Uncategorized

Why this Baton Rouge CEO is on a mission to raise mental health awareness...

Traditionally, U.S. corporate culture has prioritized professionalism and productivity over mental health and work-life balance. Since COVID-19 and the Great Resignation in 2021, the...

Dockworkers are finalizing their strike plans

Dockworkers along the East Coast and through the Gulf South are finalizing strike plans with less than a month remaining on their labor contract...

New hot spots are headed to this growing area

Two national chains are proposed for a steadily growing area in Baton Rouge. At its October meeting, the Planning Commission will review plans to build...

Roundup: Chase Bank fire / Free speech rankings / Weather update

Bank collision: A vehicle exploded and caught fire Friday after crashing into a bank on Airline Highway. Emergency officials say the person who drove...

This company with six Louisiana locations is shutting down

LL Flooring, the flooring company formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is closing its remaining locations after the bankrupt company failed to find a buyer,...

See what the Treasury has recovered from high-wealth tax dodgers

The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection...

Roundup: Liz Murrill / Lawyer lawmakers / Family offices vs hedge funds

SCOTUS appeal: Twenty-three states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that the attorneys general say could be a...

LED opens applications for its Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative

Applications have opened for the 2024 Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative, a Louisiana Economic Development program targeting accelerated business growth for minority- and women-owned second-stage...

Meet entrepreneur Victoria Gomez of Edge Gymnastics Training Center

Growing up as a competitive gymnast, Victoria Gomez had dreams of opening her own gym.  Later as a college student, she and her parents researched...

Jobs report: US layoffs remain low but it’s getting harder to get hired

Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since...

Mallard Homes just purchased more lots in this development 

Mallard Homes of Louisiana LLC has purchased 15 lots in the Woodstock Park subdivision as part of the community’s second filing. In a deal filed...

‘LaPolitics’: Gonzales is set to welcome its first Black mayor

Johnny Berthelot has been involved in Gonzales city politics since before Gonzales was a city. He was elected to the Board of Aldermen in...

Women’s Cancers: Know the Symptoms, Reduce the Risks

Sponsored by Woman's Women are usually the “chief medical officers” for their families, taking responsibility for everything from daily nutrition to doctor’s appointments to caregiver...

How Janet Yellen characterizes the job market after the latest unemployment data

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that the U.S. still has a "good healthy labor market" even though the pace of job creation has...

Capital Region restaurant groups are on the rise

More groups are operating today than in the past, Baton Rouge-area operators say, and they’re changing the way local restaurants turn a profit, vie...

Roundup: Weather update / Cutting corporate taxes / Brooks Nader

Stormy skies: While the National Weather Service’s flash flood warning expired earlier this afternoon, forecasters are still warning that flooding caused by excessive rainfall...

The Bank of America is betting on carbon capture

Carbon capture is getting a boost from a landmark tax-credit deal with Bank of America that is one of the largest-ever investments in the...

This study ranked Louisiana as the worst state to live in

Citing high rates of poverty and poor health among factors determining the ranking, another study has ranked Louisiana as America's worst state to live...

Why are so many top administrators at LDEQ exiting?

A top official at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has transferred out of the agency, marking the latest of at least five high-level...

This luxury eyewear company is returning to Baton Rouge

New Orleans luxury sunglasses and eyewear company Krewe is bringing its tiny house shop back to Perkins Rowe. According to Krewe’s LinkedIn, the company is...