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Community Coffee files notice for $4M expansion
Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee has filed an advance notice with the state that it intends to undergo a $4 million expansion.
Industries that depend on thriving downtowns are suffering
It’s not just downtown Baton Rouge that has suffered from fewer workers coming into the office.
City-parish extending Mississippi River levee trail to EBR parish line
Baton Rouge’s popular Mississippi River levee trail draws walkers, runners and cyclists to 12.5 miles of paved, lighted pathway overlooking the river. Now, the...
City-parish wrapping up FuturEBR update survey this month
The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission is wrapping up its round of community open house meetings to solicit feedback for its planned five-year update to the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan.
Investor group purchases undeveloped land in Highland Lakes for $4.3M
A nearly 20-acre undeveloped piece of land in the Highland Lakes subdivision has been sold to an investment group for $4.29 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Heat, drought raise concerns for Louisiana cash crops
Hot and dry weather may limit the yields for some of Louisiana’s most important crops, though the full impact won’t be known until harvest, LSU AgCenter experts say.
Companies walking a fine line when it comes to diversity efforts
Tensions around efforts to increase diversity in American workplaces had been building for years prior to last week’s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in the college admissions process, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Roundup: College admissions / Oil prices / Janet Yellen in NOLA
Increased scrutiny: In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the college admissions process, universities are coming under renewed pressure...
Louisiana officials expect record traffic on Fourth of July
Baton Rouge traffic is almost always bad, but it will get worse this week.
Meal of the Month, sponsored by SoLou: ‘Half-y’ hour cocktails
Cool down this summer and grab a drink after work at SoLou. The restaurant’s new summer special is just what you need to beat...
Charter school files for occupancy of former Franciscan High School
The recently closed Franciscan High School may soon be replaced by a Helix Academy school, according to a permit filed with the city-parish
Spain to continue his work on key BRAF initiatives while pursuing new projects
While John Spain is stepping down as executive vice president of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a position he has held for two decades, he remains under contract with BRAF for the next two years.
Negotiations are in the works to develop Rouzan’s last commercial tracts
Negotiations are underway to develop the remaining commercial tracts in the Rouzan development off Perkins Road.
Roundup: Student loan debt / Traffic-stopping temperatures / ESPN layoffs
SCOTUS ruling: A sharply divided Supreme Court has effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debt...
Employers brace for challenges to diversity programs after SCOTUS ruling
Businesses are expecting Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action to reduce the diversity in the pool of highly educated candidates for future jobs, including leadership roles, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Check out who won this year’s Best of 225 awards
What lunch spots are impressive enough to show off to out-of-towners? How about the fine-dining restaurants worthy of a birthday dinner? What local places belong on the itinerary for a staycation?
Roundup: Inflation easing / Broadband funding / Mortgage demand
Lowest since 2021: An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled last month to its lowest level since April 2021,...
Baton Rouge experiences its hottest June on record
Louisianans have some extra latitude to curse the weather this summer. For some parts of the state, this time of year has never been hotter.
City-parish sales tax collections drop in April
The city-parish collected roughly $19.6 million in sales taxes in April, marking a drop of more than 7% from April 2022, according to figures released this week by the finance department.
IRS throws a chill into the collectives that are paying college athletes
The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption.
A recent 12-page...
