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Hammond group buys land in Health District for apartment community
Hammond-based Stoa Group closed on more than six acres on Picardy Avenue last week for its planned Heights at Picardy apartment community.
Roundup: EBR Public Schools / Restaurant week / Clothes swap
Donations: East Baton Rouge Public Schools today announced that ExxonMobil has committed to invest more than $1 million to support students and teachers over...
Workers in the office spend their downtime scrolling, while breaks at home are spent...
People who love working remotely often talk about how much more work they get done from home, but, according to The Wall Street Journal, it's actually their downtime during the workday that is more productive.
Hurricane season is getting longer thanks to hotter temperatures
Hurricane season officially runs June 1 through November 30, but Louisiana State Climatologist and LSU professor Barry Keim and a group of researchers are finding that hurricane season is starting earlier and ending later each year.
Sleepy downtown Donaldsonville is drawing millions in new investment
Six years in the making, the Noël Family Distillery sits in a stylishly renovated former power and light building on Veterans Boulevard along the Mississippi River in historic downtown Donaldsonville.
Cajun Electric plans to open Mid City showroom this fall
Cajun Electric is planning an early fall grand opening for the company’s new showroom in Mid City.
New cookie shop comes to Baton Rouge
Caroline’s Cookies is bringing its distinctive thick cookies to Baton Rouge with a second location, its first outside of Lafayette.
The announcement was made on...
Roundup: Free credit monitoring / UPS strike / Oil prices
ICYMI: Louisianans whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach that affected the state’s Office of Motor Vehicles last month, will receive...
Baton Rouge casino revenues drop in June as other markets cash in
While other markets around the country are reporting growth in casino revenues, Baton Rouge’s trio of riverboat casinos saw its numbers drop slightly last month, according to the state gaming board’s latest report.
Funding for flood reduction, firefighting on Metro Council agenda
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council this week will consider endorsing a funding request for the $82 million Bayou Manchac Flood Reduction Plan.
Louisiana workers who didn’t leave their jobs saw pay gains over the past year
Louisiana workers who remained in their jobs over the past year experienced the highest annual wage growth since at least October 2020, according to...
Business is booming with the federal government, but not for smaller firms
When it comes to doing business with the federal government, the past fiscal year was one for the record books. But one problem persists: the number of small businesses contracting with the government continues to dwindle, Inc. reports.
Louisiana experiencing manufacturing job increase
Louisiana is one of several states in the South and Mountain West to experience an increase in manufacturing over the past year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Melara Enterprises acquires Launch Media, expanding video production capabilities
Melara Enterprises, a growing leader in multimedia publishing and digital solutions, today announced the acquisition of Launch Media, a video and motion media production...
New ExxonMobil plant manager focused on long-term success at site
Laura Eiklor, the new manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge plastics and resin finishing plant, says her goal in transitioning into the role is to...
Capital Region adds 400 jobs in June, 18,900 since last year
Louisiana set a record last month for the most state residents ever employed in June, according to federal data released today.
Roundup: Fleur-de-lis fallout / AI safeguards / SEC preseason poll
Branding fight: A David-and-Goliath battle is taking form in New Orleans after a business said on Thursday it will fight a cease-and-desist order from...
Louisiana’s first Earth-to-space call will come from Lake Charles students
No one from Louisiana has ever made a call to space. That will change Tuesday when earthbound students ring up NASA astronauts orbiting above.
Pay satisfaction has more to do with independence than income, survey finds
It’s easy to assume that the key to pay satisfaction is a fatter paycheck, but a recent survey of 2,500 American workers found that it’s a little more complicated, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sazon Latin Grill brings Colombian and Cuban cuisine to Baton Rouge
Tucked in the corner of an O’Neal Lane shopping center, Sazon Latin Grill is bringing fresh flavors to Baton Rouge.
