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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...
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...
