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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...
News alert: Planning Director Frank Duke stepping down in March
Planning Director Frank Duke has notified members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission that he will step down in March, after nearly...
Investar acquires second Alabama bank
Baton Rouge-based Investar Holding Corporation, the holding company for Investar Bank, announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cheaha Financial Group...
King Alexander leaving for Oregon State; ‘loved every minute being a part of LSU’
King Alexander, president and chancellor at LSU since 2013, was today named the new president at Oregon State University.
Walk-On’s to be featured on ‘Undercover Boss’
Walk-On’s announced today that founder and CEO Brandon Landry and co-owner New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will be featured on the premiere episode...
OLOL Foundation names Ann Marie Marmande as new president
This morning, the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation announced Ann Marie Marmande will take the reins as its new president.
Most recently, Marmande served...
News alert: LSU Foundation president retiring
The head of the LSU Foundation, Bryan Benchoff, announced today he is retiring after less than 2.5 years as chief fundraiser of the university...
News alert: Butler Snow merging with Kantrow Spaht Weaver & Blitzer
Butler Snow Law Firm is expanding its Baton Rouge office by merging with local firm Kantrow Spaht Weaver & Blitzer, the two firms announced...
News alert: DA declines action on Council on Aging tax election
Three years after the controversial tax election that created a dedicated funding stream for the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging, the agency...
News alert: Broome sues St. George organizers
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, as expected, files a lawsuit fighting the incorporation of St. George, saying it will hurt Baton Rouge and the parish.
