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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.
Baton Rouge inches closer to lawsuit against St. George with ‘litigation hold notice’
An attorney “representing Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome” has put officials with the city of St. George on notice that a lawsuit is coming soon and they need to preserve any documents that could be relevant to the case.
News alert: Pennington lands world-renowned surgeon to head new bariatric-metabolic surgery program
A host of state and local leaders joined officials from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center to announce the launch of a major bariatric and...
News alert: Foil and Carter tied in Senate race following recount; three-way runoff possible
A recount shows Republicans Franklin Foil and Steve Carter tied for the No. 2 spot in the Senate District 16 race; if it stands, both will face Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson in a three-way runoff.
Baton Rouge metro to add 11,700 jobs over the next two years
A series of announced large-scale private and public construction projects should kickstart what’s been a three-year lull in industrial projects in the Baton Rouge...
Waitr president Joseph Stough steps down
Just over a month after founder and CEO Chris Meaux left Waitr, President Joseph Stough has also stepped down, effective yesterday, according to an...
News alert: IBM meets revised hiring goal with state
IBM, after receiving a two-year extension, hits its promised hiring goal for its Baton Rouge operations with 811 full-time employees.
Woman’s Hospital selects new CEO
Dr. Barbara Griffith has been selected as the new chief executive officer at Woman’s Hospital, one of the largest women’s specialty hospitals in the...
HUD issues guidelines enabling payout to 2016 Louisiana flood victims
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the legal guidance needed to implement the duplication of benefits fix for Louisiana’s 2016...
News alert: Funes to plead guilty to charges in OLOL embezzlement scheme
John Paul Funes, the former fundraiser for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, will plead guilty to federal charges in connection with...
ICYMI: Top stories from ‘Daily Report’ this week
Key stories you may have missed:
• Controversy brewing on the Spanish Town Airbnb battlefront
• Baton Rouge is shutout on New Markets Tax...
News alert: MidSouth Bank merging into Hancock Whitney
The parent companies of Hancock Whitney Bank and Lafayette-based MidSouth Bank announced today they have entered into an agreement for MidSouth to merge into...
