up U.S. oil...
Local telecom companies battling home internet surges
With a large portion of the workforce shifting to work-from-home schedules, the area’s internet providers have promised to speed up service to keep up...
First-quarter unemployment tax payments deferred for Louisiana employers
Louisiana employers have received temporary relief from paying their 2020 first-quarter unemployment taxes.
Employers will still be required to file their first-quarter wage and tax...
Baton Rouge tenants telling landlords they won’t be able to pay rent during outbreak
The realities of the coronavirus crisis are beginning to hit the commercial real estate sector hard, particularly retail centers, which have seen their restaurant...
Mayor touts gift card campaign, sales tax extension as ways to help small businesses
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome this afternoon challenged Baton Rouge’s 100 largest companies to buy 500 gift cards each from small, local restaurants participating in...
Clerk of court will continue recording property transfers during shutdown
Real estate brokers and closing attorneys are breathing a sigh of relief after learning this afternoon that the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of...
Roundup: Business resources / YMCA camps / Legal questions
Key contacts: Daily Report has put together a page of resources and contacts for local companies and employees as they work to deal with...
US oil prices plunge to lowest level since 2002
U.S. crude prices plunged to their lowest levels in 18 years, as governments tightened travel restrictions across the world and the continuing Saudi-Russian price...
Local vendors see ripple effect from wedding cancellations, postponements
The statewide ban on social gatherings of 50 or more people is pushing many brides to either cancel or postpone their weddings, depleting revenue...
Virus response: Jambalaya Shoppe partners with hotels, apartments on meals
In an effort to keep providing meals and keep her staff employed one Jambalaya Shoppe franchise owner has launched a new program to deliver meals.
Slow day for Baton Rouge restaurants as dining restrictions become effective
If the past few hours are any indication, the next month could look bleak for restaurateurs dealing with the severe restrictions put in place...
