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News Alert: Wicker disqualified from mayor’s race
Tara Wicker has been disqualified from this year's East Baton Rouge mayoral race following a ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which found the longtime Metro Council member failed to file two years of state tax returns.
News alert: Jim Bernhard declines, Richard Zuschlag named to LSU Board
With Jim Bernhard turning down an appointment to the LSU Board of Supervisors, Gov. John Bel Edwards is replacing him with Acadian Ambulance Service...
News alert: Louisiana to move to phase 2 beginning Friday
Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced the state can move to phase two of a staged reopening beginning June 5.
Edwards’ announcement, made moments ago...
Gov. John Bel Edwards announces phase 1 of reopening begins May 15
Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced with the COVID-19 curve flattening that Louisiana will enter the first phase of reopening the state economy.
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News alert: Stay-at-home order extended for Louisiana until May 15
Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced he will extend Louisiana’s stay-at-home order until May 15 to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19. Louisiana...
US Treasury to seek another $200 billion for PPP
Treasury Department officials are preparing to ask Congress to swiftly commit another $200 billion to replenish a new small business coronavirus program that’s being...
Entergy Louisiana launches effort to feed hospital workers, nonprofits
Entergy Louisiana today launched Fueling the Fight in the Capital Region, an initiative to provide up to $290,000 in relief funds for those affected...
Louisiana Department of Insurance issues new rules for insurers
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon yesterday issued an emergency rule that aims to streamline COVID-19 testing and prescription procedures for health insurance providers...
Edwards closes bars, casinos, movie theaters and severely limits restaurants to slow coronavirus spread
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards took additional measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus in Louisiana, further limiting the size of gatherings...
Gov. Edwards closes schools, halts large gatherings
Gov. John Bel Edwards today signed a proclamation that among other actions immediately halts any gathering of more than 250 people until Monday, April...
LSU to move classes online starting March 30
In light of recent developments regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak, and in an effort to help contain its spread, LSU today announced plans to...
News alert: Louisiana sees first presumed case of coronavirus
A Jefferson Parish resident is presumed to have Louisiana’s first positive case of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, and is being hospitalized in...
News alert: ExxonMobil fire emitted more chemicals than first thought; neighborhoods not endangered
The fire that erupted last week at ExxonMobil’s north Baton Rouge refinery emitted thousands of pounds of sulfuric acid and flammable vapor—much more than...
News alert: More Bridge Center lease details
Daily Report has obtained a copy of the five-year lease agreement between Recovery Innovations Inc., the private company that will operate the Bridge Center...
Business First Bancshares acquires Houma-based Pedestal Bank
Baton Rouge-based Business First Bancshares, the holding company for b1BANK, and Pedestal Bancshares today jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which...
Bridge Center selects Florida Boulevard site for mental health facility
The Bridge Center board has selected the C Temple Commercial Building at 3455 Florida Blvd. as the site of its planned mental health facility.
The...
Manufacturers increase perks, bonuses to get new hires to relocate
Manufacturers are paying relocation costs and bonuses to move new hires across the country at a time of record-low unemployment and intense competition for...
Roundup: The Rock hypes LSU / Sawmill expansion / Football playoffs
Geaux Tigers! LSU this morning released a new hype video ahead of tonight’s CFP National Championship game narrated by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson...
LSU cancels classes ahead of national championship game
The LSU Board of Supervisors at its meeting today voted unanimously to cancel classes at LSU’s Baton Rouge campus on Monday and Tuesday for...
