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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...
News alert: LSU confirms Alleva stepping down, announces his new role
LSU has confirmed that Joe Alleva will be stepping down from his position as vice chancellor and director of athletics. According to a statement...
News alert: CSRS, Stantec win MovEBR program management contracts
Engineering firms CSRS and Stantec were selected to manage the more than $1 billion MovEBR parish-wide road improvements program, which voters approved in an...
News alert: Council votes to let mosquito agency director retire
The embattled director of the parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control district, entomologist Todd Walker, will resign from his position effective June 8, following...
News alert: Gov. Edwards announces October date for St. George vote
In an announcement most already expected, Gov. John Bel Edwards has officially called for the St. George incorporation election to be held Oct. 12.
Despite...
News alert: LSU launches $1.5B ‘Fierce for the Future’ campaign
LSU has officially launched “Fierce for the Future,” its $1.5 billion, six-year advancement campaign marking the largest-ever higher education fundraising campaign in state history.
It’s...
News alert: St. George incorporation vote to be held this fall
In a decision that almost certainly won’t make St. George supporters happy, the office of Gov. John Bel Edwards this afternoon said the election...
News alert: Governor says he can’t call St. George election by Monday deadline
Gov. John Bel Edwards has effectively ended the faint hopes of supporters of the St. George incorporation effort that he will put the measure...
News alert: Charter power KIPP bids on coming to Baton Rouge
Four charter schools have submitted applications to the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School Board for 2019 authorization, including the popular KIPP Public Schools,...
