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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.
Prices of old and new houses converge amid supply shortage
Baton Rouge may be an outlier in the latest housing trend as the national median price for an existing single-family home converges with the price of a newly built home.
Roundup: Relief Telemed / Kean Miller event / Oil and gas royalties
Must surrender: Vishal Vasanji, founding CEO of Baton Rouge health tech company Relief Telemed, has a little over a month before he must turn...
Mayor Broome mentioned as possible candidate if Louisiana updates Congressional map
As Louisiana gets closer to the possibility of adding a second majority Black congressional district following a recent Supreme Court ruling, speculation about who...
Offshore wind energy leasing opens in Gulf of Mexico
Federal regulators announced Thursday the first ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale, opening sites off the coast of Lake Charles and Galveston, Texas, that could potentially power nearly 1.3 million homes.
‘LaPolitics’: Pollster offers snapshot of state’s political climate
LaPolitics: What should legislative incumbents be worried about as their reelection bids begin in earnest?
Louisiana has nation’s second-highest sales tax rate
Louisiana’s combined state and local sales tax rate of 9.547% is the second highest nationally, according to the Tax Foundation’s midyear report.
Roundup: State Rep. Tanner Magee / Ascension Parish / US home sales
Leaving the Legislature: Louisiana's second ranking state House lawmaker, Republican Speaker Pro-tem Tanner Magee of Houma, is leaving the Legislature in part because of...
Lincoln Theater owner seeks rezoning of historic property
The organization that owns the Lincoln Theater will ask the Planning Commission at its meeting next month to rezone the property from light industrial to light commercial use.
Check out some of Baton Rouge’s newest restaurants and bars
The dining and drinking scene continues to evolve in Baton Rouge with a number of notable openings that ought to be on your bucket list. Here’s a sampling of some of the new spots so far in 2023:
Lake Charles seen as possible home for new federal pipeline safety agency
The new LNG Center for Excellence at McNeese State University could become home to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration National Center...
Fed’s instant payment system goes live
The Federal Reserve today launched a long-awaited service that aims to modernize the U.S. payment system by eventually allowing everyday Americans to send and...
LSU’s College World Series win drives up sports betting revenue for state
LSU’s first College World Series win since 2009 was a home run for Louisiana sports betting, according to the chair of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
How to foster a better connection among your team members
If you want a committed team at your company, you have to have a connected team, writes bestselling author Jon Gordon in his new advice column.
Roundup: Landry at Mar-a-Lago / I-10 ramp closures / Pay-by-palm at Whole Foods
Campaign spending: Attorney General Jeff Landry and the state Republican Party have spent almost $22,000 on fundraising events, catering and lodging at former President...
Father of deceased LSU student launches foundation for campus mental health efforts
Gerald Bahlinger, the father of LSU student and Tiger Band member Matthew Bahlinger who died by suicide in 2022, has created a new foundation to support the LSU marching band and mental health care on campus, WAFB-TV reports.
US jobless claims fall again as labor market continues to flash strength
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with the labor market continuing to cruise along despite higher interest rates intended to cool hiring.
Theaters face economic threat as strikes by actors and writers continue
Theaters in Baton Rouge such as those operated by Cinemark and AMC are not immune from the current industry shutdown caused by the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes. As the strike prolongs, movie theaters across the nation face impending risk, Axios reports.
Department of Energy denies environmentalists’ LNG regulations request
The U.S. Department of Energy this week denied a request from several environmental advocacy groups demanding the agency issue regulations that clearly define whether...
Roundup: Dow explosion / UPS talks / Homebuilder sentiment
Seismometer: An explosion at the Dow chemical plant in Plaquemine on July 14 registered on a seismometer, according to an LSU professor. However, the...
