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Roundup: Stormwater fee map / BREC dog event / Student loan forgiveness
Estimator: East Baton Rouge Parish has launched a digital map that allows property owners to look up what they would pay each month if...
Growing number of companies charging workers for job training if they quit
A growing number of companies are charging their employees for the cost of their training when they quit, according to Reuters.
Red-hot warehouse market shows signs of slowing
A pandemic-driven boom in warehousing demand is showing signs of slowing, The Wall Street Journal reports, as companies grow more cautious about leasing in...
Small businesses expect holiday shoppers to spend more cautiously this year
Small businesses are stocking their shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving.
Eight questions for DDD’s new executive director
225 magazine checked in with Sayal about her vision for downtown, the new parking meters on its streets, and her most interesting—and surprising—past job.
Owners of Sunshine Cleaners purchase land from Celtic Studios for $900K
Baton Rouge-registered business Procel LLC purchased an undeveloped tract of land from Celtic Management Corp. for $900,000,
Tony Clayton buys downtown Roumain Building for $2M
Tony Clayton of the law firm Clayton, Fruge & Ward has purchased the six-story Roumain Building on Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge for $2 million, Elifin Realty reports.
Golf trainer to the pros, Baton Rouge native Kolby Tullier co-authors book
Since moving from Baton Rouge to Jupiter, Florida, five years ago to become performance director at professional athlete training center Joey D Golf, Kolby Tullier has added a new accomplishment to his resume: published author.
Auditor: State-backed insurer at risk of not being able to pay claims after major...
Louisiana’s state-backed property insurer of last resort might not have enough reinsurance to pay claims following a major hurricane, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports.
Roundup: Stormwater fee / Ronald Greene committee / Parler buyout
Informational meeting: A public meeting to discuss a proposed stormwater utility fee in East Baton Rouge Parish is set for this evening. The meeting...
Baton Rouge’s Tim Temple announces bid for insurance commissioner
Republican Tim Temple, a wealthy insurance executive from Baton Rouge, will take a second crack at incumbent GOP Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon
Drones can help better predict hurricanes, lessen impacts
The killer app for hurricane prediction could be lightweight drones that explore some of the fiercest parts of a hurricane and send back real-time data
Cleco project highlights unknowns of carbon capture
A carbon capture project proposed for a central Louisiana power plant has been dubbed “Project Diamond Vault” by owner Cleco. T
Baton Rouge tank barge operator GMS acquired by Parker Towing
General Marine Services, the Baton Rouge-based tank barge operator, has been purchased by Tuscaloosa's Parker Towing Co.
Roundup: BRCC / ExxonMobil project / Mortgage rates
Grant writing: Baton Rouge Community College has been selected by Project Vision as one of 10 colleges to participate in a new program funded...
College football boosters helping bankroll arms race for coaches’ pay
USA Today’s annual analysis of NCAA football found that head coaches’ pay rose 15.3% this year over last year, the greatest one-year spike since 2009.
Bank CEOs increasingly turning pessimistic on economy
The outlook for the U.S. economy from Wall Street’s biggest banks is getting gloomier, with many top executives saying they're preparing for a potential downturn or a recession.
Baton Rouge Tex-Mex restaurant marks six decades in business
Serving old school Tex-Mex from unassuming digs on Airline Highway, El Rio Grande Restaurant marks its 60th anniversary this Monday, a notable accomplishment amid...
‘LaPolitics’: Hillar Moore for attorney general?
There were two new names officially folded into the developing race for attorney general this month, and they may not be the last, according...
Tesla supercharging station planned for south Baton Rouge
Tesla has been issued the first in a series of permits (necessary) to construct a new supercharging station on Highland Road, near Interstate 10.
