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ICYMI: Gov. Edwards calls for special session on insurance crisis
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Sunday called for a special legislative session to address the state’s property insurance crisis.
Local mortgage lenders cutting staffs amid borrowing slowdown
Mortgage lenders nationwide have been laying people off in recent months, and the Capital Region has not been spared.
Despite shutdown, MidCity Makers Market organizers see bright future for local artisans
You haven’t seen the last of the MidCity Makers Market.
Despite its Dec. 29 social media post—which announced its permanent closure and thanked the community...
LSU researcher designing high-tech hats to track temperatures of infants
An LSU researcher is exploring ways to use “smart clothing” to track temperatures of newborns, combining thermal science, textiles research and entrepreneurship.
Roundup: Jeff Landry’s tip line / Tourism grants / Health care workers
Spammed: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s “Protecting Minors” tip line, set up to field concerns about librarians, teachers and other school and library personnel,...
Last year saw slowest US home sales in nearly a decade
U.S. home sales fell to their slowest pace in nearly a decade last year as soaring mortgage rates and sky high prices pushed homeownership out of reach for many Americans.
Family behind Ichiban Sushi purchases former Sammy’s location in Central
A familiar name in the Baton Rouge restaurant scene has purchased the former Sammy's Grill location in Central.
Lane Regional construction, renovations expected to be complete in 2026
Construction is set to begin in early February on Lane Regional Medical Center’s new four-story tower and renovations to its existing facility, says Julie...
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Tax issues pepper municipal policy agendas
LaPolitics: We saw a tremendous amount of mayoral action on last year’s ballots. It was pretty intense at times. So, what’s the electoral calendar...
Roundup: Tax filing opens / b1Bank relocation / T-Mobile hack
Beginning Monday: Louisiana will start accepting 2022 state income tax returns on Monday, WAFB-TV reports. It’s the same day the Internal Revenue Service will...
Baton Rouge businesses cashing in on culinary tours trend
Culinary tourism is growing in popularity around the world, and interest in guided food tours is expected to increase more than 16% per year over the next decade.
Google layoffs are latest indicator ‘clock has struck midnight’ for tech sector
Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom...
Louisiana legislators skeptical of Donelon’s homeowner insurance fix
Several Louisiana legislators say they are not yet prepared to fund a homeowners insurance incentive program backed by Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, even if...
Local experts applaud new development rules aimed to reduce flood risk
Local experts say the development regulations passed by the Metro Council on Wednesday evening are a step in the right direction to help prevent...
Roundup: Debt limit / Education spending / ‘In God We Trust’
Deal urged: The Treasury Department says it has started taking “extraordinary measures” as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of...
Applications for small businesses in 2022 nearly match previous year’s record
Millions of Americans took the plunge into entrepreneurship last year, making 2022 the second most popular year on record for Americans seeking business ownership,...
Louisiana ranks as 37th best state to start a business
Louisiana comes in as the 37th best state to start a business in the latest ranking from Forbes Advisor. The Bayou State trailed most other Southern states.
DISH, DIRECTTV/U-verse blame station’s owners for WVLA’s absence
TV providers are pointing fingers at WVLA’s corporate management for the channel’s continued absence from their local viewers’ screens.
Electric utility performance report ranks Louisiana near bottom
A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance found that customers in states that are heavily reliant on fuel oil and natural gas,
Cava to build stand-alone restaurant near LSU
Cava is ready to begin building its first stand-alone restaurant in the Baton Rouge area, south of the LSU campus
