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Coronavirus closes Chinese office of Baton Rouge company
While federal and state agencies prepare for the possible spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, one local company is already feeling the impact of...
BRPD chief meeting with city-parish officials to discuss savings outlined in study
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul was planning to meet this afternoon with officials in the city-parish finance department to determine exactly how much...
Roundup: Lit Pizza in Central / Tire shop purchase / Walmart’s Prime
Expanding: Lit Pizza is opening a location in Central in late 2020, the company announced today in a Facebook post. The fast-casual concept will...
Brewers get ready to showcase their craft at Zapp’s Beerfest
Before the first-ever Zapp’s Beerfest, organizers assumed only a few hundred people would show up. But to their surprise, 500 people arrived, and the...
Rob Stuart named to lead LSU Foundation
The LSU Foundation Board of Directors today announced it has named Robert M. Stuart Jr. as president and CEO of the LSU Foundation.
Stuart has...
Louisiana Farm Bureau president to retire after 31 years
Ronnie Anderson, the longest-serving Farm Bureau state president in America, will retire this summer after 31 years of leading the largest agriculture network in...
Research: Younger job candidates prefer tougher interview process
Making job interviews more challenging could be a cost-effective way for employers to entice new hires, according to new research from job-review website Glassdoor.
Young...
Louisiana hopes to have lab test capability for coronavirus in coming weeks
While global stock prices continued to plunge today as the number of new coronavirus cases around the world continued to grow, Louisiana officials are...
What Acadian Village can expect with 16,000 square feet of vacant space
The Acadian Village shopping center on Perkins Road is expected to soon dump 16,000 square feet of vacant space onto the local market, raising...
Moreau Physical Therapy acquires fourth Baton Rouge location
Moreau Physical Therapy today announced the acquisition of Advanced Wellness Louisiana, a physical therapy clinic on Bluebonnet Boulevard.
The acquisition marks Moreau’s fourth Baton Rouge...
Roundup: Sports betting bill / Investar mobile wallet / Rise of single homeowners
Gambling: With the new Louisiana legislative session set to convene March 9 come new efforts to legalize sports gambling in Louisiana. Senate Bill 130,...
Revisions to oil industry regulations ordered by Scott Angelle might not stand up in...
As the offshore oil industry’s federal regulator completed its overhaul of a major well-drilling safety rule in 2018, the agency’s director, Louisiana native Scott...
Annexation requests continue despite legal challenges by St. George organizers
The Baton Rouge Metro Council is again taking up annexation questions dealing with the prospective city of St. George that may or may not...
Houston firms buy Hammond Aire Plaza shopping center on Airline
A pair of Houston firms have bought the Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline and Old Hammond highways, according to sales documents.
Doing business as Hammond...
Baton Rouge sees nation’s second-biggest drop in 2019 home prices
Over the past year, the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area saw the second-biggest decrease in home prices among the nation’s top 100 MSAs, according...
Roundup: Juul investigation / Black History Month / Consumer confidence
Multistate probe: A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company...
Report details ‘discriminatory’ auto insurance pricing attempts by Allstate
As Louisiana drivers continue to grapple with high auto insurance premiums, Consumer Reports has put out a lengthy report detailing attempts by one insurance...
Tight labor market means CFOs must adapt to job candidates’ pay negotiations
Finance chiefs are shelling out more than they expected in wages as job candidates press for higher salaries amid a tight labor market.
Fifty-four percent...
Lent-friendly restaurants around Baton Rouge
For many in south Louisiana, Lent is a time of sacrifice—but also, seafood. Meatless Fridays usher in the traditional fried catfish and boiled crawfish...
Bills on daylight saving time, gubernatorial succession filed in Louisiana Legislature
As Louisiana lawmakers prepare to tackle marquee issues like changes to tort law as the March 9 regular legislative session approaches, other bills off...
