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Find out which Baton Rouge-area schools are among Louisiana’s best
Three of Louisiana’s top 10 highest-scoring school systems and four of the state’s best-scoring schools in 2023 are in the Capital Region, according to...
Dogs can have their day at work, but restrictions should apply
As managers and company leaders troubleshoot the best ways to conduct in-person and hybrid work—and make the office an inviting place for collaboration—pet policies are being called into question, Harvard Business Review reports.
Lafayette-area lawmaker expected to be next Louisiana House speaker
Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.
See who the headliners are for two-day country music festival set for Gonzales
The Capital Region is getting a country music festival in April—its first since Bayou Country Superfest went on hiatus.
Development firm buys former law office in Beauregard Town
Horizons Land and Development has purchased a former law office in Beauregard Town.
Roundup: Kenilworth Academy / I-55 reopening / Jimbo Fisher
New school: Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy and Building Hope today announced the official opening of KST's new school campus on Siegen Lane. The...
How much progress has Louisiana made in reducing carbon emissions?
Louisiana’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy has drawn over $50 billion in private investments in recent years, one of many measures of progress highlighted by a legislative task force.
Whitney Johnson: You can imagine your dream job into existence
Over the years, I’ve talked to many people who landed a job that didn’t exist until they imagined it into being.
Universities look to add paid family leave after Gov. Edwards extends benefit to state...
Following Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that most state employees will gain access to six weeks of paid family leave, the state’s higher education systems, which are not bound by the state’s policies, are looking to adopt the same.
ExxonMobil looks to lithium as another way to diversify
ExxonMobil continues to diversify its energy portfolio as it aims to be a major U.S. lithium supplier for makers of electric vehicle batteries.
Businesses push back against new rule that would make it easier to form unions
A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies like McDonald’s. But it’s already facing significant pushback from businesses and some members of Congress.
Join the team: Hiring Chief Financial Officer, sponsored by Louisiana Key Academy
Louisiana Key Academy (LKA) is a network of charter schools for children with dyslexia across the state. The Charter Management Organization was created this...
First phase of Scotlandville library renovation to wrap up next fall
Construction began this week on the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s $10.8 million renovation of the Scotlandville Branch Library.
The first phase includes building a...
How companies can use data to improve employee wellness
Very few employers systematically track their employees’ health and wellbeing, which means many are unable to set priorities and won’t know whether their efforts...
Here are some tips for reimagining hybrid workspaces
The pandemic may have permanently altered work life for millions, changing how employers envision the office.
The great grift: COVID-19 aid thieves spent lavishly on cars, houses, islands
A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile...
Roundup: Veterans health care / Consumer sentiment / Holiday store hours
Expanded coverage: Ahead of Veterans Day, Biden administration officials said this morning the Department of Veterans Affairs will expand health care coverage for certain...
How contractors are navigating uncertain economic conditions
An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at best, in an age of fluctuating material prices, rising wages and escalating interest rates.
Engineering firm buys office in Baton Rouge Health District
An office off Picardy Avenue and Brittany Drive in the Baton Rouge Health District was sold for $1.3 million this week.
With a $600K federal grant, LSU researching psychological aspects of cybersecurity
LSU is working with DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—on a $600,000 cybersecurity research project designed to protect the lives of American soldiers.
Psychology sophomore...
