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LSU says no confirmed cases of coronavirus; weighs post-spring break closure
After concerns began circulating this week that an LSU student teacher had potentially contracted the COVID-19, LSU officials issued a statement this afternoon saying...
How Port Allen’s Cou-Yon’s got national praise
Our March 2020 cover story is all about barbecue in the Baton Rouge area, and in it we highlight the stories behind four shining...
Strip retail centers taking off in Baton Rouge
Travel down Airline Highway heading toward Prairieville, and a sea of strip centers come into view. On a Monday around lunchtime, good luck finding...
Roundup: Tax extension / Energy package / LSU discovery
Tax deadline: The Trump administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 federal tax deadline for some taxpayers in a bid to...
Suicide a major occupational risk for US construction industry
The construction industry, the Wall Street Journal reports, is beginning to tackle a significant yet still under-the-radar occupational hazard: suicide.
Among all U.S. occupations, workers...
Boh Bros sells Airline Highway facility for nearly $2M
Boh Bros Construction Co. sold its Airline Highway facility, near Pecue Lane, to a St. Gabriel-based equipment supply company for nearly $2 million, according...
Tedrick Knightshead placed on two-year probation by state Supreme Court
Tedrick Knightshead has been placed on probation by the Louisiana Supreme Court because of his “inappropriate interactions” four years ago with a college student...
Report: ITEP changes net $10.4M for Baton Rouge, $116M for state
Three years after Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration overhauled the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program, capping exemptions at 80% and giving local governments the...
Baton Rouge pedestrian and bicycle master plan to begin approval process
After nearly two years of work, Baton Rouge’s pedestrian and bicycle master plan is set to begin the approval process next week, the Downtown...
Roundup: Jazz Fest’s fate / EBR school buses / Raistone Capital expansion
Contingency plans: Jazz Fest organizers are expected to discuss the fate of this year's music festival amid coronavirus concerns this evening, WBRZ-TV reports. Lt....
Five bills introduced aimed at shaping Louisiana redistricting
The 2020 census surveys haven’t quite made it to Louisiana yet, but five bills introduced in the state Legislature aim to shape Louisiana’s redistricting...
Alford: Resolutions at the statehouse
As many of us already know from “Schoolhouse Rock!” and hopefully civics courses, bills are important to the legislative process because they have the...
Survey: U.S. small business owners were optimistic in February
Small business owners expressed slightly higher levels of optimism in February, with the National Federation of Independent Business’s Optimism Index moving slightly higher to...
Louisiana education board splits with governor on budget plan
Louisiana's top school board today backed a nearly $4 billion K-12 financing plan that would boost spending next year beyond Gov. John Bel Edwards'...
Spring festivals going forward, but officials ‘closely monitoring’ situation
The apparent arrival of COVID-19 in Louisiana, announced earlier today by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office, coincides with the start of the state’s spring...
Local investors remain calm amid coronavirus market fears
Though massive sell-offs on Wall Street triggered a rare suspension of trading for 15 minutes earlier today, local wealth managers say their clients are...
State economist wary of ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to oil price drop
Oil prices appear to have reached a low but stabilized point today after dropping about 23%, but industry and state officials say they are...
Roundup: Nonprofit to shutter / Houston worried / West Nile in EBR
Eye on wetlands: The America’s WETLAND Foundation announced this morning it would be ceasing operations after “completing its mission.” The nonprofit organization has worked...
Jefferson Parish resident tests positive for coronavirus
A Louisiana resident has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in a New Orleans hospital, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday.
Edwards said...
JR Ball: The St. George saga moves to the state Capitol
There are those active in the St. George movement who suggest little will ultimately be at stake with the anti-incorporation lawsuit filed by Mayor...
