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Why are there so few events at the Raising Cane’s River Center?
Few songs fire up a crowd in the Capital Region like Garth Brooks’ classic rendition of “Callin’ Baton Rouge.” Yet, on the country music...
Baton Rouge officials try to explain why Stantec needs nearly $800K more for MovEBR...
City-parish administrators have been meeting with Metro Council members in recent days to help them better understand why Stantec, one of the program management...
Louisiana’s jobless rate fell last year but was still among nation’s highest
Louisiana saw its annual average unemployment rate drop only slightly last year, to 4.8% from 4.9% in 2018, according to new figures released this...
Baton Rouge wealth managers share investment tips amid coronavirus outbreak
Don’t panic. That’s the general short-term investment advice wealth managers in Baton Rouge have been giving their clients amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Last week,...
Roundup: Sandbag locations / Hand sanitizer shortage / Food stamp changes
Flood preparation: In preparation of today’s severe weather risk, Baton Rouge city leaders have made sandbags available at the following locations: BREC Alsen Park...
Meet the world’s youngest astronaut-in-training, who happens to be from Baton Rouge
Many say they want to be an astronaut when they grow up, but Alyssa Carson took her childhood dream to new heights. Today, the...
Digital effects company Crafty Apes expanding to Celtic Studios
Crafty Apes, a national video production and visual effects company, has announced it’s expanding to Baton Rouge this year, taking over space at the...
Should Baton Rouge homeowners refinance as coronavirus fears push down rates?
Stock market fears about the coronavirus have helped push mortgage rates to near all-time lows, which local lenders say gives Baton Rouge homeowners who...
Applications open for LSU business pitch competition
Applications are now being accepted for the 10th Annual J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge, the business plan/pitch competition where LSU students vie for some...
Rotolo’s expanding vegan options
Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding it’s plant-based and vegan options this month featuring its partnership with Beyond Meat.
Owner Mitch Rotolo says the Baton...
Baton Rouge comedy theater group now has its own space
This February, local comedy theater collective LATCo. Comedy hosted its first show in a newly opened Mid City space. After performing for more than...
NOLA bus company adds Texas operation for energy projects
Hotard Coaches goes where the work takes it—industrial work, that is. The New Orleans company—part of All Aboard America Holdings—has signed a seven-year lease...
Roundup: Voter registration / More student quarantines / Edwards at health summit
Geaux vote: The voter registration deadline for Louisiana's April 4 presidential primary is nearing, and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin's office is reminding voters...
Apps that let parents track their teen drivers come with risks
Some apps allow parents and insurers to track their teen drivers without being in the car, the Wall Street Journal reports. But sometimes, it...
LCTA Workers’ Comp sells managing general agency to Trean Corp.
LCTA Workers’ Comp announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its managing general agency, LCTA Risk Services Inc. to Minnesota-based...
Ruling OKs Sharon Weston Broome suing to stop St. George incorporation
A 19th Judicial District Court judge ruled today that Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and Metro Council member Lamont Cole—two of four plaintiffs challenging the...
LSU monitoring for coronavirus spread, cancels spring trip to China
An LSU student who was recently studying in China has completed her self-quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and has returned to the...
Edwards expects virus to reach Louisiana but urges residents not to panic
Gov. John Bel Edwards says he expects Louisiana to eventually see its own cases of the new coronavirus and told the state's residents Monday...
Supply chain researchers detail why Mondays are bad for shipping
Feeling sluggish today? You are not alone. It’s Monday, and a study of 800,000 order transactions by Lehigh University researchers looking at supply chains...
Baton Rouge and Louisiana land on Governor’s Cup top 10 lists
Baton Rouge and Louisiana have both been honored for strong economic development project performances in 2019, according to the most recent Governor’s Cup rankings...
