Baton Rouge-area home sales climb 36% in March
Home sales in the Baton Rouge-area spiked in March, as buyer demand continued largely unabated in the face of rising home prices and mortgage...
Charter operator to begin air service between Baton Rouge and Gulf Shores this summer
Baton Rouge Metro Airport is getting a new direct air service to the beach this summer through charter operator Ultimate Jetcharters, according to a...
Roundup: Vaccination milestone / Waterways closed / Industrial production
State tops 1 million: Louisiana’s health department today announced more than 1 million Louisianans are fully vaccinated, meaning they have received both doses of...
Dream Tart Desserts bakery offers flavorful, custom-designed creations
For Misbah Ullah, 2021 has already been a busy year. In February, she turned her baking hobby into a career.
Ullah noticed cream tarts rising...
Louisiana loses 7,500 oil and gas jobs during pandemic
Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took another big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 7,500 more...
Louisiana lawmakers weigh expansion, taxation of medical marijuana
A House Republican leader's bid to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana program and allow smokable cannabis started to gain traction today, as lawmakers advanced a...
Judge refuses to dismiss suit against LSU by former IT administrators
A 19th Judicial District Court judge has refused to dismiss a 2-year-old lawsuit against LSU, former LSU President F. King Alexander and former Chief...
Todd Graves’ ‘Restaurant Recovery’ series rolls out today
Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s, is hosting a new docuseries called Restaurant Recovery, premiering tonight, where he helps restaurants affected by...
Roundup: Retail sales soar / Mortgage rates / Big Tech crackdown
Spending spree: Armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again....
National business leaders call for ambitious climate goal; LMOGA urges balance
More than 300 businesses and investors, including such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Coca-Cola, are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to set...
