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News alert: John Davies retiring from BRAF
John G. Davies has announced he will retire as president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, after nearly 33 years at the helm of the organization.
Get to know Dianna R. Payton, a 2021 Influential Woman in Business
In 2020, billionaire philanthropist and writer MacKenzie Scott made headlines by donating $6 billion to charity, part of a pledge to give away most...
News alert: William Tate becomes LSU’s first Black president
The LSU Board of Supervisors has tapped University of South Carolina Provost William Tate IV to be LSU’s next president and the first Black leader in the university’s history.
News alert: King Alexander alleges board interference on AD hire in ‘Chronicle’ story
King Alexander alleges that, at a secret meeting at Juban’s Creole, members of the LSU Board of Supervisors explicitly instructed him to oust then athletics director Joe Alleva and replace him with Scott Woodward.
News alert: King Alexander submits resignation from Oregon State
King Alexander has resigned as president of Oregon State University because of fallout from his handling of reports of sexual abuse and misconduct while president of LSU.
News alert: LSU board chair blasts King Alexander in letter to OSU board
His job already at Oregon State already in jeopardy, F. King Alexander sustained another hit as LSU Board Chairman Robert Dampf sent a stinging letter to the OSU board.
News alert: Sexual misconduct report criticizes LSU’s Title IX office, leadership
A 150-page report on the way LSU has handled complaints of sexual abuse and violence on campus not only sharply criticizes the university’s Title IX office, but, more specifically, blames university leadership for failing to adequately staff and support the office and for ignoring many red flags over the years calling attention to the problem.
News alert: Bernhard, Enwave to split LSU energy deal
The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved a broad agreement that calls for splitting a lucrative energy services contract for the Baton Rouge campus between the two entities that, for months, have been vying for the deal.
Roundup: CATS upgrades / Vaccine volunteers / Netflix subscribers
Safe payments: The Capital Area Transit System in Baton Rouge has received $337,500 in federal funding for a technology upgrade aimed at making the...
News alert: ExxonMobil proposing $240M upgrade to Baton Rouge refinery
ExxonMobil is proposing a more than $240 million investment at its north Baton Rouge refinery that will include upgrades and installation of new technology and equipment designed to make the facility more competitive and efficient.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. considering potential $1B complex in Geismar
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is studying the feasibility of building a methyl methacrylate manufacturing complex in Geismar.
News alert: Metro Council doesn’t get enough votes to allow bars to reopen
A move to allow East Baton Rouge Parish bars to reopen under the state’s phase three guidelines unexpectedly failed to pass through the Metro Council during a brief special meeting this afternoon, delaying the timeline for local bars to begin operating.
News alert: NY investor group, with help from Peyton and Eli Manning, acquires BBQGuys
A New York-based private equity group, Brand Velocity Partners, is the new owner of Baton Rouge-based BBQ Guys, the nation’s largest e-retailer of high-end barbeque grills, grilling accessories and outdoor kitchen products.
News alert: LSU CFO Dan Layzell leaving for small liberal arts college
LSU Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Dan Layzell is leaving for Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where he has accepted a position as vice president, COO and CFO.
News alert: Baton Rouge metro to recover lost jobs from pandemic by 2022, economist...
A surge in industrial construction is projected to help the Baton Rouge metro economy to recover by 2022 the significant number of jobs lost this year due to COVID-19.
News alert: Louisiana moving into phase three on Friday
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this morning that Louisiana will be moving into phase three of its reopening plan on Friday.
Correction: Roedel Parsons remains full-service law firm
Roedel Parsons has not disbanded and remains a full-service law firm, contrary to an inaccurate headline in the Friday (Sept. 4) edition of Daily...
News alert: Trader Joe’s panhandler ‘unarmed, out of arm’s reach’ when fatally shot, police...
A 61-year-old panhandler was “unarmed and out of arm’s reach” of 24-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed him Saturday evening in the parking lot outside Trader Joe’s on Perkins Road.
News alert: Arrest warrant issued for alleged Trader Joe’s shooter
Baton Rouge Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 24-year-old man, Jace Boyd, and will charge him with second-degree murder and illegal use of a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting Saturday of a 61-year-old man, who was allegedly panhandling and harassing customers in the parking lot outside Trader Joe's.
News alert: Wicker disqualified from Baton Rouge mayor’s race
The Louisiana Supreme Court has officially disqualified Tara Wicker from the Baton Rouge mayor's race, upholding a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision from...
