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Dr. Ashley Lucas has been appointed to the board of directors of the Childcare Association of Louisiana.
Nine workers on a Shell-operated platform in the Gulf of Mexico were evacuated to onshore medical facilities for coronavirus testing, and six of them have tested positive for COVID-19, a Shell spokeswoman said. The other three the workers tested n…
The Baton Rouge region dropped 52,800 jobs in April compared to the year before, a tally that reflects how the region was standing after the first full month of the stay-at-home order issued to control the coronavirus pandemic.
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Latter & Blum has extended its name across its residential real estate companies.
The number of people in Louisiana filing jobless claims for the first time narrowed further last week, while those continuing to receive unemployment benefits rose slightly to 328,409 for the week ending May 23.
Aldi, a fast-growing discount grocery store chain, has purchased an 11.1-acre site on O’Neal Lane.
Here are high profile Baton Rouge area restaurants that have closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has seen a small uptick in passengers in May compared to historic lows hit in April during the height of travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders imposed across the country and world to curtail the spread of…
Satterfield's Upper Deck Restaurant in New Roads is up for sale after its owners decided not to reopen due to economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Discount retailer Tuesday Morning plans to close about 230 low-performing stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, the fifth major retailer to do so since the cornovirus pandemic.
Waitr Holdings Inc., a Louisiana-based online food delivery business, promoted from within for its newest chief financial officer after its previous top financial executive resigned in late May.
The Army Corps of Engineers and the Port of New Orleans are recommending dredging to 50 feet the access to nearly 2½ miles of the port's Uptown wharves on the Mississippi River, which will allow the port to compete with other Gulf of Mexico and At…
American Cruise Lines plans to be the first cruise operator in the country to get its vessels back on the water since the coronavirus outbreak, with its first Port of New Orleans-bound riverboat, the American Harmony, set to launch from Memphis on…
New Orleans-based Pointe LNG hired a financial adviser to raise $4 billion from investors for its liquefied natural gas export terminal in Plaquemines Parish.
Baton Rouge medical services adjust to new normal and wonder: Where did non-coronavirus patients go?
Local medical services are rebounding toward normal after the partial lifting of the state's stay-at-home order, as hospitals and clinics take on more elective procedures and shift away from telemedicine.
Both Baton Rouge locations of the popular Tex-Mex restaurant Superior Grill are closed Memorial Day weekend after a handful of back-of-the-house employees showed symptoms of the coronavirus.
Domino’s has signed a lease on a former Starbucks/Dunkin’ Donuts building on Bluebonnet Boulevard, near Burbank Drive.
The annual Trends in Real Estate seminar, which features local experts providing forecasts for various sectors of the Baton Rouge real estate market, has been canceled.
The former Laser Tag of Baton Rouge building is being converted by Parkview Baptist School into a fine arts space, performance center and self-paced learning studio.
Louisiana's nonfarm employment fell by 273,200 jobs over the 12 months through April, a 13.6% drop led by leisure and hospitality losses, and already being exceeded by more recent jobless claims statistics.
Torchy's Tacos was set to open its first Baton Rouge location on April 1, but that was before the coronavirus pandemic clobbered the restaurant business.
LSU is leading a $20 million project with four other Louisiana universities aimed at producing new 3-D printing technologies and materials to boost a range of manufacturing industries.
New unemployment claims across Louisiana continued to slow down and dropped by nearly 29% last week, while those continuing to receive jobless benefits nudged past the 326,000 mark toward leveling off soon.
Louisiana's recovery from a coronavirus-induced recession — worsened by low oil prices — might linger until the end of 2021, which is slower than the national average.
Consumer spending was down 25% in East Baton Rouge Parish in late April compared to last year but has recovered from a nearly 40% late-March drop below last year.
Gambling industry officials said that Monday’s reopening of some riverboat casinos and video poker truck stops was “a really good start.”
The former Virginia College site at Cortana Mall is up for sale again after a deal fell through with a developer, who has ties to Amazon in the construction of fulfillment centers and warehouse facilities.
The Mall of Louisiana re-opened to the public Tuesday after a partial lifting of the state's stay-at-home order, but about half of the stores and restaurants in the shopping center remain closed.
Covington-based Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to reorganize the business in the coming months.
The dealer sprays the dice with a bottle of disinfectant and a masked gambler leans into the craps table, his cheekbones raised in a grin.
The third train at Houston-based Cameron LNG's Hackberry liquified natural gas export terminal began production recently.
Donnie Jarreau has rebranded his Baton Rouge real estate development company and launched property management and private equity services.
New business creation in Louisiana has bucked the national trend for the past three weeks since late April as the state had double digit-growth while much of the country saw new business growth contract slightly.
Macy’s will reopen its three South Louisiana locations for in-store shopping and curbside pickup at 11 a.m. Monday and the Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino is set to open at noon.
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Many businesses reopened Friday or plan to this week after two months of being under stay-at-home order that still will limit many businesses to 25% capacity. However, the calculation can vary depending on the industry.
Rama, a longtime Thai restaurant at the Perkins Road Overpass, has closed.
A "Back to Business" multimedia campaign is being launched to encourage residents to return to and support local companies and artists as they re-emerge from the coronavirus-related stay-at-home order that has been in place since mid-March.
A steady stream of customers made their way into several shopping centers across Baton Rouge as they reopened Friday for the first time since mid-March stay-at-home orders partially shut many of them down.
Donnie Jarreau has rebranded his Baton Rouge real estate development company and launched property management and private equity services.
New business creation in Louisiana has bucked the national trend for the past three weeks since late April as the state had double digit-growth while much of the country saw new business growth contract slightly.
Macy’s will reopen its three South Louisiana locations for in-store shopping and curbside pickup at 11 a.m. Monday and the Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino is set to open at noon.
Canal Street, the original grand avenue for shopping in downtown New Orleans, will lose two old buildings as crews tear them down to make way for the bigger demolition of the Hard Rock Hotel. It's the first steps toward tearing down the failed bui…
As restaurants in New Orleans dust off tablecloths and museums draft plans to reopen to limited visitors amid loosening coronavirus restrictions, marketers and other tourism leaders are gearing up to start drawing at least a trickle of visitors to…
Baton Rouge area
Many businesses reopened Friday or plan to this week after two months of being under stay-at-home order that still will limit many businesses to 25% capacity. However, the calculation can vary depending on the industry.
The new rules allowing a partial lifting of restrictions on public venues came into effect in on Friday with little fanfare and much anxiety among suburban New Orleans businesses after two months of largely being shut down to prevent the coronavir…
Rama, a longtime Thai restaurant at the Perkins Road Overpass, has closed.
A "Back to Business" multimedia campaign is being launched to encourage residents to return to and support local companies and artists as they re-emerge from the coronavirus-related stay-at-home order that has been in place since mid-March.
A steady stream of customers made their way into several shopping centers across Baton Rouge as they reopened Friday for the first time since mid-March stay-at-home orders partially shut many of them down.
The L’Auberge Baton Rouge casino and Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge plan to open May 18.