Get prepared: Ahead of the official start of hurricane season on June 1, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released recommendations to help businesses prepare for weather emergencies. BRAC strongly advises businesses of all sizes to begin immediate preparation. See the recommendations here.
Contract awarded: Baton Rouge-based James Construction Group has been awarded a $55 million contract for work on the long-planned Comite River Diversion Canal to redirect high water from the Comite and nearby bayous into the Mississippi River. There were four bidders for the work, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2021. Read the full story.
Negotiations: The Baton Rouge Union of Police has put up a billboard on Interstate 10 at Perkins Road advocating for higher pay for officers, WAFB-TV reports. Back in March, the city-parish was in negotiations with the Police Union for a new contract designed to use savings identified in the city’s recent organizational and operational assessment, but the process was stalled because of the pandemic, says Darryl Gissel, chief operating officer for the city-parish. Read the full story.
