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Will Baton Rouge get a new events and sports venue?
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey have something in common—they both want a venue that can properly host sports...
Roundup: Criminal justice costs / Macy’s closures / Community college audit
How much?: Thirteen of Gov. Jeff Landry’s 21 criminal justice bills that are more than halfway through the legislative process would add to state...
Meet the fastest growing talent pool, and get tips for engaging them
People 65 or older will by far represent the fastest-growing segment of the labor force through the next decade, a new analysis featured in...
‘LaPolitics’: Capitoland prepares to transition sessions
As lawmakers strive to wrap up their work in the special session on crime early this week—the second special session in as many months—politicos...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Bluebonnet hard corner lots for...
ELIFIN® is pleased to offer a prime redevelopment opportunity in Baton Rouge's most desirable professional corridor. Located at the signalized corner of Bluebonnet Boulevard...
FMOLHS taps new president and CEO
After a monthslong nationwide search, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, parent company of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center...
What’s going on with the stained glass windows at St. Joseph’s Cathedral?
For the last five months, St. Joseph’s Cathedral staff members have supervised the removal of sections of the church’s iconic stained glass windows to...
Roundup: The border / Louisiana’s chief medical officer / Kroger-Albertsons deal
Competing appearances: President Joe Biden will visit the southern border in Texas on Thursday, according to a White House official—the same day GOP presidential...
See why Louisiana still ranks as one of the worst states for women
Louisiana women continue to face bleak circumstances on nearly every front from poverty to life expectancy to education, reports USA Today network.
The latest WalletHub...
Prescriptions to Geaux relocating from downtown to Mid City
Prescriptions to Geaux is closing its downtown location and moving to a larger building in Mid City, the company announced Monday on social media.
The...
What the new insurance commissioner is doing to address the property insurance crisis
Speaking at the Press Club of Baton Rouge’s meeting Monday, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple discussed his agenda for addressing Louisiana’s property insurance crisis.
Louisiana’s skyrocketing...
Baton Rouge contractors dominate top performers list
Once again, Baton Rouge companies occupied three of the top five slots on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Top Performance list, ranking its...
Widespread tech layoffs outpacing 2023
The early part of 2024 hasn’t been kind to tech workers, with recent statistics showing tech sector layoffs are outpacing terminations in 2023, CNBC...
The flexible work-life argument against the 8 a.m. meeting
Early-morning work hours are a hallmark of the finance and health care industries as well as education, and a standby of high-powered executives. Proponents...
Roundup: AT&T / Shelter funding / Old Mississippi River bridge
Sorry about that: AT&T says it will give affected customers a $5 credit to compensate for last week’s cell phone network outage that left...
Economists raise expectations for the economy this year
This year looks to be a much better one for the U.S. economy than business economists were forecasting just a few months ago, reports...
Brusly snoball stand expands into Baton Rouge
The Meltdown Snoballs, a snoball stand that got its start in Brusly in 2021, has expanded into Baton Rouge with a new Highland Road...
What tourism officials are saying after riverboat cruise company ceases operations
Despite the announcement this week by riverboat cruise company American Queen Voyages that it would immediately cease operations, Baton Rouge travel officials say they...
Roundup: Crawfish prices / Pelican State Credit Union / Grambling
On the decline: While they didn’t drop as steeply as last week, crawfish prices continue to taper after posting historic highs the last few...
Despite inflation report, Fed still looking to cut interest rates later this year
The U.S. central bank is on track to cut interest rates later this year, Axios reports.
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on...
